Taking Local Control : Immigration Policy Activism in U.S. Cities and States,...

by Monica Varsanyi

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Taking Local Control : Immigration Policy Activism in . Cities and States, Hardcover by Varsanyi, Monica W. (EDT), ISBN 0804770263, ISBN-13 9780804770262, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US With the number of undocumented immigrants in the United States at an all-time high and Congressional immigration reform seemingly at a standstill, cities and states across the nation have leapt into the fray, creating a wide range of policies—some more controversial than others—to address illegal immigration within their jurisdictions. These policies, both anti- and pro-immigrant in nature, run the gamut. Some call for the involvement of city police in immigration enforcement, debates over day laborer markets, the establishment of employer sanctions laws, and the implementation of anti-immigrant ordinances. Other policies call for cities and states to declare themselves "sanctuaries" for undocumented immigrants, passing laws to extend locally-funded health care and social services, offer English language training, and improve wages and working conditions. While these state and local immigration policies continue to receive wide coverage in the popular press, they have received very little attention in the scholarly literature. This volume aims to fill the gap by offering perspectives from political scientists, legal scholars, sociologists, and geographers at the leading edge of this emerging field. Drawing on high profile case studies, the contributors seek to explain the explosion in

• Publisher: Stanford University Press
• Year: 2010
• Binding: Hardcover
• ISBN: 9780804770262
• Condition: Fine

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