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Another Man's Sombrero: A Conservative Broadcaster's Undercover Journey Across the Mexican Border | 
 enlarge | Author: Darrell Ankarlo
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Category: Book
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Rating:  11 reviews
Sales Rank: 181721
Media: Hardcover
Pages: 256
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.1
Dimensions (in): 8.1 x 5.8 x 1.2
ISBN: 1595551549
Dewey Decimal Number: 342.0830973
EAN: 9781595551542
ASIN: 1595551549
Publication Date: June 10, 2008
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Product Description
Not since the Civil War has America been so divided over such a seemingly unsolvable issue as U.S. immigration policy. The president and congress are at an impasse, while vigilante groups patrol our nation's borders looking for one of the million yearly invaders. Why are 20 million people disregarding America's sovereign borders and laws to come to this country? Popular radio host Darrell Ankarlo follows the lives of several Mexican citizens as they contemplate their existence south of the border, their temptation to sneak into America, and what waits for them here. To understand the issue first-hand, Ankarlo stared down gun barrels, was caught in the middle of a drug-lord showdown, and then wandered the Arizona desert after illegally sneaking back into America. Another Man's Sombrero explores issues raised by these personal stories and offers perspectives-often contradictory-from U.S. citizens.
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 Another Man's Awakening June 21, 2008
A. Chase (Phoenix, AZ)
10 out of 11 found this review helpful
Until I read this book, I thought I had a clear, knowledgeable understanding of illegal immigration. Before the fifth chapter I realized how little I actually knew, and I live in the area Ankarlo is writing about. One of the other reviews I read was critical of the black and white photographs in the book. If I wanted to be critical, I would agree. However, Ankarlo describes his experiences with such detail, the reader's mind paints its own picture. The photographs value to me were visual evidence of Ankarlo's words that I read in almost disbelief. Let's hope more people take this subject to heart.
 ANother 'Grapes Of Wrath' June 20, 2008
Terry L. Rainey (Arizona)
9 out of 10 found this review helpful
From the story of Gabriel in the first chapter to its conclusion Mr. Ankarlo has successfully captured the plight of the illegal immigrants and the damage done by them to the American economy. He artfully explains how the very poor in Mexico see a land of milk and honey 'similar to Grapes of Wrath' in the US. He relates the nefarious business methods of the Mexican coyotes and local government officials. At points we makes the reader cry for the plight of the illegal. Then at other points the reader becomes angry over the resulting economic conditions from their being here. Then he writes accurately of the fault of the U.S. Congress and the president in doing nothing to secure the borders. My only complaint of this must read book is that the accompanying photos were not in color. The black and white photos are not good and small. Larger vivid color photos would have made this 5 star book or a solid 6 star book.
 Starts out great....... June 21, 2008
T. Overstake (Phoenix)
6 out of 9 found this review helpful
I lived the odyssey when it happened live over the radio. The book started out just as I'd hoped: an honest account of the trip across the border. Then it gradually deteriorated into chapter after chapter of opinionated political statements on immigration. It's not so bad for me, because I happen to agree with Ankarlo on most things. I was hoping for more details and story telling about the trip. He's much better at the story telling than the politicizing and those chapters were the best.
 Vicious anti-immigrant propaganda. Save your money. July 9, 2008
Charlie Penrose (Western US)
6 out of 19 found this review helpful
Ankarlo is a so-called "conservative" radio host, doing what conservative radio hosts do best: pandering to their audiences. In the tradition of other conservative/populist media entities like Fox News, Rush Limbaugh, and Lou Dobbs, he knows just what his right-wing audience wants to hear and boy does he give it to them. The first half of the book, more or less, is meant to fool readers into thinking he's taken a "balanced" assessment of immigrants by empathizing with their struggles. However, the book quickly takes a savage, almost comical, turn where immigrants are responsible for virtually all of America's ills. If this kind of extremist "writing" is what appeals to you, you'll probably fall even further in love with Ankarlo. If you are looking for a balanced and intellectually honest assessment of the challenges of immigration, look elsewhere.
Very insightful book. July 18, 2008
Speed110 (Hershey, PA)
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
I have just finished reading Mr. Ankarlo's "Another Man's Sombrero". This book is a very insightful look into the attack on our sovereignty as a nation from the illegal immigrant (let me repeat: illegal).
The first half of the book are stories from the author's personal trips on both sides of the border seeking the "inside" story on illegal immigration. Some of these accounts are heart-breaking, while others are outright scary!
The last half of the book is a look into some eye-opening statistics, interviews with experts and our leaders (Senator McCain included), and some personal thoughts on how to correct the problem.
The only reason I give this book 4 stars and not 5 is because I felt the stories in the first half of the book were hard to follow in a chronological format. Sometimes, I wasn't sure if he was going back to a previous trip or it was a new one.
I highly recommend this book because our nation is going to have to face this issue in some manner. I hope we can do it before it is too late and decided for us.
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