The New Immigration Federalism (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781107111967)

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.

Author: Pratheepan Gulasekaram,S. Karthick Ramakrishnan
ISBN-10: 110711196X
ISBN-13: 9781107111967
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 09/15/2015
Pages: 300
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.22lbs
Size: 9.37h x 6.05w x 0.90d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 03/01/2016