Acknowledgments
Introduction
Part I . Running for the Border to Escape Justice
1 El Fugitivo
Part I I . Economic Motivations for Southbound Border Runs
2 Gringos in Paradise
3 A Giant Sucking Sound
Part I I I . Illicit Motivations for Southbound Border Runs
4 Margaritaville: The Lure of Alcohol
5 Losin’ It: Prostitution and the Child Sex Trade
6 Going Southbound: Mexican Divorces and Medical
Border Runs
Part IV. Economic Motivations for Northbound Border Runs
7 Rum-Running for the Border
8 Acapulco Gold
9 Coming to America
Part V. A Framework for Comprehensive Border Reform
10 Lessons from 150 Years of Border Crossings
11 Good Neighbor Immigration Policy
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12 Reefer Madness
13 A Framework for Southbound Crossings
14 Laws the Border Leaves Behind
Conclusion
Notes
Index
About the Author