Sanctuary Ordinances: The Contemporary Politics of Immigrant Assimilation in America

by Nicholas P. Lovrich, John C. Pierce, Christopher A. Simon

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1498577946
• ISBN13: 9781498577946
• Release Date: August 2022
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Length: 356 Pages
• Weight: 1.16 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"