{"product_id":"borderlands-my-fight-for-an-inclusive-america-9798902680215","title":"Borderlands: My Fight for an Inclusive America","description":"\u003cb\u003eInformed by his life journey, former US ambassador to Mexico, US senator, and US secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar shares his unrivaled vantage on the US-Mexico relationship, the border and migration crisis, and his belief that the diversity of our many communities and cultures is America's superpower.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLike many Mexican Americans, the Salazars have deep roots in the American Southwest. They have ranched and farmed along the banks of the Rio Grande for more than four centuries, dating back to the founding of the nation's oldest capital, Santa Fe, when the entire Southwest was part of Spain or Mexico. They have called the San Luis Valley home since the end of the Mexican-American War in 1848. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eKen's innate connection to our nation's land, water, and people led him from his family ranch to law school and ultimately to the pinnacles of power in Colorado and Washington. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eBorderlands\u003c\/i\u003e traces the relationship of the United States and Mexico from its early days to the present. Framed by Donald Trump's attacks on American diversity, Ken recounts the early conflicts between our two countries; the treaties that created our modern and broken border; the political malpractice of both major US parties where it concerns migration and the border; and the necessity to fight for an inclusive and united America\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTold through personal stories from childhood to his time in Washington and Mexico City, Ken asks us to consider: \u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhat does it mean to be a US citizen?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIn a nation of immigrants, who counts as an American? \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIf the diversity of our many communities and cultures is America's superpower, why is it being forsaken?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow do we catalyze a movement to preserve and strengthen our democracy--one that recognizes the richness of American diversity as our nation's enduring strength?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eBorderlands\u003c\/i\u003e is a clarion call for a different way forward, one that unites North America instead of divides it. It invites you to come and see the prairies, deserts, and mountains, and feel the history and culture of our peoples. Come and meet your neighbors. Come and witness the strength of American diversity for yourself.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Benbella Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/28\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798902680215\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368","brand":"Ken Salazar","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52604519547061,"sku":"9798902680215","price":27.16,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/borderlands-my-fight-for-an-inclusive-america-9798902680215","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}