Explaining State and Local Anti-Immigrant Policies in the United States: The Case of Arizona’s SB 1070

From 2004 to 2010, Arizona’s administrations and Congresses implemented a broad series of policies against undocumented immigrants, including the passage of more than 40 laws. This article analyzes the reasons for the existence and restrictive sense of the harshest of all these laws, Arizona sb 1070...

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Autor: TORRE CANTALAPIEDRA, Eduardo
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2016
País:México
Institución:EL COLEGIO DE LA FRONTERA NORTE
Repositorio:Migraciones Internacionales
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:revistas.colef.mx:article/612
Acceso en línea:https://migracionesinternacionales.colef.mx/index.php/migracionesinternacionales/article/view/612
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:state immigration laws
Arizona
migration policy
Arizona sb 1070
international migration
leyes inmigratorias estatales
política migratoria
Ley Arizona sb 1070
migración internacional
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Sumario:From 2004 to 2010, Arizona’s administrations and Congresses implemented a broad series of policies against undocumented immigrants, including the passage of more than 40 laws. This article analyzes the reasons for the existence and restrictive sense of the harshest of all these laws, Arizona sb 1070. The author analyzes both its approval by voters and the motivations of political leaders for passing it. He argues that this law is the result of electoral interests and promoting a state- and nationwide anti-immigrant agenda with voter support.