How Many Immigrant-Friendly Communities Are in the United States? Classifying the Policy Stream.
Dramatic federal immigration policy proposals and executive actions appear to be a reaction to state and local governments that have taken leadership in responding to immigration. Some local governments have endorsed welcoming immigrants to stabilize high-poverty urban neighborhoods and to enhance r...
| Published in: | Social Work Research Vol. 45; no. 4; pp. 243 - 257 |
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Oxford University Press / USA
Dec2021
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