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Welcoming new Americans? : local governments and immigrant incorporation / Abigail Fisher Williamson.

LIBRA JV6483 .W54 2018
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Williamson, Abigail Fisher, author.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Immigrants--Government policy--United States.
Immigrants.
Immigrants--Government policy.
United States.
United States--Emigration and immigration--Government policy.
Emigration and immigration.
Government policy.
Urban policy--United States.
Urban policy.
Municipal government--United States.
Municipal government.
Emigration and immigration--Government policy.
Physical Description:
xii, 389 pages ; 24 cm
Place of Publication:
Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, 2018.
Contents:
Introduction
Part 1: Local government responses to immigrants. Municipal responses across four new immigrant destinations
Municipal responses nationwide: frequent inaction, substantial accommodation, rare restriction
Part 2: Explaining local government responses to immigrants. Federal policies, national politics, and local understanding of immigrants
Beyond bureaucrats: elected and appointed officials' incentives for accommodation
The civil rights legacy, external scrutiny, and reining in restrictive response
Part 3: Local government responses and consequences for immigrant incorporation. The select few: municipal accommodation and elite collaboration
Municipal accommodation: generating welcome or backlash?
Conclusion.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780226572512
022657251X
9780226572659
022657265X
OCLC:
1019845719

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