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Welcoming new Americans? : local governments and immigrant incorporation
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- Creator
- Abigail Fisher Williamson
- Format
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- Language
- English
- Publication
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- Chicago, IL : The University of Chicago Press, 2018
- ©2018
- Physical Details
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- xii, 389 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- ISBNs
- 9780226572512, 022657251X, 9780226572659, 022657265X, 9780226572796
- OCLC
- on1019845719
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 331-376) and index.
- Introduction -- Part I. Local government responses to immigrants. Municipal responses across four new immigrant destinations -- Municipal responses nationwide : frequent inaction, substantial accommodation, rare restriction -- Part II. Explaining local government responses to immigrants. Federal policies, national politics, and local understanding of immigrants -- Beyond bureaucrats : elected and appointed officials' incentives for accommodation -- The civil rights legacy, external scrutiny, and reining in restrictive response -- Part III. Local government responses and consequences for immigrant incorporation. The select few : municipal accommodation and elite collaboration -- Municipal accommodation : generating welcome or backlash? -- Conclusion