Sanctuary Ordinances

The Contemporary Politics of Immigrant Assimilation in America

AvNicholas P. Lovrich,John C. Pierce

Häftad, Engelska, 2022

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The book examines contemporary immigration policy and immigrant assimilation with a focus on the adoption of sanctuary ordinances in US local governments in connection with Latino in-migration. It also investigates the adoption of anti-immigrant settlement local ordinances in many local governments with particular focus on local law enforcement positions taken on enforcement of federal immigration laws. The book investigates a wide range of county-level characteristics of 3,000+ U.S. counties (e.g., socio-economic and demographic traits, political culture, social capital, religious denominations present, etc.) to identify correlates of pro- and anti-immigrant settlement. The book also features the analysis of a national survey and three targeted surveys in pro-immigration (San Francisco), divided (Maricopa), and anti-immigration (Tulsa) counties to explore the individual-level factors associated with sentiments on immigration policy. Finally, the book presents findings from two case studies where active encouragement of Latino settlement (Twin Falls, ID) and active opposition (Hazleton, PA) characterize local reaction to Latino in-migration. The mixed methods study leads the authors to conclude that a funnel of causality concept, path dependency, pro-social attitudes, and the concepts of moral panic and moral dialogue collectively lead to great insight into the question of why some communities are open and accepting while others are exclusionary.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2022-08-18
Mått:156 x 230 x 26 mm
Vikt:526 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:356
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Medarbetare:MariaL. Chávez
ISBN:9781498577946

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Nicholas P. Lovrich is regents professor emeritus and is a Claudius O. and Mary W. Johnson Distinguished Professor in Political Science at Washington State University.John C. Pierce is faculty research associate in the school of public affairs and administration at the University of Kansas.Christopher Simon is professor of political science at the University of Utah.

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Sanctuary Ordinances fills a critical void in our knowledge of the treatment of immigrants in the U.S. This book assesses the response to in-migration in over 3,000 U.S. counties and focuses on county level data, an important unit of analysis for understanding government, law enforcement and citizen responses to immigrants. The use of mixed methods is one of the many strengths of this work, and the book focuses both on historical and contemporary pressures on the decisions to be a “welcoming” or “exclusionary” jurisdiction. This is a must-read for those who study criminal justice, as much of the responsibility for responding to the challenges of immigration is left to fall on the criminal justice system.

Innehållsförteckning

Chapter 1: The Recurring Debate: America for Americans, or a Nation of Immigrants Chapter 2: The Sanctuary Landscape Chapter 3: The Anti-Sanctuary Response Chapter 4: Citizen Attitude Formation on Immigration and Immigrants: Review of Research Literature on Morality, Religion and Socio-Demographic Factors Chapter 5: Citizen Attitudes about Immigrants, Immigration Policy and Sanctuary Actions Chapter 6: Public Opinion in Sanctuary and Anti-Sanctuary Settings Chapter 7: Case Studies of Hazleton PA and Twin Falls ID: The Logic of Selection Chapter 8: Hazleton, PA: Case Study of Active Opposition to Latino Settlement Chapter 9: Twin Falls, ID: Case Study of Openness to Latino Settlement Chapter 10: Conclusions Drawn from Multiple Streams of Evidence