{"id":1096,"date":"2020-10-03T07:23:04","date_gmt":"2020-10-03T14:23:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peterlaufer.com\/?p=1096"},"modified":"2023-09-16T07:15:15","modified_gmt":"2023-09-16T14:15:15","slug":"up-against-the-wall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/peterlaufer.com\/?p=1096","title":{"rendered":"UP AGAINST THE WALL!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Praise for Peter Laufer’s book is Up Against the Wall: The Case for Opening the Mexican-American Border<\/strong><\/em><\/a> (Anthem Press).<\/p>\n

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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.<\/p>\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.”<\/p>\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.”<\/p>\n

\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>.<\/p>\n

\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":"

Praise for Peter Laufer’s book is Up Against the Wall: The Case for Opening 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 day in this country but do not see. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1096","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/peterlaufer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1096","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/peterlaufer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/peterlaufer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"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=1096"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/peterlaufer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1096\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1327,"href":"https:\/\/peterlaufer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1096\/revisions\/1327"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/peterlaufer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1096"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/peterlaufer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1096"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/peterlaufer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1096"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}