Immigration Enforcement: Elements and Legal Issues
Stephanie A. Westbrook (Editor)
Karen C. London (Editor)
Series: Immigration in the 21st Century: Political, Social and Economic Issues, American Political, Economic, and Security Issues
BISAC: LAW032000
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This book addresses the new elements and legal issues pertaining to immigration enforcement in the United States. Topics include the scope of prosecutorial discretion in immigration enforcement; a look at whether administrative amnesty harms our efforts to gain and maintain operational control of the borders; defining and quantifying the criminal alien population and enforcement statistics; the various authorities governing immigration detainers and key legal issues; authority of the state and local police to enforce federal immigration law; the Supreme Court’s ruling in Arizona v. United States and the implications for immigration enforcement activity by states and localities; immigration-related worksite enforcement performance measures; and border security and immigration enforcement between ports of entry. (Imprint: Nova)
Preface
Prosecutorial Discretion in Immigration Enforcement: Legal Issues
(Kate M. Manuel, Todd Garvey, CRS)
Testimony of Ruth Ellen Wasem, Specialist in Immigration Policy, Congressional Research Service. Hearing on "Does Administrative Amnesty Harm Our Efforts to Gain and Maintain Operational Control of the Border?"
Interior Immigration Enforcement: Programs Targeting Criminal Aliens
(Marc R. Rosenblum, William A. Kandel, CRS)
Immigration Detainers: Legal Issues
(Kate M. Manuel, CRS)
Authority of State and Local Police to Enforce Federal Immigration Law
(Michael John Garcia, Kate M. Manuel, CRS)
Arizona v. United States: A Limited Role for States in Immigration Enforcement
(Kate M. Manuel, Michael John Garcia, CRS)
Immigration-Related Worksite Enforcement: Performance Measures
(Andorra Bruno, CRS)
Border Security: Immigration Enforcement Between Ports of Entry
(Marc R. Rosenblum, CRS)
Index
