TY  - BOOK
AU  - Broyles,Bill
AU  - Bowden,Charles
AU  - Haynes,Mark
TI  - Desert Duty: On the Line with the U.S. Border Patrol 
SN  - 9780292784697
AV  - JV6483 .B78 2010eb
U1  - 363.28/50973 22
PY  - 2021///]
CY  - Austin : 
PB  - University of Texas Press, 
KW  - Border patrols
KW  - United States
KW  - SOCIAL SCIENCE / General
KW  - bisacsh
N1  - Frontmatter --; Contents --; Foreword. Silent Long Enough --; Introduction. On Edge --; On the Line --; Conclusion: Before They Die --; Our Approach, and Acknowledgments --; Sources and Suggested Reading --; The Editors; restricted access
N2  - While politicians and pundits endlessly debate immigration policy, U.S. Border Patrol agents put their lives on the line to enforce immigration law. In a day's work, agents may catch a load of narcotics, apprehend groups of people entering the country illegally, and intercept a potential terrorist. Their days often include rescuing aliens from death by thirst or murder by border bandits, preventing neighborhood assaults and burglaries, and administering first aid to accident victims, and may involve delivering an untimely baby or helping stranded motorists. As Bill Broyles and Mark Haynes sum it up, "Border Patrol is a hero job," one that too often goes unrecognized by the public. Desert Duty puts a human face on the Border Patrol. It features interviews with nineteen active-duty and retired agents who have worked at the Wellton, Arizona, station that watches over what is arguably the most perilous crossing along the border—a sparsely populated region of the Sonoran Desert with little water and summer temperatures that routinely top 110°F. The agents candidly discuss the rewards and frustrations of holding the line against illegal immigrants, smugglers, and other criminals—while often having to help the very people they are trying to thwart when they get into trouble in the desert. As one agent explains, "The thrill is tracking 'em up before they die. It's a rough ol' way to go—run outta water in this desert."
UR  - https://doi.org/10.7560/722835
UR  - https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780292784697
UR  - https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9780292784697/original
ER  -