With a Little Help from Our Feds: Understanding State Immigration Enforcement Policy Adoption in American Federalism

Policy Studies Journal

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 674-697

  Creek, Heather M ^a   Yoder, Stephen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

American states; Federalism; Immigration; Intergovernmental relations; Policy adoption

Indexed keywords

FEDERAL SYSTEM; GOVERNMENT; IMMIGRATION POLICY; INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS; LAW ENFORCEMENT;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84870406282     PISSN: 0190292X     EISSN: 15410072     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1541-0072.2012.00469.x     Document Type: Article

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