Empire of Borders: The Expansion of the US Border Around the

Empire of Borders: The Expansion of the US Border Around the World

The United States is outsourcing its border patrol abroadâ€”and essentially expanding its borders in the process

The twenty-first century has witnessed the rapid hardening of international borders. Security, surveillance, and militarization are widening the chasm between those who travel where they please and those whose movements are restricted. But that is only part of the story. As journalist Todd Miller reveals in Empire of Borders, the nature of US borders has changed. These boundaries have effectively expanded thousands of miles outside of US territory to encircle not simply American land but Washingtonâ€™s interests. Resources, training, and agents from the United States infiltrate the Caribbean and Central America; they reach across the Canadian border; and they go even farther afield, enforcing the division between Global South and North.

The highly publicized focus on a wall between the United States and Mexico misses the bigger picture of strengthening border enforcement around the world.

Empire of Borders is a tremendous work of narrative investigative journalism that traces the rise of this border regime. It delves into the practices of â€œextreme vetting,â€ which raise the possibility of â€œideologicalâ€ tests and cyber-policing for migrants and visitors, a level of scrutiny that threatens fundamental freedoms and allows, once again, for Americaâ€™s security concerns to infringe upon the sovereign rights of other nations.

In Syria, Guatemala, Kenya, Palestine, Mexico, the Philippines, and elsewhere, Miller finds that borders arenâ€™t making the world safeâ€”they are the frontline in a global war against the poor.
Country USA
Manufacturer Verso
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2019-08-06
Format Kindle eBook

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Verso
Binding	Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate	2019-08-06
Format	Kindle eBook

Empire of Borders: The Expansion of the US Border Around the World

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