{"product_id":"running-the-border-gauntlet-laurence-armand-french-ph-d-9780313382123","title":"Running the Border Gauntlet: The Mexican Migrant Controversy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis concise and cogent history of the Mexico\/U.S. border conflict analyzes the acts that led to the current U.S. policy and its effects on immigration.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlthough immigration and the U.S.\/Mexico border are perennial election issues, few Americans are aware of the long history of racial, political, religious, and class conflict that have resulted in America's contentious immigration policies. \u003ci\u003eRunning the Border Gauntlet\u003c\/i\u003e traces this complex history, examining events that eventually led to the forceful annexation of the majority of Mexico under the pretense of Manifest Destiny and that contribute to tensions between the two nations today. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe story begins with religious discord between Protestants and Catholics and continues through the development of an economy based on slave labor, the annexation of Texas, the Mexican Revolution, the Bracero Program, NAFTA, and the \"war on drugs.\" Among other revelations, the book challenges the long-held myths of the Texas revolution and the heroic role of the Texas Rangers and documents a continuing disregard for the welfare of indigenous populations. Drawing on all that went before, it explains not only the how and why of current U.S. immigration policy, but also its often-devastating effects on migrant workers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Laurence Armand French Ph D.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0313382123\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780313382123\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Praeger\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/30\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 200\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.00w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2010 pg. 65","brand":"Laurence Armand French Ph D.","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48135978549503,"sku":"9780313382123","price":80.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_86dc8819-64f5-422d-b4a9-2827271ea9ed.jpg?v=1770159701","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/running-the-border-gauntlet-laurence-armand-french-ph-d-9780313382123","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}