Sanctuary Ordinances

Nicholas P. Lovrich; John C. Pierce; Christopher A. Simon

doi:10.5771/9781498577939

Summary

The book examines contemporary immigration policy and immigrant assimilation with a focus on the adoption of sanctuary ordinances in US local governments in connection with Latino in-migration. It also investigates the adoption of anti-immigrant settlement local ordinances in many local governments with particular focus on local law enforcement positions taken on enforcement of federal immigration laws. The book investigates a wide range of county-level characteristics of 3,000+ U.S. counties (e.g., socio-economic and demographic traits, political culture, social capital, religious denominations present, etc.) to identify correlates of pro- and anti-immigrant settlement. The book also features the analysis of a national survey and three targeted surveys in pro-immigration (San Francisco), divided (Maricopa), and anti-immigration (Tulsa) counties to explore the individual-level factors associated with sentiments on immigration policy. Finally, the book presents findings from two case studies where active encouragement of Latino settlement (Twin Falls, ID) and active opposition (Hazleton, PA) characterize local reaction to Latino in-migration. The mixed methods study leads the authors to conclude that a funnel of causality concept, path dependency, pro-social attitudes, and the concepts of moral panic and moral dialogue collectively lead to great insight into the question of why some communities are open and accepting while others are exclusionary.

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Copyright year: 2021
ISBN-Print: 978-1-4985-7792-2
ISBN-Online: 978-1-4985-7793-9
Publisher: Lexington, Lanham
Language: English
Pages: 340
Product type: Book Titles

1. Contents No access
2. 1. Figure No access
  2. Tables No access
3. 1. Note No access
4. Acknowledgments No access
1. Introduction No access
2. The Outline for the Book No access
3. Chapter 2: The Sanctuary Landscape No access
4. Chapter 3: The Anti-Sanctuary Response No access
5. Chapter 4: Citizen Attitude Formation on Immigration and Immigrants: Review of Research Literature on Morality, Religion, and Sociodemographic Factors No access
6. Chapter 5: Citizen Attitudes about Immigrants, Immigration Policy, and Sanctuary Actions No access
7. Chapter 6: Public Opinion in Sanctuary and Anti-Sanctuary Settings No access
8. Chapter 7: Case Studies of Hazleton, PA, and Twin Falls, ID: The Logic of Selection No access
9. Chapter 8: Hazleton, PA, Case Study of Active Opposition to Latino Settlement No access
10. Chapter 9: Twin Falls, ID, Case Study of Openness to Latino Settlement No access
11. Chapter 10: Conclusions Drawn from Multiple Streams of Evidence No access
1. Introduction No access
2. Discussion and Conclusion No access
1. Introduction No access
2. Community Capital: Social, Religious, and Creative No access
3. Community Context No access
4. Political Context No access
5. Multi-Model Analysis No access
6. Anti-sanctuary Ballot Measures No access
7. Conclusion No access
1. Introduction: Moral Policy Issues and Attitude Formation No access
2. Religion and Immigration No access
3. Diversity, Immigration, and Public Policy No access
4. Concluding Remarks No access
1. Religion and Views of Immigrants No access
2. Attitudes about Immigration No access
3. General Openness, Social Trust, and Pro-social Behavior No access
4. Fear of Crime and Sanctuary Ordinance Support No access
5. Exploring Explanations for Sanctuary Law Support No access
6. Modeling National Public Opinion on Sanctuary Ordinances: A Summary No access
7. Conclusion No access
1. Citizen Attitudes and Beliefs about Immigrants and Sanctuary Policies No access
2. Party Identification and Sanctuary Ordinances No access
3. Welcoming Behavior No access
4. Authoritarianism No access
5. Crime, Fear, and Sanctuary Support No access
6. Social Trust No access
7. Putting It All Together: Multivariate Modeling No access
8. Conclusion No access
1. The Selection of Cases: The Choice of Hazleton, PA No access
2. The Selection of Cases: The Choice of Twin Falls, ID No access
3. Conclusion: The Tale of Two Cities No access
4. Conclusion: Selection on Most Dissimilar Outcomes No access
1. Introduction: Documenting Lived Experiences No access
2. The Hazleton Interviewees No access
3. The Mayors: Barletta and Cusat No access
4. Longtime Students of the History and Current Public Affairs Landscape No access
5. Bridge-building between Hazleton’s Latinos and Non-Hispanic Whites No access
6. Longtime Residents Nino and Barbara Campagna No access
7. Conclusions Regarding the Documenting of Lived Experiences in Hazleton No access
1. Introduction: Documenting Lived Experiences No access
1. Introduction No access
References No access Pages 297 - 322
Author Index No access Pages 323 - 330
Subject Index No access Pages 331 - 338
1. Foreword Author No access