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Sanctuary cities : the politics of refuge

Loren Collingwood (Author), Benjamin Gonzalez O'Brien (Author)
Sanctuary cities, or localities where officials are prohibited from inquiring into immigration status, have become a part of the broader debate on undocumented immigration in the United States. Despite the increasing amount of coverage sanctuary policies receive, the American public knows little about these policies. In this book, Loren Collingwood and Benjamin Gonzalez O'Brien delve into the history, media coverage, effects, and public opinion on these sanctuary policies in the hope of helping readers reach an informed decision regarding them
Print Book, English, 2019
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Oxford University Press, Oxford, United Kingdom, 2019
xvi, 204 pages : illustrations, maps, charts ; 25 cm
9780190937027, 0190937025
1101771205
The sanctuary city in historical perspective
Media coverage of sanctuary cities, 1980-2017
Understanding public opinion on sanctuary cities
Legislative expression: sanctuary policymaking in the U.S. states
Sanctuary cities, crime, and incorporation
Sanctuary cities: the way forward