Argues that the U.S.-Mexican border should be open for free passage of Mexicans who wish to come to the United States.
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Wetback Nation also provides the background for an understanding of the current state of Mexican immigration: the story of how the border has become a fraud, resulting in nothing more than the criminalization of Mexican and other migrants, the bloating of the mismanaged Immigration and Naturalization Service, the deterioration of living standards along the frontier, and the enrichment of American employers. Placing the border in historical perspective, Mr. Laufer shows how circumstances have deteriorated to the present crisis, and why the region and the sometimes deadly migration through it cannot be ignored.Over the last several years he has interviewed dozens of authorities as well as men and women in the street while reporting from Mexico, along the border, and in the United States. His findings demonstrate that the security of America's southern border is a fallacy. He offers examples to illustrate how the chain of misery and lawbreaking for migrants heading north is initiated by U.S. employers; traces many of the border problems to the Guatemalan-Mexican border; and explores the wrongdoings of the Border Patrol and the growing presence of vigilantes on the American side. The situation cries out for peaceful resolution.
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