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Strange neighbors : the role of states in immigration policy / edited by Carissa Byrne Hessick and Gabriel J. Chin.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Citizenship and migration in the Americas
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Emigration and immigration law--United States.
- Emigration and immigration law.
- United States.
- Emigration and immigration law--United States--States.
- Exclusive and concurrent legislative powers--United States.
- Exclusive and concurrent legislative powers.
- States' rights (American politics).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource.
- polychrome
- Place of Publication:
- New York : New York University Press, [2014]
- System Details:
- text file
- Summary:
- Since its founding, the United States has struggled with issues of federalism and states' rights. In the last decade, immigration has been on the front lines of this debate. While Arizona and its notorious SB 1070 is the most visible example of states' claiming expanded responsibility to make and enforce immigration law, it is far from alone. An ordinance in Hazelton, Pennsylvania, prohibited landlords from renting to undocumented immigrants. Several states have introduced legislation to deny citizenship to babies who are born to parents who are in the United States without authorization. Other states have enacted various laws aimed at driving out unauthorized migrants. Strange Neighbors explores the complicated and complicating role of the states in immigration policy and enforcement, and includes voices from both sides of the debate. While many contributors point to the dangers inherent in state regulation of immigration policy, at least two support it, while others offer empirically based examinations of state efforts to regulate immigration within their borders. Ultimately, the book offers an extremely timely, thorough, and spirited discussion on an issue that will continue to dominate state and federal legislatures for years to come. Book jacket.
- Contents:
- Introduction / Gabriel J. Chin and Carissa Byrne Hessick
- Measuring the climate for immigrants : a state-by-state analysis / Huyen Pham and Pham Hoang Van
- How Arizona became ground zero in the war on immigrants / Douglas S. Massey
- "A war to keep alien labor out of Colorado" : the "Mexican menace" and the historical origins of local and state anti-immigration initiatives / Tom I. Romero II
- Reinforcing the rule of law : what states can and should do to reduce illegal immigration / Kris W. Kobach
- The states enter the illegal immigration fray / John C. Eastman
- Broken mirror : the unconstitutional foundations of new state immigration enforcement / Gabriel J. Chin and Marc L. Miller
- The role of states in the national conversation on immigration / Rick Su
- Post-racial proxy battles over immigration / Mary Fan.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. New York Available via World Wide Web.
- Print version record.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Charles H. Maxson Fund.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Strange neighbors
- ISBN:
- 9780814760628
- 0814760627
- 9780814764862
- 081476486X
- Publisher Number:
- 99979086770
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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