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Edward Alden says that as the United States has for the past two decades pursued securing the nation's borders against illegal immigration,...
Speaker: Edward Alden, Bernard L. Schwartz Senior Fellow, Council of Foreign Relations
Presider: Irina A. Faskianos, Vice President, National Program and Outreach, Council of Foreign Relations
December 4, 2008
Listen to Edward Alden, the Bernard L. Schwartz senior fellow at CFR, discuss his book, The Closing of the American Border: Terrorism, Immigration, and Security Since 9/11, with students as part of CFR's Academic Conference Call Series.
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