- Title Pages
- Dedication
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
-
Part I Running for the Border to Escape Justice -
1 El Fugitivo -
Part II Economic Motivations for Southbound Border Runs -
2 Gringos in Paradise -
3 A Giant Sucking Sound -
Part III Illicit Motivations for Southbound Border Runs -
4 Margaritaville -
5 Losin’ It -
6 Going Southbound -
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 -
12 Reefer Madness -
13 A Framework for Southbound Crossings -
14 Laws the Border Leaves Behind - Conclusion
- Notes
- Index
- About the Author
(p.91) 7 Rum-Running for the Border
(p.91) 7 Rum-Running for the Border
- Chapter:
- (p.91) 7 Rum-Running for the Border
- Source:
- Run For the Border
- Author(s):
Steven W. Bender
- Publisher:
- NYU Press
This chapter serves as a prelude to discussions of today’s economic motivations for northbound border crossings involving the delivery of illicit drugs and cheap labor to feed U.S. addictions to both. In similar fashion, Prohibition-era rumrunners funneled liquor across the U.S.-Mexico border to U.S. destinations, earning enormous profits and demonstrating the futility of supply-side enforcement against economically motivated crossings. Only the legalization of alcohol in the U.S. stymied liquor trafficking from Mexico into the United States.
Keywords: U.S.-Mexico Border, Prohibition, alcohol, rumrunners
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- Title Pages
- Dedication
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
-
Part I Running for the Border to Escape Justice -
1 El Fugitivo -
Part II Economic Motivations for Southbound Border Runs -
2 Gringos in Paradise -
3 A Giant Sucking Sound -
Part III Illicit Motivations for Southbound Border Runs -
4 Margaritaville -
5 Losin’ It -
6 Going Southbound -
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 -
12 Reefer Madness -
13 A Framework for Southbound Crossings -
14 Laws the Border Leaves Behind - Conclusion
- Notes
- Index
- About the Author