Reviews for The Enemy Combatant Papers: American Justice, the Courts, and the War on Terror

The average rating for The Enemy Combatant Papers: American Justice, the Courts, and the War on Terror based on 2 reviews is 3.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2014-04-25 00:00:00 Weylin Renison I started reading this before Donald Trump's comments regarding immigration and the debates over Sanctuary Cities resulting from the Kate Steinle murder. Published in 2006 by now former Congressman J.D. Hayworth of Arizona, the well-researched book focuses on our country's poor border security on the Southern border, the Mexican government's interest in promoting illegal immigration, and the huge economic burden to our country through this issue. Sadly it is obvious to everyone that our country's immigration system is dysfunctional, but our political leaders from both parties are entrenched in the quagmire of doing nothing for their inaction promotes their own political gain. You may think since it was published nine years ago, that the information would be out-date--the only changes have been made during the Obama administration which have only further polarized the issue, and made our border more unsafe for U.S. citizens as well as immigrants. Probably the most interesting point in the book, is that Mexico relies on $17 billion in annual remittances from Mexicans working in the U.S. back to their families in Mexico. That is more money than Mexico earns from tourism, or foreign investment, and is probably more important to their economy than the state-owned oil industry. Another point is that Mexico relies on immigration to 'solve' their weak economy and unemployment problem, by simply exporting their laborers. A concise, easily digested book. I highly recommend this book to anyone interested in the immigration issue.

Review # 2 was written on 2013-07-02 00:00:00 Claire Vanblarcom This book discusses Arizona Congressman J.D. Hayworth's views on what America should we do to address our Country's border crisis, and his answer is "Whatever it takes". There are people who feel that our Country can't function without the labor of "guest workers" and / or illegal aliens, but he has a response for all of those arguements. There is no question about his passion about securing our borders in the post 9/11 world we live in. There are many arguments to be made about whether or not "guest workers" should be permitted, and the effect of illegal aliens on our work force, how they affect wages in our Country, and how health and education benefits (and therefore taxes) are impacted. Scary and significant to me are the inane laws and policies he mentions protecting known gang members and others blatantly taking advantage of the system. It's timely reading and topical as the 2008 presidental election approaches.