Alden 's first book , '' The Closing of the American Border : Terrorism , Immigration , and Security since 9/11 '' ( 2008 ) was a finalist for the Lukas Book Prize . " The judges wrote , " Exceptional journalism is required to take immigration — a neglected sideshow in the nation 's globe-girding response to the September 11 attacks — and make the topic as evocative of America 's misplaced values as the Iraq War and the tolerance for torture . " Alden returned the next year , in 2010 , as a judge for the prize . Alden 's other books include '' U.S. Immigration Policy '' ( 2009 ) , written with Jeb Bush and Thomas F. McLarty ; '' U.S Trade and Investment Policy '' ( 2011 ) , written with Andrew Card , Matthew J. Slaughter , and Thomas Daschle ; and '' How America Stacks Up : Economic Competitiveness and U.S. Policy '' ( 2016 ) with Rebecca Strauss
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Edward Alden