Crossing the Line: Finding America in the Borderlands

Crossing the Line: Finding America in the Borderlands

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18 Jun, 2024

It was family separation and "kids in cages" that drove Sarah Towle to the U.S. southern border. On discovering the many-headed hydra that is the U.S. immi...

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ISBN-10:

1647425794

ISBN-13:

9781647425791

Publisher

She Writes Press

Dimensions

8.90 X 5.90 X 1.30 inches

Language

English

Description

It was family separation and "kids in cages" that drove Sarah Towle to the U.S. southern border. On discovering the many-headed hydra that is the U.S. immigration system--and the heroic determination of those caught under its knee--she could never look away again. Crossing the Line: Finding America in the Borderlands charts Sarah's journey from outrage to activism to abolition as she exposes, layer by "broken" layer, the global deterrence to detention to deportation complex that is failing everyone--save the profiteers and demagogues who benefit from it.

Deftly weaving together oral storytelling, history, and memoir, Sarah illustrates how the U.S. has led the retreat from post-WWII commitments to protecting human rights. Yet within the web of normalized cruelty, she finds hope and inspiration in the extraordinary acts of ordinary people who prove, every day, there is a better way. By amplifying their voices and celebrating their efforts, Sarah reveals that we can welcome with dignity those most in need of safety and compassion. In unmasking the real root causes of the so-called "crisis" in human migration, she urges us to act before we travel much farther down our current course--one which history will not soon forgive, or forget.

Product Details

ISBN-10

:1647425794

ISBN-13

:9781647425791

Publisher

:She Writes Press

Publication date

: 18 Jun, 2024

Category

: Social Science

Sub-Category

: Emigration & Immigration

Format

:PAPERBACK

Language

:English

Reading Level

: All

No. of Units

:1

Dimension

: 8.90 X 5.90 X 1.30 inches

Weight

:635 g

Editorial Reviews

2024 Nonfiction Book Award: Gold Medal Winner

"Crossing the Line is an expertly written, deeply human expose of the border crisis in the southwestern United States. It brings clarity to a very complicated situation, leaving the reader well-informed on the nature of the crisis from multiple perspectives. It enlightens as much as it devastates . . . . Towle delves deeper into previous American regimes, exposing a system with a weak structure that can be easily manipulated to benefit some while dehumanizing others . . . . With the effect of immigration being felt globally, this should be everyone's must-read."--Nonfiction Book Awards, Gold Medal Winner

About the Author

Sarah Towle is an educator, researcher, and writer; a human rights defender, nature lover, and choral soprano. She resides in an ephemeral borderlands, buffeted and buoyed by a diversity of languages, cultures, landscapes, and creeds. She has taught English language literacy, cross-cultural communication and conflict resolution skills, and the writing craft for three decades across four continents in myriad classroom contexts, including under the trees in refugee settings. An award-winning children's author, Sarah has earned accolades for her interactive tales for educational tourism. Crossing the Line: Finding America in the Borderlands is her debut full-length book.

Sarah is the proud mother of a powerful, confident adult woman. She is grateful to have found her soulmate, who triples as her editor and personal chef. She and her family share a home in London with their rescue hound, Gryffindog, who keeps everyone laughing and gets Sarah away from her desk and walking every day. In addition to getting "Crossing the Line" across the line, Sarah publishes opinions, stories, and audio-tales regularly on Substack: Tales of Humanity. Find her podcast, From the Borderlands, wherever you listen. Learn out more about Sarah at sarahtowle.com.
Follow Sarah Towle on social media:
Facebook: @sarah.towle Instagram: @sarahtowle_author LinkedIn: @sarah-towle

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