Suburban Crossroads - The Fight for Local Control of Immigration Policy

Informationen zum Autor Thomas J. Vicino is assistant professor of political science and a member of the core faculty in the School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs at Northeastern University. Klappentext In fear of becoming havens for illegal immigrants, numerous local communities adopted and implemented their own immigration laws during the 2000s. Suburban Crossroads chronicles the debates and policy responses that emerged over laws like the Illegal Immigration Relief Act, and then evaluates the future prospects for suburban growth and decline. Zusammenfassung In fear of becoming havens for illegal immigrants! numerous local communities adopted and implemented their own immigration laws during the 2000s. Suburban Crossroads chronicles the debates and policy responses that emerged over laws like the Illegal Immigration Relief Act! and then evaluates the future prospects for suburban growth and decline. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1: Introduction: Suburban Crossroads? Chapter 2: The Multiethnic Metropolis and Its DiscontentsChapter 3: Setting the Stage: Local Histories and Contemporary PortraitsChapter 4: Inklings of Public ProblemsChapter 5: The Politics of ReliefChapter 6: Public Policy and Planning for the Multiethnic MetropolisChapter 7: Conclusion: The Fight Endures

Product details

• Authors: Vicino, Thomas J Vicino, Thomas J. Vicino, Vicino Thomas J.
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 16.12.2012
• EAN: 9780739170182
• ISBN: 978-0-7391-7018-2
• No. of pages: 208
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; USA, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Emigration & Immigration, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / State, Migration, immigration & emigration, United States of America, USA, Migration, immigration and emigration, Regional, state and other local government, Regional government, Relating to migrant groups / diaspora communities or peoples