 Student’s interpretation of book/author’s purpose

When I try to interpret what the author (Margret Regan) meant when she wrote the book "the death of Josseline" I feel that she tried VERY hard to get both sides of the story. she visited immigrants that understand what the border patrol or la migra is trying to do, and she visited immigrants that think that all of the patrol is a load of bulls**t. She also made contact with the people in the "No more deaths organization" who work night and day(but mostly day) to keep immigrants from dying in the harsh desert, along with la migra who track down immigrants and send them back to mexico.

Outside learning about the topic of the book.

While working on this (honestly not very good) project, I did some "studying" and found some pretty interesting stuff. Did you know that

– The number of illegal immigrants in the United States was estimated at 11.5 million in 2011, according to the Pew Hispanic Center.

– The illegal immigrant population grew by 27% between 2000 and 2009, according to the Department of Homeland Security.

-The Department of Homeland Security sets up towers over one hundred feet tall stocked full of infrared cameras and sensors in an attempt to make a "virtual net" across the border to help keep immigrants from poring into the united states.

– Fifty-eight percent of the illegal immigrant population is from Mexico. (Pew)

The Three U.S.-Mexico Border Wars.

The book "the Three U.S.-Mexico Border Wars" by Tony Payan, in my opinion, is fairly similar to the book "the death of Josseline" by Margret Regan. I think this because both books are non-fiction. Also, they extensively talk about the many problems with the border of mexico, and the southern United  states.