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Blockading the border and human rights : the El Paso operation that remade immigration enforcement /
"An in-depth study of the groundbreaking Operation Blockade/Hold-the-Line that was initiated by the El Paso Border Patrol in September 1993, and related human-rights issues. This operation was a radical departure from previous Border Patrol enforcement--a shift in focus from apprehending unauth...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Austin :
University of Texas Press,
2009.
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| Edición: | 1st ed. |
| Colección: | Inter-America series.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | "An in-depth study of the groundbreaking Operation Blockade/Hold-the-Line that was initiated by the El Paso Border Patrol in September 1993, and related human-rights issues. This operation was a radical departure from previous Border Patrol enforcement--a shift in focus from apprehending unauthorized border crosses to deterring such border crossing in key urban areas and diverting potential crossers elsewhere. When Silvestre Reyes, a new, enterprising El Paso Border Patrol sector chief, aptly sized up and seized upon local conflicts over rights issues and other conditions, he fundamentally changed the unit's immigration enforcement efforts in ways that would resonate far beyond his sector"--Preface and acknowledgments, page [ix]. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xiv, 297 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-286) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780292793590 0292793596 |