Policing immigrants : local law enforcement on the front lines - Provine, Doris Marie; Varsanyi, Monica, 1971-; Lewis, Paul George, 1966-; Decker, Scott H. (Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, 2016)
Introducing the conflicted politics of localized immigration control -- The evolution of devolution -- The problematic patchwork of immigration federalism -- Going their own way: community context and its influences on the patchwork -- Discretion on the front lines: immigrant policing in action -- Negotiated understandings between law enforcement and local communities -- Conclusions and recommendations: finding the way forward -- Appendix : Multivariate analyses of policing practices and local government policies.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Keywords: Immigration enforcement -- United States; United States -- Emigration and immigration -- Government policy; Central-local government relations -- United States; Emigration and immigration law -- United States