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Sanctuary Ordinances : The Contemporary Politics of Immigrant Assimilation in America.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Lovrich, Nicholas P.,.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Community development, Urban--United States--Case studies.
- Community development, Urban.
- Hispanic Americans--Cultural assimilation.
- Hispanic Americans.
- Ethnology--United States.
- Ethnology.
- United States--Emigration and immigration--Government policy.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (357 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Other Title:
- Sanctuary Ordinances
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham : Lexington Books, 2021.
- Summary:
- This mixed methods study of local pro- and anti-sanctuary actions taken in response to Latino in-migration features data for 3,000+ counties, a national survey, and two case studies in Twin Falls, ID and Hazleton, PA. Historical origins and contemporary circumstances combine to account for why localities are either welcoming or exclusionary.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- List of Figure and Tables
- Figure
- Tables
- Foreword
- Note
- Acknowledgments
- Chapter 1: The Recurring Debate: America for Americans, or a Nation of Immigrants
- Introduction
- The Outline for the Book
- Chapter 2: The Sanctuary Landscape
- Chapter 3: The Anti-Sanctuary Response
- Chapter 4: Citizen Attitude Formation on Immigration and Immigrants: Review of Research Literature on Morality, Religion, and Sociodemographic Factors
- Chapter 5: Citizen Attitudes about Immigrants, Immigration Policy, and Sanctuary Actions
- Chapter 6: Public Opinion in Sanctuary and Anti-Sanctuary Settings
- Chapter 7: Case Studies of Hazleton, PA, and Twin Falls, ID: The Logic of Selection
- Chapter 8: Hazleton, PA, Case Study of Active Opposition to Latino Settlement
- Chapter 9: Twin Falls, ID, Case Study of Openness to Latino Settlement
- Chapter 10: Conclusions Drawn from Multiple Streams of Evidence
- Discussion and Conclusion
- Community Capital: Social, Religious, and Creative
- Community Context
- Political Context
- Multi-Model Analysis
- Anti-sanctuary Ballot Measures
- Conclusion
- Introduction: Moral Policy Issues and Attitude Formation
- Religion and Immigration
- Diversity, Immigration, and Public Policy
- Concluding Remarks
- Religion and Views of Immigrants
- Attitudes about Immigration
- General Openness, Social Trust, and Pro-social Behavior
- Fear of Crime and Sanctuary Ordinance Support.
- Exploring Explanations for Sanctuary Law Support
- Modeling National Public Opinion on Sanctuary Ordinances: A Summary
- Citizen Attitudes and Beliefs about Immigrants and Sanctuary Policies
- Party Identification and Sanctuary Ordinances
- Welcoming Behavior
- Authoritarianism
- Crime, Fear, and Sanctuary Support
- Social Trust
- Putting It All Together: Multivariate Modeling
- The Selection of Cases: The Choice of Hazleton, PA
- The Selection of Cases: The Choice of Twin Falls, ID
- Conclusion: The Tale of Two Cities
- Conclusion: Selection on Most Dissimilar Outcomes
- Chapter 8: Hazleton, PA: Case Study of Active Opposition to Latino Settlement
- Introduction: Documenting Lived Experiences
- The Hazleton Interviewees
- The Mayors: Barletta and Cusat
- Longtime Students of the History and Current Public Affairs Landscape
- Bridge-building between Hazleton's Latinos and Non-Hispanic Whites
- Longtime Residents Nino and Barbara Campagna
- Conclusions Regarding the Documenting of Lived Experiences in Hazleton
- Chapter 9: Twin Falls, ID: Case Study of Openness to Latino Settlement
- References
- Author Index
- Subject Index
- About the Authors
- Foreword Author.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-4985-7793-8
- OCLC:
- 1243907619
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