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Title

The militarization of the U.S.-Mexico border, 1978-1992 : low-intensity conflict doctrine comes home / Timothy J. Dunn.

Author

Dunn, Timothy J., 1961-

Publication

Austin : CMAS Books, University of Texas at Austin, 1996.

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Description

xii, 307 pages : map; 24 cm.

Summary

• "Focuses on the growing militarization of US immigration and drug policy along Mexico/US border. Well-researched monograph examines potential for human rights violations by Border Patrol operations and other law enforcement efforts"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.
• This monograph argues that during the 1978-1992 period, U.S. immigration and drug enforcement policies and practices in the U.S.-Mexico border region became increasingly militarized.
• Tim Dunn examines these policies and practices in detail, and considers them in light of the strategy and tactics of the Pentagon doctrine of "low-intensity conflict." Developed during the 1980s for use in Central America and elsewhere, this doctrine is characterized by broad-ranging provisions for establishing social control over specific civilian populations, and its implementation has often been accompanied by widespread human-rights violations.
• The study reflects a deep concern for human-rights conditions in the U.S.-Mexico border region - which has a troubled history in that regard - and is informed by the belief that the "official" story is usually but one version of events and should never be accepted uncritically.

Series Statement

CMAS border & migration studies series

Uniform Title

CMAS border & migration studies series.

Alternative Title

• Militarization of the US-Mexico border, 1978-1992
• Militarization of the United States-Mexico border, 1978-1992

Subject

• Low-intensity conflicts (Military science) > Mexican-American Border Region
• Drug control > Mexican-American Border Region
• Conflits de basse intensité > Mexican-American Border Region
• Drogue, Lutte contre la > Mexican-American Border Region
• Immigratie
• Militarisering
• Grensgebieden
• Drug control
• Emigration and immigration > Government policy
• Low-intensity conflicts (Military science)
• Mexican-American Border Region
• United States > Government policy
• États-Unis > Politique gouvernementale
• North America > Mexican-American Border Region
• United States
• Mexican-American Border Region
• Meican-American Border Region
• Government policy

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-293) and index.

Contents

Map: The U.S.-Mexico Border Region -- Ch. 1. Introduction. A Historical Overview. The Pacification of the Border Region, 1848-1918. Border Enforcement as Labor Control, 1918-1977. Low-Intensity Conflict: "A War for All Seasons" Foreign Internal Defense (Counterinsurgency). Antidrug Operations, Terrorism Counteraction, Contingency Operations, & Domestic Facets. LIC Summary -- Ch. 2. The Immigration & Naturalization Service during the Carter & Reagan Administrations, 1978-1988. The INS during the Carter Administration, 1978-1980. Equipment & Construction Increases in the Border Region. Detention & Deportation Trends. The Border Patrol. The LIC Framework Applied to INS Policies & Activities. The INS during the Reagan Administration, 1981-1988. Equipment & Construction Increases in the Border Region. Detention & Deportation Trends. The Border Patrol. The Alien Border Control Committee & Emergency Plans. The LIC Framework Applied to INS Policies & Activities -- Ch. 3. The Immigration & Naturalization Service during the Bush Administration, 1989-1992. Equipment & Construction Increases in the Border Region. Detention & Deportation Trends. The Border Patrol. Human Rights Violations & Other Abuses of Authority. The Lower Rio Grande Valley Crackdown, 1989-1990. U.S.-Mexican Collaboration Immigration Enforcement. The LIC Framework Applied to INS Policies & Activities -- Ch. 4. The War on Drugs in the U.S.-Mexico Border Region, 1981-1992. Antidrug Activities, 1981 -1985. The LIC Framework Applied to Border-Region Antidrug Activities. The War on Drugs along the U.S.-Mexico Border, 1986-1992. Operation Alliance. Further Legal Changes Expanding the Role of the Military. Domestic Military Activity in Support of the War on Drugs. Pentagon-Civilian Law Agency Joint Training Exercises & Operations. Joint Task Force 6 (JTF-6). U.S.-Mexican Collaboration in Drug Enforcement. The LIC Framework Applied to Border-Region Antidrug Activities -- Ch. 5. Conclusion. LIC Doctrine & Immigration & Drug Enforcement in the Border Region. Implications of the Militarization of the U.S.-Mexico Border. The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). The Los Angeles Riots of 1992. App. 1. Table: Congressional Appropriations for INS Funding & Staff -- App. 2. Table: INS Apprehensions, Detentions, & Expulsions -- App. 3. Table: INS Equipment & Construction in the Border Region -- App. 4. Theoretical & Methodological Considerations.

ISBN

• 029271579X
• 9780292715790
• 0292715803
• 9780292715806

LCCN

94042964

OCLC

• ocm31607760
• 31607760

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries