Peter Eichstaedt is the Africa editor for the Institute of War and Peace Reporting in The Hague. He is a veteran journalist who has reported from locations worldwide, including Slovenia, Moldova, Afghanistan, Albania, Armenia, and Uganda, and a former senior editor for Uganda Radio Network. He is the author of If You Poison Us: Uranium and Native Americans.
"The author's vignettes of his interactions with a diverse cast of characters are insightful and engrossing." -- Publishers Weekly "The author bolsters his astute reportage with interviews with migrants desperate for American opportunities, controversial border control crusaders, politicians and law enforcement agents. He also provides a fascinating tour of Tucson's Border Patrol offices and their complex surveillance of various ports of entry." -- Kirkus Reviews "Colorado journalist Peter Eichstaedt, who has spent more than 20 years reporting on conflicts across the globe, turns his sharp eyes on the United States-Mexico border with an expertly reported, exquisitely human on-the-ground look at our country's complex immigration issues." -- 5280 Magazine "This is a provocative and engaging book--a useful read for anyone seeking to understand current challenges and opportunities along our southern border." -- New York Journal of Books "In this provocative and engaging book, Peter Eichstaedt has given us an insightful and fascinating on-the-ground account of how the US-Mexico divide has turned into an increasingly militarized frontier of fear." -- Peter Andreas, author of Smuggler Nation: How Illicit Trade Made America and Border Games: Policing the U.S.-Mexico Divide "Peter Eichstaedt brings the wise perspective of an experienced international journalist, long-time resident of the Southwest, and critical humanist to this fine account of the U.S.-Mexico border, a complex region much neglected or misunderstood by U.S. politicians and opinion makers." -- Howard Campbell, professor of anthropology, University of Texas-El Paso "In The Dangerous Divide , Peter Eichstaedt brilliantly illuminates the strange world of the U.S.-Mexican border, a world inhabited by ruthless drug traffickers and gunrunners; desperate yet hopeful migrants; politicians of all stripes and views; multiple layers of law enforcement; bigots, paranoiacs, and nativists; and, of course, lots of ordinary folks. By exploring these people's realities, Eichstaedt demonstrates how a long legacy of often-willful misunderstanding has made two neighboring nations into perennial strangers, and rendered rational solutions elusive. A must-read for anyone hoping to understand the significance of our southern border." -- Timothy J. Henderson, distinguished research professor and department chair, Department of History, Auburn University Montgomery "Having narrated conflict from Afghanistan to Somalia to the Congo, Peter Eichstaedt brings a global perspective to the challenges and opportunities along the US-Mexico border. A thoughtful and balanced read." - David J. Danelo, field research director, Foreign Policy Research Institute, and author, The Border: Exploring the U.S.-Mexican Divide "A comprehensive, on-the-ground account...As Eichstaedt addresses the tangle of individual issues, he sees how they're woven together. And he offers suggestions for something we all want: a resolution to the heartbreak, violence, and economic degradation of the current circumstances." -- The Santa Fe New Mexican "Investigative reporter Peter Eichstaedt offers a thoughtful examination of U.S.-Mexico border issues by going directly to players." -- Tuscon Weekly
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