{"product_id":"strange-neighbors-the-role-of-states-in-immigration-policy","title":"Strange Neighbors","description":"\u003cp\u003eSince its founding, the U.S. has struggled with\u003cbr\u003e\nissues of federalism and states’ rights. In almost every area of law, from\u003cbr\u003e\nabortion to zoning, conflicts arise between the states and the federal\u003cbr\u003e\ngovernment over which entity is best suited to create and enforce laws. In the\u003cbr\u003e\nlast decade, immigration has been on the front lines of this debate, with\u003cbr\u003e\nstates such as Arizona taking an extremely assertive role in policing\u003cbr\u003e\nimmigrants within their borders. While Arizona and its notorious SB 1070 is the\u003cbr\u003e\nmost visible example of states claiming expanded responsibility to make and\u003cbr\u003e\nenforce immigration law, it is far from alone. An ordinance in\u003cbr\u003e\nHazelton, Pennsylvania prohibited landlords from renting to the undocumented. Several\u003cbr\u003e\nstates have introduced legislation to deny citizenship to babies who are born\u003cbr\u003e\nto parents who are in the United States without authorization. Other states\u003cbr\u003e\nhave also enacted legislation aimed at driving out unauthorized migrants.\u003cbr\u003e\nStrange Neighbors explores the complicated and complicating role\u003cbr\u003e\nof the states in immigration policy and enforcement, including voices from both\u003cbr\u003e\nsides of the debate. While many contributors point to the dangers inherent in\u003cbr\u003e\nstate regulation of immigration policy, at least two support it, while others\u003cbr\u003e\noffer empirically-based examinations of state efforts to regulate immigration\u003cbr\u003e\nwithin their borders, pointing to wide, state-by-state disparities in\u003cbr\u003e\nlocally-administered immigration policies and laws. Ultimately, the book offers\u003cbr\u003e\nan extremely timely, thorough, and spirited discussion on an issue that will\u003cbr\u003e\ncontinue to dominate state and federal legislatures for years to come.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"New York University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54021512724824,"sku":null,"price":43.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780814737804__67731429ea74c.jpg?v=1741160406","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/strange-neighbors-the-role-of-states-in-immigration-policy","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}