Introduction: Problematized Immigration at the Borderlands and Our Resilience in the Homeland -- Part 1. Immigration and Border Management. The Curious History of U.S. Immigration Enforcement, 1981-2020: A Tale of Institutional Inertia and Administrative and Volatility -- Border Management, Immigration and Trade: The Convergence -- Capability Gaps in CBP's Operations -- The Limits of Physical Borders: Transactional Crime and the Underworld of Globalization -- Unauthorized Immigration: Illegal Crossings and Apprehensions at the Southwest Border, and the Border Wall -- The Border as Resource and Problem -- Revisiting the Theory of Discordant Border -- Part 2. The Resilient Homeland. Who is Prepared? The Resilient Citizen -- Pandemic Response: The Logistics of COVID-19 Mass Vaccination: Public Mistrust of Public Health Authority: A Threat to Resilience -- Hurricane Michael: A Case Study for Integrating Colleges and Universities in Community Disaster Recovery to Build Resilience -- Top Cyber Security Concerns.
Summary:
"This title combines original research, case studies, and synoptic analysis to cover highly charged topics in America today. The volume is divided into two sections; the first section combines immigration and the borderlands, which covers immigration enforcement, border security and trade, illegal crossings at the border, gaps in securing the borderlands, globalization and transnational crime, and reassessment of border theory. Under the second section, 'Resilient Homeland,' the reader can find information on topics such as: a profile of the resilient citizen, lessons learned from the response to the pandemic, disaster recovery and preparedness, mistrust of public health as a threat to resilience, community disaster recovery, and top cybersecurity concerns"-- Provided by publisher.
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