I recently had the opportunity, courtesy of Book Sneeze, to review Illegals
: The Unacceptable Cost of America's Failure to Control Its Borders. I was aware that our country was struggling with the issues surrounding illegal immigrants, but not until I read this book did I realize the strain that some border states are under from this serious problem. I also didn't realize the extent of the problem. Author Darrell Ankarlo gives a first hand account of many of the issues, as well as much-needed but not often discussed, and certainly not publicized, information and statistics.
Millions of illegal immigrants are now living in the US. There is no way to keep track of or impress order and lawfulness on those we can't even identify in our midst, and as a result crime has sky-rocketed, fear is rising, a financially over-burdened system is bursting at the seems, and vote-seeking politicians are leaving law-abiding citizens in the lurch as they turn away from the problem in order to be politically correct. Meanwhile, immigrants seeking to come into the US legally and US citizens are all paying the price.
Ankarlo explains why the federal government does not take stronger action (there are actually benefits for them) and the problem with corrupt Mexican politicians who do not protect or help their impoverished countrymen, but instead allow them to suffer or be preyed on, so that they feel forced to seek refuge elsewhere. He gives us a rarely seen peek at the other side- the Mexican victims of illegal immigration, those that risk their lives (and those of the children they take along) to enter, and more.
It is clear we have a broken system, and Illegals provides a sobering, rather depressing clarification on what we as a country face in order to bring order to what is quickly becoming ridiculously disordered. This was not the intention of this book, but as a result of reading it, I feel very leery of traveling to border states. It seems there is no control along the US-Mexican border, and no protection for innocent victims or recourse of action. I recommend this book, as it is a very current, pressing issue our country faces and it is important to be informed about it.
DISCLOSURE OF MATERIAL CONNECTION: http://cmp.ly/2
: The Unacceptable Cost of America's Failure to Control Its Borders. I was aware that our country was struggling with the issues surrounding illegal immigrants, but not until I read this book did I realize the strain that some border states are under from this serious problem. I also didn't realize the extent of the problem. Author Darrell Ankarlo gives a first hand account of many of the issues, as well as much-needed but not often discussed, and certainly not publicized, information and statistics. Millions of illegal immigrants are now living in the US. There is no way to keep track of or impress order and lawfulness on those we can't even identify in our midst, and as a result crime has sky-rocketed, fear is rising, a financially over-burdened system is bursting at the seems, and vote-seeking politicians are leaving law-abiding citizens in the lurch as they turn away from the problem in order to be politically correct. Meanwhile, immigrants seeking to come into the US legally and US citizens are all paying the price.
Ankarlo explains why the federal government does not take stronger action (there are actually benefits for them) and the problem with corrupt Mexican politicians who do not protect or help their impoverished countrymen, but instead allow them to suffer or be preyed on, so that they feel forced to seek refuge elsewhere. He gives us a rarely seen peek at the other side- the Mexican victims of illegal immigration, those that risk their lives (and those of the children they take along) to enter, and more.
It is clear we have a broken system, and Illegals provides a sobering, rather depressing clarification on what we as a country face in order to bring order to what is quickly becoming ridiculously disordered. This was not the intention of this book, but as a result of reading it, I feel very leery of traveling to border states. It seems there is no control along the US-Mexican border, and no protection for innocent victims or recourse of action. I recommend this book, as it is a very current, pressing issue our country faces and it is important to be informed about it.
DISCLOSURE OF MATERIAL CONNECTION: http://cmp.ly/2
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