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084			_aonline - DeGruyter
100	1		_aBroyles, Bill _eautore
245	1	0	_aDesert Duty : _bOn the Line with the U.S. Border Patrol / _cBill Broyles, Mark Haynes.
264		1	_aAustin : _bUniversity of Texas Press, _c[2021]
264		4	_c©2010
300			_a1 online resource (256 p.)
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
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505	0	0	_tFrontmatter -- _tContents -- _tForeword. Silent Long Enough -- _tIntroduction. On Edge -- _tOn the Line -- _tConclusion: Before They Die -- _tOur Approach, and Acknowledgments -- _tSources and Suggested Reading -- _tThe Editors
506	0		_arestricted access _uhttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec _fonline access with authorization _2star
520			_aWhile 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."
538			_aMode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
546			_aIn English.
588	0		_aDescription based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 26. Apr 2022)
650		0	_aBorder patrols _zUnited States.
650		7	_aSOCIAL SCIENCE / General. _2bisacsh
700	1		_aBowden, Charles _eautore
700	1		_aHaynes, Mark _eautore
850			_aIT-RoAPU
856	4	0	_uhttps://doi.org/10.7560/722835
856	4	0	_uhttps://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780292784697
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