{"product_id":"run-for-the-border-9780814789520","title":"Run for the Border","description":"\u003cp\u003eMexico and\u003cbr\u003ethe United States exist in a symbiotic relationship: Mexico frequently provides\u003cbr\u003ethe United States with cheap labor, illegal goods, and, for criminal offenders,\u003cbr\u003ea refuge from the law. In turn, the U.S. offers Mexican laborers the American\u003cbr\u003edream: the possibility of a better livelihood through hard work. To supply each\u003cbr\u003eother’s demands, Americans and Mexicans have to cross their shared border from\u003cbr\u003eboth sides. Despite this relationship, U.S. immigration reform debates tend to\u003cbr\u003ebe security-focused and center on the idea of menacing\u003cbr\u003eMexicans heading north to steal abundant American resources. Further, Congress\u003cbr\u003etends to approach reform unilaterally, without engaging with Mexico or other\u003cbr\u003efeeder countries, and, disturbingly, without acknowledging problematic southern\u003cbr\u003ecrossings that Americans routinely make into Mexico.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn Run for the Border, Steven W. Bender\u003cbr\u003eoffers a framework for a more comprehensive border policy through a historical\u003cbr\u003eanalysis of border crossings, both Mexico to U.S. and U.S. to Mexico. In contrast\u003cbr\u003eto recent reform proposals, this book urges reform as the product of\u003cbr\u003enegotiation and implementation by cross-border accord; reform that honors the\u003cbr\u003eshared economic and cultural legacy of the U.S. and Mexico. Covering everything\u003cbr\u003efrom the history of Anglo crossings into Mexico to escape law authorities, to\u003cbr\u003evice tourism and retirement in Mexico, to today’s focus on Mexican\u003cbr\u003eborder-crossing immigrants and drug traffickers, Bender takes lessons from the\u003cbr\u003epast 150 years to argue for more explicit and compassionate cross-border\u003cbr\u003ecooperation. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSteeped in\u003cbr\u003eseveral disciplines, Run for the Border\u003cbr\u003eis a blend of historical, cultural, and legal perspectives, as well as those\u003cbr\u003efrom literature and cinema, that reflect Bender’s cultural background and legal\u003cbr\u003eexpertise.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Steven W. Bender","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48274164809979,"sku":"9780814789520","price":48.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/3917\/9771\/files\/CoreSourceHub_81581c67-ac2f-481d-94f9-391b7f2fee53.jpg?v=1771243169","url":"https:\/\/indiepubs.com\/products\/run-for-the-border-9780814789520","provider":"IndiePubs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}