{"id":1091,"date":"2020-10-03T07:17:13","date_gmt":"2020-10-03T14:17:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peterlaufer.com\/?page_id=1091"},"modified":"2023-09-13T12:52:16","modified_gmt":"2023-09-13T19:52:16","slug":"up-against-the-wall","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/peterlaufer.com\/?page_id=1091","title":{"rendered":"UP AGAINST THE WALL!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Laufer’s book Up Against the Wall: The Case for Opening the Mexican-American Border<\/strong><\/em><\/a> continues his reporting and commentary about the crises on the Mexican-American border (Anthem Press).<\/p>\n

I love this book<\/strong>. Up Against the Wall is an extraordinary contribution to the Mexican immigration debate. It’s a journey to a reality that we look at every day in this country but do not see. The United States has a historic opportunity to solve this problem now, avoiding worse consequences in the future.
\n\u2013 Rosental Alves, director of the Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas, University of Texas<\/p>\n

This is great reporting<\/strong> on a complex, delicate and controversial subject. Peter Laufer knows the American side of the border and the issue, but understands the Mexican one as well. It is a case well made for a different approach to a long-standing matter of dispute between the two countries. In the current debate about immigration in the United States, this is well worth reading.”
\n\u2013 Jorge G. Casta\u00f1eda, former foreign minister of Mexico, professor of Latin American and Caribbean studies, New York University<\/p>\n

Donald Trump (and all of us) must read this book<\/strong> to understand what walls really do for us and to us. Peter Laufer s investigation of barriers is so important at a time when we urgently need unity.\\<\/p>\n

\u2013Terry Phillips, former CBS News foreign correspondent<\/p>\n

Peter Laufer has written a clear and compelling<\/strong> book, for a general audience, that develops the case for opening the Mexican-American border. The case he makes elegantly weaves his deep understanding of border issues into an eloquent narrative that is based on his journeys along the Mexican-American border. Laufer embellishes the case with his strong command of history and social science on border issues. For those asking for the best book available on why the Mexican-American border should be open, Peter Laufers Up Against the Wall is their answer.
\n— David Frank, professor of rhetoric, University of Oregon<\/p>\n

This book is a highly compelling and thoughtful examination<\/strong> of one of the most critical issues of public importance in the 21st century. Moreover, it is a topic of enduring importance that transcends both time and place. The book is very well researched and written. The storytelling is highly engaging and immersive. It takes the reader on a powerful journey into the issue of borders and border walls and immigration, advancing understanding of the complex dynamics of the U.S. and Mexico border.” \u2013\u00a0John Pavlik, professor of journalism and media, Rutgers University<\/p>\n

I have spent my career debating borders, 100 percent of it on the opposite side of Peter Laufer s premise in Up Against the Wall. But whether as an inspiration for those who agree or a delightful intellectual exercise for those who don’t, this book is time very well spent<\/strong>.\u00a0\u2013 Mark Davis, talk show host, Salem Media Group<\/p>\n

Fearlessly, Peter Laufer steps into the middle of the debate and states his case making points that will leave people shaking their heads. A primary text<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\u2013 \u00a0Luis Alberto Urrea, author of Across the Wire and The Devil’s Highway, professor, University of Illinois-Chicago<\/p>\n

Peter Laufer offers a vivid chronicle<\/strong> of his experiences and encounters spanning many years as a veteran journalist of the US-Mexico borderlands. The stories that Laufer shares provide a resounding testament to the colossal irrationality and brutality of the border.<\/p>\n

\u2013 Nicholas De Genova, professor, comparative cultural studies, University of Houston<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Laufer’s book Up Against the Wall: The Case for Opening the Mexican-American Border continues his reporting and commentary about the crises on the Mexican-American border (Anthem Press). I love this book. Up Against the Wall is an extraordinary contribution to the Mexican immigration debate. It’s a journey to a reality that we look at every […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1091","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/peterlaufer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1091","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/peterlaufer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/peterlaufer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/peterlaufer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/peterlaufer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1091"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/peterlaufer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1091\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1286,"href":"https:\/\/peterlaufer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1091\/revisions\/1286"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/peterlaufer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1091"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}