Suburban Crossroads : The Fight for Local Control of Immigration Policy.

By: Vicino, Thomas JMaterial type: TextTextPublisher: Lanham, MD : Lexington Books, 2012Copyright date: ©2012Description: 1 online resource (163 pages)Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780739170199Subject(s): Local government - United StatesGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: Print version:: Suburban Crossroads : The Fight for Local Control of Immigration PolicyDDC classification: 325.73 LOC classification: JV6483 -- .V53 2013ebOnline resources: Click to View
Contents:
Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: The Multiethnic Metropolis and Its Discontents -- Chapter 3: Setting the Stage -- Chapter 4: Inklings of a Public Problem -- Chapter 5: The Politics of Relief -- Chapter 6: Public Policy and Planning for the Multiethnic Metropolis -- Chapter 7: Conclusion -- Appendix A -- Appendix B -- Selected Bibliography -- About the Author.
Summary: 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.
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Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: The Multiethnic Metropolis and Its Discontents -- Chapter 3: Setting the Stage -- Chapter 4: Inklings of a Public Problem -- Chapter 5: The Politics of Relief -- Chapter 6: Public Policy and Planning for the Multiethnic Metropolis -- Chapter 7: Conclusion -- Appendix A -- Appendix B -- Selected Bibliography -- About the Author.

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.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2018. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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