Border Patrol Nation
by Todd Miller
Mentioned 2 times across 1 show · first heard Jun 2026 on Behind the Bastards.
The general take
James Stout praises Border Patrol Nation as prescient, especially for its early 2010s perspective on border issues. Robert Evans thinks it's essential reading alongside Empire of Borders, positioning it as a solid account of what he sees as longstanding DHS practices throughout the Americas.
About
"In his scathing and deeply reported examination of the US Border Patrol, Todd Miller argues that the agency has gone rogue since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, trampling on the dignity and rights of the undocumented with military-style tactics....Miller's book arrives at a moment when it appears that part of the Homeland Security apparatus is backpedaling by promising to tone down its tactics, maybe prodded by investigative journalism, maybe by the revelations of NSA leaker Edward Snowden.... Border Patrol is quite possibly the right book at the right time...."
Who said what
James Stout👍 Recommends
…discussing books about border enforcement and immigration history
“Border Patrol Nation by Todd Miller. a lot of Border Patrol Nation is from the early 2010s too so it was really kind of prescient in many ways”
Behind the Bastards — It Could Happen Here Weekly 237at 1:07:00
Robert Evans💬 Mentioned
…discussing how us border patrol trains and arms units throughout the americas
“Everyone should read Empire of Borders. Everyone should read Border Patrol Nation. But the DHS has done this for years, right? Funded, armed, and equipped, and trained Border Patrol units all over the Americas.”
Behind the Bastards — It Could Happen Here Weekly 236at 20:33
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