What is it about?
In recent years, especially post 9/11, immigration has become an issue where we have witnessed the tension between federal and subfederal regulation of bodies and borders, especially after the passage of Arizona’s 2010 state-level immigration law, SB 1070. This article focuses exclusively on the seven states that have passed state-level immigration legislation.
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Why is it important?
My findings show that history and racial legacies in particular matter as we consider the geography of immigration laws.
Perspectives
This piece is part of a larger book project that argues for an historical framework when examining the geography of immigration laws.
Yalidy Matos
Rutgers The State University of New Jersey
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This page is a summary of: Geographies of Exclusion: The Importance of Racial Legacies in Examining State-Level Immigration Laws, American Behavioral Scientist, July 2017, SAGE Publications,
DOI: 10.1177/0002764217720480.
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