Avolume nthe series Cornell Studies in Political Kzonomy Eprre ny Peren J. KarzensTEIN A ful isto ies in the series appa atthe end of dhe Book Border Games POLICING THE -Mexico DivipE PETER ANDREAS Cornett Universtry Press thaca and London o29224ont © 0 by Corel Unie ce reprodacd iy oom ine ermine am i oie xs Fis plied no by Cael Ue Fes tity fang Cangigntabeon Dat ne pin king US-e ion Calisin ac aco) Iscrug gel) 2 teint tae p. epics oink es Ss Border potter Ameren Bares Region. s, Mena ‘rn ne ein, Vth sosae Cop nn Pe nomen a mas ee Preset cee ly cine ie, ‘SRory coms woo es ont gee 9C ree ‘Sarr pgs en oes he ec pete oer Ce ea eee Ganpiing 10 98765452 Contents Proface Pr I. erRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND 1, The Escalation of Border Policing 2, The Political Economy of Global Smuggling Pax I, PoLIciNe AND SMUGGLING ACROSS THE US-Mextco Bonne ating the Clandestine Side ofthe Border Economy 4 The Escalation of Drug Control 5. The Escalation of Immigration Control 3 Pant IL Exrexstons ano ConcLustons 6. Policing the External Borders ofthe [New Europe 17. Borders Restated Index 29 3 85, bs 140 153Cuarrer ONE ‘The Escalation of Border Policing [Alt stats claim the sovereign sight to control their orders, but the focus oftheir concer has yard over ime. In the post=Cold War era of ‘tomomie integration, many ster ae Ter worried about deterring mil ‘res or imposing eit on commerce than sbout keeping out “unde: Sables” Leading the tof perceived threats are the sauggling of igrans and mind-altering mibsances (pattarly cocaine, heroin and ‘anja The tightening of contro oer these erse- border loss the ‘ost notable exception tothe Uberaliztion of dhe work economy. Here the aie of otherwise influent fee-market proponent has fallen on ‘eat care! ‘Clandestine cross-border actives such a llega migration and dug tracking are not ne, of courte. Afterall bordet law evasion asco as ‘order In enforcement What fnew it that policing these Dorder eros Ings as been elevated fron the sats of Tow poles to “high poles,” invohing a shift nthe definition of ecu tress ane in the practice of security pol Crime fighting, not war Shing, increasingly defines the ‘onder priorities of any sate, This transformation ha been mest pro- ounce along the geogrpl al lines that vide ich and poor coun- thes particulary the southern border ofthe United Staesand the eastern dnd youther external borders ofthe European Union (EU). "This book ces the practice and polis of policing the ow of drugs and immigrant across the US-Mexico order Llfer an explanation of Sah such policing hae sharply exalted in recent year plang causa im scion te vnc gan et at