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Crisis on the Border: An Eyewitness Account of Illegal Aliens, Violent Crime, and Cartels

2020

Synopsis

Idealistic and eager to serve his country, Army Reservist JAG Captain Matt C. Pinsker volunteer to go to Laredo, Texas, for six months as a federal prosecutor, helping out the short-staffed U.S. Attorney's Office.

What he saw in Laredo changed his life, and his riveting account of the breakdown of law and order will change how you think about border security. Crisis on the Border reveals:

That drug cartels are in control of the U.S.-Mexican border

The horrifying viciousness of the criminals who smuggle human beings into the United States

That drug abuse and disease are rampant among illegal aliens—many of whom have lengthy criminal records

That routine abuse of the U.S. asylum laws undermines legitimate asylum-seekers

That U.S. courts are generally more lenient with illegal aliens than they would be with American citizens

The hypocrisy behind the "children in cages" stories

Solutions: how to solve the crisis on the border

Earnest, shocking, and revealing, Crisis on the Border is essential for understanding one of the greatest problems confronting our country.

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