Full Description
Generations ago, immigrants came to the U.S. from Europe and Africa in large numbers. Today they are arriving mainly from Latin America and Asia. Most are documented but many are not. While the federal and most state governments have done little beyond controlling borders and ports of entry to address pressing immigration issues, public officials and community organizations at the local level have been advancing commonsense, pragmatic solutions to accommodate the newest members of American society.
This collection of essays provides a handbook for developing good county- and municipal-level immigrant services. The contributors cover a diverse range of trends, issues and practices, including immigration reform, language access, identification and driver's licensing, employment, education, voting, public safety and legal assistance.
Contents
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Preface
Part I—Trends and Issues
1. Second Immigration Wave Lifts Diversity to Record High (Greg Toppo and Paul Overberg)
2. Immigrant Population Growing Faster Than Natives in Metro Areas delete(Mike Maciag)
3. Asian Immigrant Numbers Surpass Latino Numbers (Rebecca Trounson)
4. Not-So-Comprehensive Immigration Reform delete(Samuel Kleiner)
5. Costs Mount for Counties as Immigration Reform Languishes (Charles Taylor)
6. For Mayors, It Is About Integration, Not Immigration (Paul Pontieri)
7. The Immigration Debate We're Not Having delete(Susan K. Urahn)
8. It's Okay That Congress Won't Act on Immigration (Cristina Rodriguez)
9. Elderly Immigrants in the United States delete(Paola Scommegna)
Part II—Practices and Experiences
• Section A: Safe Havens and Open Doors
10. A Safe Haven in New Haven delete(Michele Wucker)
11. Philadelphia's Open-Door Immigrant Policy delete(Tod Newcombe)
12. Make San Francisco a Sanctuary for Illegal Immigrants (Peter Fimrite)
13. Looking the Other Way on Immigrants delete(Anthony Faiola)
• Section B: Language Access
14. How Language Fits Into the Immigration Issue (Ryan Holeywell)
15. Wanted: Language and Cultural Competence (Elizabeth Kellar)
16. Providing Language Access Services in a Global Economy (Anuj Gupta and David Torres)
17. Tips for Testing and Certifying Multilingual Employees (Jason Reed)
• Section C: Identification Card and Driver's Licensing
18. Welcome Mat delete(Rob Gurwitt)
19. Who We Are delete(Center for Popular Democracy)
20. Driver's Licenses Will be "An Incredible Relief"(Kate Linthicum)
• Section D: Employment
21. Toil and Trouble delete(Jonathan Walters)
22. Business and Labor Unite to Try to Alter Immigration Laws (Steven Greenhouse)
23. Georgia Immigration Law: Many Agencies Fail to Comply (Jeremy Redmon)
• Section E: Business and Investment
24. Immigrant Investors: A New Source of Real Estate Capital delete(Alex Hutchinson)
25. City of Bellevue Recognized as Immigration Trend-Setter delete(International City/County Management Association)
• Section F: English Language Learners
26. Bilingual Vocational Education for Immigrants delete(Cheryl Harrison)
27. The Case for Structured English Immersion delete(Kevin Clark)
28. New Immigrant Populations Recreating Community (Thomas C. Reynolds)
29. Linking to Prior Learning delete(Yu Ren Dong)
• Section G: Education and Literacy
30. Keeping the Dream Alive delete(Julie Bell)
31. In-State Tuition and Unauthorized Immigrant Students (Ann Morse)
32. Financial Literacy Programs for Immigrants delete(Jamie Durana)
• Section H: Library Services
33. New Immigrants Center at the Austin Public Library delete(Diana Miranda-Murillo)
34. Librarian's Toolkit for Responding to Anti-Immigrant
Sentiment delete(Robin Imperial)
• Section I: Civic Engagement and Voting
35. Immigrant-Friendly Cities Want What Arizona Doesn't (Dylan Scott)
36. Serving Diverse Communities—Best Practices (Julie C.T. Hernandez, John C. Brown and Christine C. Tien)
37. Courting the Filipino American Immigrant Vote (Joaquin Jay Gonzalez III)
• Section J: Policing and Public Safety
38. Community Policing in the Delray Beach Haitian Community delete(Anthony Strianese)
39. Local Authorities in Fight with Feds About Enforcement (Kate Linthicum)
• Section K: Legal Assistance
40. New York Gives Legal Counsel to Undocumented Immigrants delete(Cindy Chang)
41. Obama Faces Growing Rebellion Against Secure Communities delete(Elise Foley)
• Section L: Seniors and Healthcare
42. Emerging Challenge for the U.S. Healthcare System (Emmanuel Gorospe)
43. Illegal Immigrants Most Helped by Emergency Medicaid (Phil Galewitz)
Part III—The Future
44. The Rise of the New Baltimoreans delete(Nancy Scola)
45. Immigrants Countering Population Losses in Many Metro Areas delete(Mike Maciag)
46. Extend Health Insurance to Unauthorized Immigrants? delete(J.B. Wogan)
47. Selected State Reports on the Impact of Immigrants (Jiashan Cui)
Appendices
I. United States Conference of Mayors' March 12, 2014, Letter to Congress
II. National League of Cities' Resolution in Support of Comprehensive Immigration Reform
III. National Association of Counties' Call to Action: Support Comprehensive Immigration Reform
IV. Arlington County Board Resolution Welcoming Arlington's
Newcomers
V. President Barack Obama's 2014 Executive Action on Immigration Speech
VI. San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee's Executive Directive on Immigration
VII. List of Sanctuary Cities
VIII. Guidelines for Developing a Language Access Plan
IX. Federal Benefits Available to Unauthorized Immigrants
X. National Immigration Resource Directory
About the Editors and Contributors
Index
