The New Immigration Federalism (Instant Digital Access Code Only)

Edition : 1st, 2015
Author(s) : Pratheepan Gulasekaram; S. Karthick Ramakrishnan

The New Immigration Federalism (Instant Digital Access Code Only)
- ISBN: 9781107111967
- SKU: 261360V
- Format: VitalSource eBook/PDF
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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. Karthick Ramakrishnan provide answers to these questions using a mix of quantitative, historical, and doctrinal legal analysis. In so doing they refute the popular 'demographic necessity' argument put forward by anti-immigrant activists and politicians. Instead, they posit that immigration federalism is rooted in a political process that connects both federal and subfederal actors: the Polarized Change Model. Their model captures not only the spread of restrictionist legislation but also its abrupt turnaround in 2012, projecting valuable insights for the future.