Problems Facing the First Generation of Local Immigration Laws
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Problems Facing the First Generation of Local Immigration Laws
Date Written: November 15, 2008
Abstract
The purpose of this Article is to shed light on the problems that many of these first generation local immigration laws are experiencing and to consider, briefly, the implications of these problems for local immigration enforcement generally.
It should be noted that this Article is not intended to be a comprehensive survey of all local immigration laws. The huge number of such laws and the rapid pace at which the laws are proposed, enacted, amended, or rescinded would make such a survey very difficult to draft. Nor does this Article make the claim that all local immigration laws have experienced implementation problems. Rather, by analyzing the experience of local governments that have experienced problems, this Article seeks a more complete understanding of local immigration implementation.
Keywords: Immigration, Regulation, Subfederal, Local, Federalism
JEL Classification: K37
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