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Border security / by Perritano, John,author.(CARDINAL)490236;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Emergency! -- Mission prep -- Training mind and body -- Tools and tech -- Mission accomplished!.The United States has two of the longest unfortified borders in the world--and people arrive daily by air from outside the country, too. At those borders and airports are the border security officers who are on the front lines of making sure our nation is protected. They use their training, skill, and the latest technology to keep the bad guys out. Here, learn how they keep our borders safe, every day, around the clock.990L
Subjects: U.S. Border Patrol; Border security; Border patrols; National security;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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What's border security? / by Jones, Emma,1983-author.(CARDINAL)803084;
Includes bibliographical references (page 23) and index.An important issue -- Keeping Americans safe -- CBP and border patrol -- Crossing the border -- Dangerous goods -- The latest technology -- Increased security -- Speaking out -- In the news."Border security is a topic that's often talked about by politicians, on the news, and on social media, but what does it mean? Readers discover the answer as they explore the heated debates surrounding this controversial issue. The unbiased main text enhances critical-thinking skills by encouraging readers to understand the many different points of view people have about border security. Full-color photographs and fact boxes create a unique and informative reading experience, and a helpful graphic organizer makes this crucial current events topic feel more accessible to young readers"--
Subjects: Border patrols; Border patrols; Border patrols; Border security; Border security;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Scorpions for breakfast : my fight against special interests, liberal media, and cynical politicos to secure America's border / by Brewer, Janice K.,1944-(CARDINAL)560023;
Foreword / by Governor Sarah Palin -- Introduction: Waterboarded -- Crisis -- Janbo -- Senate Bill 1070 -- Nazis in the desert -- Sued for enforcing the law.Jan Brewer, America's toughest governor and one of the most popular conservative political figures in the nation today, proudly defends her embattled state of Arizona and challenges President Obama to do his job and keep our border safe. Unfairly tarred by liberal critics as a state comprised of racist rednecks, Arizona is on the front lines in the battle against illegal immigration--and the courageous stand of its leader, a national hero who's been called so tough that she "eats scorpions for breakfast," will educate and inspire Americans from coast to coast.--From publisher description.
Subjects: Border security;
Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 4
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The wall : a novel / by Lanchester, John,author.(CARDINAL)392724;
"The best-selling author of The Debt to Pleasure and Capital returns with a chilling fable for our time. Ravaged by the Change, an island nation in a time very like our own has built the Wall--an enormous concrete barrier around its entire border. Joseph Kavanagh, a new Defender, has one task: to protect his section of the Wall from the Others, the desperate souls who are trapped amid the rising seas outside and attack constantly. Failure will result in death or a fate perhaps worse: being put to sea and made an Other himself. Beset by cold, loneliness, and fear, Kavanagh tries to fulfill his duties to his demanding Captain and Sergeant, even as he grows closer to his fellow Defenders. And then the Others attack. ... Acclaimed British novelist John Lanchester, "a writer of rare intelligence" (Los Angeles Times), delivers a taut dystopian novel that blends the most compelling issues of our time--rising waters, rising fear, rising political division--into a suspenseful story of love, trust, and survival"--
Subjects: Dystopian fiction.; Novels.; Climatic changes; Islands; Border security;
Available copies: 23 / Total copies: 25
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The wall : a novel / by Lanchester, John,author.(CARDINAL)392724;
"The best-selling author of The Debt to Pleasure and Capital returns with a chilling fable for our time. Ravaged by the Change, an island nation in a time very like our own has built the Wall--an enormous concrete barrier around its entire border. Joseph Kavanagh, a new Defender, has one task: to protect his section of the Wall from the Others, the desperate souls who are trapped amid the rising seas outside and attack constantly. Failure will result in death or a fate perhaps worse: being put to sea and made an Other himself. Beset by cold, loneliness, and fear, Kavanagh tries to fulfill his duties to his demanding Captain and Sergeant, even as he grows closer to his fellow Defenders. And then the Others attack ... Acclaimed British novelist John Lanchester, "a writer of rare intelligence" (Los Angeles Times), delivers a taut dystopian novel that blends the most compelling issues of our time--rising waters, rising fear, rising political division--into a suspenseful story of love, trust, and survival"--
Subjects: Dystopian fiction.; Climatic changes; Islands; Border security;
Available copies: 13 / Total copies: 15
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El muro / by Lanchester, John,author.(CARDINAL)392724; Pellisa, Inga,translator.(CARDINAL)629148; Translation of (expression):Lanchester, John.Wall.Spanish.;
