01686nam a2200385u  4500001001100000003000700011005001700018007000300035008004100038010001500079019001400094020002500108020001500133035003900148040004400187043001200231049000900243050002400252082001500276100002100291245010700312250001200419260003600431300002500467504006600492505016000558520028200718650004201000650003601042650003801078651006601116961000601182999001501188952009701203226984657 OCoLC 20190501180747.0ta081003s2008    nyu      b    001 0 eng    a2008018718  a191931899  a9780061558399c27.95  a0061558397  a(OCoLC)226984657z(OCoLC)191931899  aDLCcDLCdBAKERdBTCTAdYDXCPdUPZdC#P  an-us---  aMLNM00aJV6483b.A4354 200800a325.732221 aAlden, Edward H.14aThe closing of the American border :bterrorism, immigration, and security since 9/11 /cEdward Alden.  a1st ed.  aNew York, NY :bHarper,cc2008.  axv, 346 p. ;c24 cm.  aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [305]-332) and index.0 aIntroduction -- The borders -- The president -- The cops - - The technocrats -- The scapegoat -- The consequences -- The triage -- The fence -- Conclusion.  aAlden presents a provocative, behind-the-scenes investigation into the consequences of America's effort to secure its borders since 9/11. The result is a striking and persuasive assessment of the dangers faced by a United States that cuts itself off from the rest of the world. 0aTerrorismzUnited StatesxPrevention. 0aBorder securityzUnited States. 0aNational securityzUnited States. 0aUnited StatesxEmigration and immigrationxGovernment policy.wlt9  c6754d6754  4070aABELJbabeljcNFd2016-10-26l0o325.73 ALDp5020r2016-10-26v27.95w2016-10-26yBOOK