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Stories from the Border Sep 08, 2006
By John H. Mctear
"JohnHenry"
One could tell this book is as informed as anybody in any think tank in Washington D.C. or on Wall Street. The facts infused within the anecdotal dialogue combined with the author's common sense and street smart give a whole new twist to the immigration debate. Why are we listening to a bunch of strictly white guys on Wall Street? And everybody knows Washington D.C. is out of touch with thegeneral populace.
As one review indicates, it leaves you hanging with that sense of what is next, but it's message pressages the immediacy of a solution to this problem before it gets more out of hand and more wasteful. This should leave the reader with a sense of urgency to resolve this problem so that more of the money that gets wasted can be diverted to worthy causes, like disaster relief, true disaster relief.
Awesome book, somoebody should make a movie of it
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 Very Good Read... Sep 06, 2006
By Jose Garcia
This was a very interesting book!! Much of the material presented was first-hand and anecdotal, and sometimes reads like a diary.. yet throughout the book, it also reads like a formal treatise on the subject at hand: our country's flagrant misuse of tax dollars, solely designed to administer unreasonable immigration control, and designed to uphold a clearly pork-barrel agenda to keep the lower classes lower and the upper classes upper.
As a staunch "centrist" who generally frowns on lefist conspiratorial blather, I was nontheless able to identify with the liberal slant of this book, for the simple reason that it mostly espouses simple truths about the matter at hand with regard to our prison system. In other words, after reading this novel, even a right-wing conservative has to admit: our prison system is completely out of hand. I was also impressed by the authors' knowledge of the hispanic culture(s?) and his general ability to capture the essense of our troubled lands "down south".
The author has lived a strange and particular tale, and unlike a vast majority of the prison populace, was able to put his experiences to paper, with the hopes that others might benefit from his ordeal. My only regret is that the book does not follow through on the ultimate outcomes of the authors' experiences as well as his subjects, and instead, leaves us all wondering, "what happens next"? A Great Read...
An Indictment of the U.S. Prison System & One Man's Brave Survival Aug 27, 2009
By J. Barrett
This is a first hand, potent glimpse of heroic survival in a U.S. prison expands far beyond the author's experiences. The Border: Immigration and the B.O.P. is a searing exposure of abuse of power within the U. S. courts and prison system, which shatters millions of lives to support the ever expanding for-profit business of incarceration in this country.
This story is rich with many rogue and inspirational characters, their tragic stories, how they cope with life behind bars. Life as a prisoner is revealed vividly; daily threats and violence, incomprehensible injustices, a perilous, hierarchical, overcrowded inmate society designed not to reform, but to keep the prisons filled with paying customers. The U.S. prison population has quadrupled in the last 25 years, many for non-violent crimes. As a percentage of the population, U.S. prisons hold more people than anywhere else in the world, by far. Are Americans really that bad, or is there a powerfully sinister judicial / prison system recklessly incarcerating the poor in this country? This book addresses this question and many more at a societal level.
At its essence this is a very personal account of how one enlightened and gutsy soul overcame countless challenges and injustices, rising above abhorrent circumstances, maintaining his dignity while still helping others. All with a generous slice of crafty chutzpah (standing in line to see the judge...on his head!)
A story of redemption and a suspenseful read, to be sure. Not until the end do you truly find out the depth of the author, his myriad life experiences, a true warrior against injustice. Looking forward to more from Richard Alevizos.
de los mejores sobre el asunto de la frontera Jan 15, 2008
By Rocio Flores Cruz
este libro de veras, trata este asunto desde la perspectiva de los dos lados en una manera unica y verdadera. Hasta la fecha no sé si haya un libro tan real, tan hasta al grano que, con una certeza y verdad brutal, ataca a los dos gobiernos y sus mafias malisimas.
Los datos sobre la familia Bush sobre todo, y como se han metido cizaña en los asuntos de todos sectores de la economia, hasta contratos con el sistema penal son verdaderamente asombrosos.
Si necesitas leer algo para tu clase en la universidad, o simplemente quieres un libro sobre las frontera, este es. Sin leer este libro no tendrás ninguna perspectiva adecuada.
You need to read this book Sep 11, 2006
By Richard Alevizos
If issues of the border, immigration or the prison system affect you, you need to read this book. Enjoy the book.
Half of the royalties for this book are going straight to legal costs for rainforest defense so that corporate developement can be stopped. Especially pristine coastal habitat like mangrove esturaries which are critical and endemic habitat areas for many species of wildlife. We don't need anymore of the coast to look like Cancun or Acupulco now do we?
Richard Alevizos
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