Borderlands

My Fight for an Inclusive America

Informed by his life journey, former U.S. Ambassador to Mexico, U.S. Senator, and U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar shares his unrivaled vantage on the U.S.-Mexico relationship, the border and migration crisis, and his belief that the diversity of our many communities and cultures is America’s superpower.

Borderlands 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.

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About Ken Salazar

A fifth generation Coloradan, Ken Salazar’s ancestors have lived in the American Southwest for over four centuries. Ken grew up in his native San Luis Valley on the remote Salazar homestead, where his family continues to farm and ranch the same property they’ve owned since before Colorado became a state.

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From the ranch to the Senate and the president’s cabinet, Ken lived the American dream and had a career defined by hard work and selfless public service.

Borderlands offers every American insight into what our country can be at its best, and how we must overcome divisive politics to solve the hardest challenges we face together.
— Senator Mark Kelly
Ken Salazar’s Borderlands is both a testament to the importance of effective public service and a powerful tribute to the diversity that built America.

—Senator Catherine Cortez-Masto
Ken beautifully expresses and captures what it means to be part of America today.

By blending his own personal story with history, he brings to life a broader narrative about identity, migration, and the communities that shape this country. Borderlands is a thoughtful reminder that the story of Latino communities is not separate from the American story: it sits at the heart of it.
— Luis A. Miranda, president of 5000 Broadway Productions and chairman of the Miranda Family Fund
Borderlands is an amazing book, and Ken Salazar is one of the great storytellers needed to heal our nation’s divides.

In this memoir, he demonstrates the old adage that to tell the story you need to live the life. He describes the full sweep of his family’s Mexican American history, starting more than a century before pilgrims saw Plymouth Rock and insists on America’s diversity as our superpower. Ken describes the way forward for a New North American Alliance with Mexico and Canada. He tells many real stories in this remarkable book with the color and drama that only lived experience can provide. Borderlands is a must-read for Colorado and our nation!
— Senator John Hickenlooper
Borderlands is a gripping and deeply personal journey through the fault lines of identity, power, and belonging.

Ken Salazar not only brings readers inside the moments that shaped his own life as a public servant, diplomat, and son of the Southwest, but his memoir is an urgent account of some of the most complex immigration and national security challenges we face. At such a pivotal moment, Ken Salazar challenges us all to lead with both strength and principle.”
— Congressman Jason Crow
Ken Salazar has long been revered for his devoted and distinguished public service—

As a United States Senator, Secretary of the Interior, and diplomat—and for his countless contributions to our country. His compelling retelling of the uniquely American journey that shaped his trailblazing career is deeply profound, and offers vital lessons to citizens of all ages. And his bone-deep commitment to our country’s best ideals, and the many insights that he provides on how we can recommit ourselves to achieving them, will inspire generations to come.”
—Congressman Joe Neguse
Borderlands is more than an elegant, evocative recounting of Ken Salazar’s extraordinary life, his service to our nation and his fight for a country that can live up to its promise despite its history of injustice.

It is more than an homage to the majestic West, our culture, the land, and her people. He beautifully captures our landscape, the triumphs and failures of government, and the possibilities that come with those lessons.
At its core, Borderlands is an urgent plea to reckon with the painful, tragic moment we are in; it is a celebration of diversity and a clarion call for unity and understanding. There’s never been a more urgent moment in our lifetime to heed Ambassador Salazar’s powerful message, his warning, his hope, and his optimism.”
— Congresswoman Veronica Escobar
Borderlands is a powerful reminder that the story of America cannot be told without the story of the border and the people who live there.

Ken Salazar brings dignity, truth, and a reminder that diversity is America’s superpower, to a conversation our country urgently needs. Ken Salazar has spent his life telling the truth about the border and the people who call it home. Borderlands honors the history, culture, and resilience of Mexican Americans and reminds us that our stories are essential to the story of America.”
— Eva Longoria

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Borderlands

My Fight for an Inclusive America

About Ken Salazar

From the ranch to the Senate and the president’s cabinet, Ken lived the American dream and had a career defined by hard work and selfless public service.

Ken Salazar’s Borderlands is both a testament to the importance of effective public service and a powerful tribute to the diversity that built America.

Ken beautifully expresses and captures what it means to be part of America today.

Borderlands is an amazing book, and Ken Salazar is one of the great storytellers needed to heal our nation’s divides.

Borderlands is a gripping and deeply personal journey through the fault lines of identity, power, and belonging.

Ken Salazar has long been revered for his devoted and distinguished public service—

Borderlands is more than an elegant, evocative recounting of Ken Salazar’s extraordinary life, his service to our nation and his fight for a country that can live up to its promise despite its history of injustice.

Borderlands is a powerful reminder that the story of America cannot be told without the story of the border and the people who live there.

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