Suburban crossroads : the fight for local control of immigration policy /

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"The political debate over comprehensive immigration reform in the United States reached a pinnacle in 2006. When Congress failed to implement federal immigration reform, this spurred numerous local and state governments to confront immigration policy in their own jurisdictions. In fear of beco...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Vicino, Thomas J.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Lanham : Lexington Books, c2013.
Subjects:
Local government > United States.
Administration locale > États-Unis.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Emigration & Immigration.
Emigration and immigration > Government policy
Local government
United States > Emigration and immigration > Government policy.
États-Unis > Émigration et immigration > Politique gouvernementale.
United States
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: suburban crossroads?
  • The multiethnic metropolis and its discontents
  • Setting the stage: local histories and contemporary portraits
  • Inklings of public problems
  • The politics of relief
  • Public policy and planning for the multiethnic metropolis
  • Conclusion: the fight endures.

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