Crossing the Line
Finding America in the Borderlands

Even though the book’s subject matter is difficult to read, the author’s writing is so well crafted she makes the material very readable. It is hard to learn that our government and those who work for it are responsible for the human rights violations that take place at our borders, in our immigrati......more

Sarah Towle does a remarkable job in taking her readers beyond the slogans and rhetoric to a world of human beings that would be familiar to most of us -- mothers and fathers, sisters and brothers, uncles and aunts who want nothing more (or less) than a better life, as well as the everyday Americans......more

Well written, in both form and substance. Easy to move quickly through the pages filled with information and emotion, on a subject every US citizen needs to know and understand.......more

I don’t usually review resources dedicated to uncovering and solving big social problems without an obvious business context—but I’m making an exception for this historical and current analysis of the incredibly cruel US immigration “system”—which is not at all systematic in its functionality, only......more

Written like a good novel that builds engagement on every page, Sarah Towle has researched the many services and trials experienced by migrants hoping to enter the United States through the southern border. She explores the history of American corporations in Central America and the devastating cons......more