Kavanagh llega al Muro para incorporarse a una de las patrullas de Defensores que protegen las diversas secciones de los intentos de invasión de los Otros. Esos extranjeros tratan de treparlo desde el Mar e invadir el país isleño, que debe protegerse del exterior desde que se produjo el Cambio que, entre otras cosas, provocó una subida del nivel del mar. Kavanagh está obligado a cumplir dos años de servicio, y el único modo de evitarlo sería convertirse en un Reproductor y tener un hijo, actividad que genera reticencias y perplejidades en el mundo de después de la catástrofe. El cuerpo de Defensores es mixto, y poco a poco Kavanagh iniciará una relación con Hifa, una de las mujeres. Y mientras tanto, patrullando el Muro a la espera de una posible invasión, pasan los días y las noches, y se acumulan el miedo difuso y el frío penetrante, en una espera inacabable que puede recordar la de los militares de El desierto de los tártaros de Buzzati. Cuando por fin se produzca la temida invasión, acaso nada sea como se esperaba, acaso alguien no sea quien parecía ser, acaso los papeles de defensores e invasores se redefinan... John Lanchester ha escrito una inquietante distopía que combina con habilidad la ciencia ficción y la narración de aventuras para abordar con gran ambición temas muy actuales. Su novela explora el miedoal diferente, el miedo al futuro y también el miedo a uno mismo. El resultado es una obra envolvente y turbadora, con aires de fábula moderna y un final sorprendente e impactante."The best-selling author of The Debt to Pleasure and Capital returns with a chilling fable for our time. Ravaged by the Change, an island nation in a time very like our own has built the Wall--an enormous concrete barrier around its entire border. Joseph Kavanagh, a new Defender, has one task: to protect his section of the Wall from the Others, the desperate souls who are trapped amid the rising seas outside and attack constantly. Failure will result in death or a fate perhaps worse: being put to sea and made an Other himself. Beset by cold, loneliness, and fear, Kavanagh tries to fulfill his duties to his demanding Captain and Sergeant, even as he grows closer to his fellow Defenders. And then the Others attack. . . . Acclaimed British novelist John Lanchester, "a writer of rare intelligence" (Los Angeles Times), delivers a taut dystopian novel that blends the most compelling issues of our time--rising waters, rising fear, rising political division--into a suspenseful story of love, trust, and survival"--|cProvided by publisher.
Subjects: Dystopian fiction.; Fiction.; Climatic changes; Islands; Border security;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Whatever it takes : illegal immigration, border security, and the war on terror / by Hayworth, J. D.(John D.),1958-(CARDINAL)467748; Eule, Joe.(CARDINAL)476324;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-218) and index.1. Overrun -- 2. Crime and illegal immigration -- 3. Assimilation : out of many...? -- 4. Language, political correctness, and illegal immigration : dispatches from the front lines -- 5. Mexico : friend or foe? -- 6. Is America complicit in illegal immigration? -- 7. The left and right are wrong -- 8. Is illegal immigration the answer to social security? -- 9. Guest worker = Amnesty = Surrender -- 10. Is opposing illegal immigration a political loser for republicans? -- 11. What to do about illegal immigration.
Subjects: Border patrols; Border security; Illegal immigration; Noncitizens; War on Terrorism, 2001-2009.;
Available copies: 7 / Total copies: 7
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The great great wall : along the borders of history from china to mexico / by Volner, Ian,author.(CARDINAL)791871;
Includes bibliographical references and index.In The Great Great Wall, architectural historian and critic Ian Volner takes a fascinating look at the barriers that we have built over millennia. Traveling far afield, to China, the Middle East, Europe, and along the U.S. Mexico border, Volner examines famous, contentious, and illuminating structures, and explores key questions: Why do we build walls? What do they reveal about human history? What happens after they go up? With special attention to Trump's wall and the walls that exist along the US border already, this is an absorbing, smart, and timely book on an incredibly contentious and newsworthy topic.
Subjects: Border security; Emigration and immigration.; Political science.; Noncitizens.; Illegal immigration.;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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The walls have eyes : surviving migration in the age of artificial intelligence / by Molnar, Petra(Lawyer),author.(CARDINAL)898466;
"An expose of the inhumane and lucrative sharpening of borders around the globe through experimental surveillance technology"--Includes bibliographical references.
Subjects: Border security; Emigration and immigration; Artificial intelligence;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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The fence : national security, public safety, and illegal immigration along the U.S.-Mexico border / by Maril, Robert Lee.(CARDINAL)507190;
Includes bibliographical references and index."Investigates the reality of the proposed 2,000-mile-long border 'fence' between the United States and Mexico. First-person interviews and rigorous analysis of government documents uncover fiscal mismanagement, wasteful spending, and unkept promises. Suggests new public policies based on reasoned compromise and concern for human life"--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Border security; Border security; Immigration enforcement; Fences;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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