by David J. Danelo (Author), Andrew Selee (Foreword by)

David Danelo has traveled the U.S.-Mexico border and his investigative report about a complex issue examines the border in human terms. As topical today as it was when he made his trek, this updated edition asks and answers the core questions: Is a fence or wall the answer? Is the U.S. government capable of fully securing the border?

Author Biography

David J. Danelo is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy and a Marine Corps veteran of the Iraq War. He is a Senior Fellow at the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime, has conducted field research for the Departments of State, Defense, and Homeland Security, and in 2011-12, he served as executive director of policy and planning for U.S. Customs and Border Protection. His work has appeared in the Los Angeles Times, the New York Post, and Parade. His has also written the book Blood Stripes. He lives in West Texas. Andrew Selee is president of the Migration Policy Institute and past executive vice president of the Woodrow Wilson Center. He has written for the Wall Street Journal and Washington Post. His most recent book is Vanishing Frontiers: The Forces Driving Mexico and the United States Together.