The Politics of Immigration Across the United States: Every State a Border State?

ISBN-13: 9780367608170 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 196 str.

Gary M. Reich

Opis

In this book Gary M. Reich helps explain why some states have enacted punitive policies toward their immigrant populations, while others have stepped up efforts to consider all immigrants as de facto citizens. He argues that state policies reflect differing immigrant communities across states.

Spis treści

1. The New Immigration Federalism: The Great Divergence  2. Party, Polarization, and Place: The Sources of State Immigrant Policies  3. States in the Changing Landscape of American Immigration  4. Policy Divergence in Immigrant-Rich States: California and Texas  5. Grassroots Restriction in New Gateway States: Arizona and North Carolina  6. "Dreamers" versus "Illegals:" Voting Behavior in State Legislatures  7. The Disequilibrium of Immigration Federalism

O autorze

Gary M. Reich is Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Kansas where he teaches courses in public policy and comparative politics. His research on immigration policy has been published in peer-reviewed journals such as the Policy Studies Journal, State Politics and Policy Quarterly, Research and Politics, and Publius: The Journal of Federalism. He also published widely in comparative politics, with work appearing in Comparative Political Studies, Political Research Quarterly, Electoral Studies, and Latin American Politics and Society.