Our 50-state border crisis: how the Mexican border fuels the drug epidemic across America

Foreword by Senator Heidi Haitkamp

Part I: Costs and consequences. Red Shoes "walk up" ; Lights off, pistols ready ; Stepping on the balloon ; An expensive juggling act ; Sanctuaries and "slam dunks" ; Drug cartels and Decaturs ; What about demand? ; Too much, too fast ; Barriers

Part II: Countries of origin. Red Shoes Honduras ; Stolen harvests ; Two-legged predators ; Prison or the cemetery ; Silencing the canary ; Red Shoes on the road again

Part III: What needs to change. Reboot command of the border ; Respect and work with Mexico ; Create a persistent presence ; Reduce demand for drugs and illegal labor ; Support peace and security in our hemisphere

Epilogue: Orange Shoes in Arizona.

Foreword by Senator Heidi Haitkamp

Part I: Costs and consequences. Red Shoes "walk up" ; Lights off, pistols ready ; Stepping on the balloon ; An expensive juggling act ; Sanctuaries and "slam dunks" ; Drug cartels and Decaturs ; What about demand? ; Too much, too fast ; Barriers

Part II: Countries of origin. Red Shoes Honduras ; Stolen harvests ; Two-legged predators ; Prison or the cemetery ; Silencing the canary ; Red Shoes on the road again

Part III: What needs to change. Reboot command of the border ; Respect and work with Mexico ; Create a persistent presence ; Reduce demand for drugs and illegal labor ; Support peace and security in our hemisphere

Epilogue: Orange Shoes in Arizona.