Beck on the purpose of border surveillance
 

Beck 314: "The primary purpose of America's complex, labor-intensive, and costly border surveillance system isn't to deter terrorists; it is to shield and insulate Americans from the negative consequences of the economic system from which they benefit more than any other people on earth."
> from Richard Beck's Homeland: The War on Terror in American Life (2024)

> tagged with #economics, #war_on_terror, #surveillance, #border

> created October 23, 2026 at 8:57:03 AM


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