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Publius: The Journal of Federalism Advance Access originally published online on April 2, 2009
Publius: The Journal of Federalism 2009 39(3):408-431; doi:10.1093/publius/pjp005
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This article appears in the following Publius: The Journal of Federalism issue: The State of American Federalism 2008–2009 [View the issue table of contents]

State Immigration Policies: Innovation, Cooperation or Conflict?

Lina Newton* and Brian E. Adams{dagger}
*Hunter College CUNY, lnewton{at}hunter.cuny.edu
{dagger}San Diego State University, badams{at}mail.sdsu.edu

This article considers the recent expansion of state immigration policy, focusing on how states have chosen to enter a field where federal dominance has been the norm. Using state immigration legislation in 2006 and 2007, we find that states exercise their authority in two ways. First, federal immigration laws often delegate tasks to state and local agencies or are structured to grant options for state participation. Second, states frequently create immigration policy by legislating in areas that are not directly about, but are related to immigration, thereby allowing them to develop de facto immigration policies without overstepping their restricted authority in this sphere. Even though states’ activity may be spurred by frustration with the failure of Congress to reform immigration laws, cooperation—not conflict—is the norm.


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