The New Immigration Federalism

by Pratheepan Gulasekaram, S. Karthick Ramakrishnan, S Karthick Ramakrishnan

Book Overview

Since 2004, the United States has seen a flurry of state and local laws dealing with unauthorized immigrants. Though initially restrictionist, these laws have recently undergone a dramatic shift toward promoting integration. How are we to make sense of this new immigration federalism? What are its causes? And what are its consequences for the federal-state balance of power? In The New Immigration Federalism, Professors Pratheepan Gulasekaram and S...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1107530865
• ISBN13: 9781107530867
• Release Date: September 2015
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.1"