Table of Contents
Introduction
1 Terrorism and Border Control: An Overview Edward Alden 12
2 U.S. Borders Must Be the First Line of Defense Stewart Baker 18
3 U.S. Borders Should Be the Last Line of Defense Margaret D. Stock 27
4 Keeping the Borders Open Harms U.S. Workers Steven A. Camarota 38
5 Keeping the Borders Open Does Not Harm U.S. Workers Martin Oppenheimer 43
6 The United States Should Adopt Open Immigration Anthony Gregory 57
7 The United States Should Not Adopt Open Immigration Stephen Cox 67
8 A Border Fence Will Reduce Illegal Crossings of the U.S-Mexico Border Ronald D. Vitiello 79
9 A Border Fence Will Not Reduce Illegal Crossings of the U.S.-Mexico Border Daniel B. Wood 88
10 A Border Fence Will Harm the Environment Glenn Hurowitz 93
11 A Border Fence Will Harm Poor U.S. Citizens Melissa del Bosque 97
12 The Minutemen Have Helped Secure the Border Glynn Custred 107
13 The Minutemen Have Not Helped to Secure the Border David Neiwert 119
14 The Possibility of a Pandemic Should Result in Border Closure NBC's The Today Show 131
15 The Possibility of a Pandemic Should Not Result in Border Closure Jena Baker McNeill James Jay Carafano 138
Organizations to Contact 142
Bibliography 148
Index 152
