An increase in smuggling activities has pushed the border patrol to the front line of the u. In his memoir, the line becomes a river, francisco cantu argues that he needed to be a border patrol agent to understand immigration. The best books about the united states and mexico border. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. Entry without inspection, by fortuna testarona valiente. Americas front line follows the work of us customs and border protection cbp officers and agents as they clear travelers at land, air and marine ports of. In a time of often illinformed or downright deceitful political rhetoric, this book is an. Jeb and scooter are among those on border patrol detail, and when scooter gets murdered, jeb takes it upon himself to solve the case. Arizonaborn former border patrol agent francisco cantu takes a literary look at his time on the border between the u. If you read one book on immigration this year, choose the line becomes a. On the line is a gripping history of the border patrol that erases the myths and misconceptions about one of the most misunderstood agencies in the u. An early recruitment effort for border patrol included the following announcement in the daily international newspaper from douglas, arizona, on march 16, 1925. Debate erupts over memoir by former border patrol agent.
Im tired of reading about the border in books, he tells his mother. Multiply that problem by onehundred and you have an accurate picture of the border patrol. The best book on immigration you will read this year comes. Most closely associated with mightmakesright characters, like his emmywinning role on fxs the shield, chiklis here plays ben clemens, a former border patrol agent whose.
A border patrol in which the vast majority of otherwise employable agents spend ninetypercent of their time trying to get out. The best book on immigration you will read this year comes from a former border patrol agent. That has been a consistent statistic for over twenty years. Border patrol wait in dark shadows on the northern bank of the rio grande. This is work that endangers the soul the exus border patrol agent tells ursula kenny about his first book, a powerful account of the horrors suffered by. Former border patrol agent author francisco cantu coming. Slim and beautifully written, the line becomes a river is a powerful, deeply humane piece of nonfiction about the lives of border patrol agents and desperate migrants on the frontier. Thus cantu explains his decision to join the border patrol.
Francisco cantus new book about his years in the border patrol combines brutal personal reminiscences with detached academic interludes. Border patrol agents put their lives on the line to enforce immigration law. In a days work, agents may catch a load of narcotics, apprehend groups of people entering the country illegally, and intercept a potential terrorist. Those that choose to stay in do so only because of the comparatively worse off agencies in dhs. As the residents of mcallen, texas, sleep soundly, a small number of agents of the u. The united states border patrol usbp is the united states customs and border protection s federal law enforcement arm within the united states department of homeland security dhs. S korea says troops exchange fire along n korean border. In the line becomes a river, an author looks back on his years as a u. Cantus book, the line becomes a river, branding him a quisling who profits in others blood. How the us exported its border around the world the nation.
This book is a true version of his time in the border patrol with the names thankfully changed to protect the innocent as well as possible guilty. I am proud of my accomplishments as a former federal agent with the border patrol. The line becomes a river by francisco cantu reading guide. Ranch says border patrol stepped over line the new york.
The border patrol museum, the only one in the united states, receives no federal funds and relies on donations to keep our doors open. If you are able, please consider donating to help sustain. Our role as the primary druginterdicting organization along the southwest border. Border patrol is a 34episode syndicated halfhour adventuredrama television series which aired in the united states during calendar year 1959, with richard webb cast as don jagger, the. The line becomes a river chronicles life in the border. When he joined the border patrol, he became witness to the stark realities of the. Im tired of reading about the border in books, francisco cantu says one. Francisco cantu, who recounts physical, emotional toll of job in book, will be in jackson on monday, april 9.
Haunted by the landscape of his youth, cantu joins the border patrol. Border patrol agent stands for a photograph while keeping watch along the u. Michael chiklis on playing a border patrol agent who goes. This book should be a must read for anyone considering a career in the border patrol, as it offers great detail and insight into what it takes to be an agent.
Trump how important mexicos assistance is in achieving his. The line becomes a river chronicles life in the border patrol. Border patrol agent accused of textbook racial profiling an advocacy group complains that the u. Escaped big tits mexican convict is caught by a border patrol officer. On the line has never been more topical in light of the new legislation president bush is currently attempting to push through regarding illegal immigrants from mexicoand the border patrols vehement objections to it. Border patrol agent accused of textbook racial profiling. About the only thing he didnt put in the book was the claim by one agent that he was the only agent in the border patrol to be certified as legally sane. Storming the wall is a climate change book, for example, but because you wrote border patrol nation, you approach the. The bottom line is that as a former agent, i lose sleep at night knowing what i know. Debate erupts over memoir by former border patrol agent francisco cantu he said he agrees with much of the criticism from the left even.
While politicians and pundits endlessly debate immigration policy, u. Frontline officials, including dea agents, border patrol and other homelandsecurity professionals, should remind mr. He calls it in when she tells him she will do anything to be set free. A writer recalls his experiences on the border patrol rachel. After government vehicles ran over and injured illegal immigrants on a vast cattle ranch here twice in the past month, the ranchs owners notified the united states border patrol. He takes her to his office where she sucks off his.
Former us border patrol agent francisco cantu has a story to tell. Francisco cantu spent four years as a border patrol agent along the arizonamexico border. A border patrol in which the vast majority of otherwise employable agents spend ninetypercent. A different perspective on the border the new york times. The northern border patrol series is an award winning series written by one of the successful suspense and romance novelist from the united states named terri reed. Since i represent a relatable border patrol agent, a lot of the media about the book has been focused on that, and given more weight to humanizing me as a former border patrol. In the line becomes a river, an author looks back on his. Pecheco and krauss delve into thecomplex history of the border patrol, from its cowboy origins in 1904 to the changes in its procedures since september 11th, and explain the sworn duty of its agents to protect the u. Scottish independence could bring with it disruptive border controls to northumberland, alex salmond has been warned. Cantu does not spare himself, but most of the books ire is reserved for a border control and immigration system that promotes such iniquities, and. Peril and wonder in the gran desierto, and he coedited dry borders. Named a top 10 book of 2018 by npr and the washington post.
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