Immigration
Sep. 24, 2010
Lessons About Immigration Federalism
Sure, Arizona's controversial anti-immigration law has stolen headlines in recent months, but hundreds of governments have enacted similar laws for years, by Jennifer M. Chacón of UCI School of Law.
The discussion over the role of states and localities in regulating migration and enforcing immigration law has heated up in recent months. Arizona's controversial SB 1070 has been the focal point for much of this discussion. But Arizona is certainly not alone in passing sub-federal laws focused on immigration enforcement. Hundreds of states and localities have enacted immigration-related laws and ordinances in recent years, and ...
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