Strange Neighbors: The Role of States in Immigration Policy (Citizenship and Migration in the Americas, 6)

Since Its Founding, The U.s. Has Struggled With Issues Of Federalism And Statesoco Rights. In Almost Every Area Of Law, From Abortion To Zoning, Conflicts Arise Between The States And The Federal Government Over Which Entity Is Best Suited To Create And Enforce Laws. In The Last Decade, Immigration Has Been On The Front Lines Of This Debate, With States Such As Arizona Taking An Extremely Assertive Role In Policing Immigrants Within Their Borders. While Arizona And Its Notorious Sb 1070 Is The Most Visible Example Of States Claiming Expanded Responsibility To Make And Enforce Immigration Law, It Is Far From Alone. An Ordinance In Hazelton, Pennsylvania Prohibited Landlords From Renting To The Undocumented. Several States Have Introduced Legislation To Deny Citizenship To Babies Who Are Born To Parents Who Are In The United States Without Authorization. Other States Have Also Enacted Legislation Aimed At Driving Out Unauthorized Migrants. Strange Neighbors Aexplores The Complicated And Complicating Role Of The States In Immigration Policy And Enforcement, Including Voices From Both Sides Of The Debate. While Many Contributors Point To The Dangers Inherent In State Regulation Of Immigration Policy, At Least Two Support It, While Others Offer Empirically-based Examinations Of State Efforts To Regulate Immigration Within Their Borders, Pointing To Wide, State-by-state Disparities In Locally-administered Immigration Policies And Laws. Ultimately, The Book Offers An Extremely Timely, Thorough, And Spirited Discussion On An Issue That Will Continue To Dominate State And Federal Legislatures For Years To Come. Freedom of Navigation and Globalization offers a timely analysis of current issues in the Law of the Sea in six Parts. Part I examines co-operative measures taken within the Southeast Asia region to combat piracy and armed robbery against ships, and the historical activities of the Republic of Korea navy in countering piracy. Part II focuses on transnational threats including counter proliferation activities, freedom of navigation, Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) fishing, and the regulation of private maritime security companies. Part III consists of two essays on development in the Arctic Ocean. The first updates the activities of the Arctic Council, the second looks at cooperative measures taken by China, Japan, and Korea with respect to science in the Arctic. In Part IV the topic of energy security and sealanes is taken up. Institutional building within ASEAN is examined for maritime security in Southeast Asia. Freedom of navigation is compared with the straight baselines of China in the South China Sea. In the next essay, cooperative efforts to enhance navigational safety and environmental protection in the Straits of Malacca and Singapore are explored. Part V considers balancing marine environmental protection and freedom of navigation. The European Union's Marine Strategy Framework Directive is reviewed. The dispute settlement regime in UNCLOS and the 2001 International Law Commission Articles on the Responsibility of States for Internationally Wrongful Acts are analyzed for flag State responsibility for pollution violations. The current mechanisms in the South China Sea marine environment are also evaluated. Part VI discusses marine data collection in the context of its applicability to Part XIII of UNCLOS. Attention is given to the various categories and their legal consequences. The last paper in the volume outlines global challenges such as global warming, rising sea level and changes in the ice over in the Polar Regions "Since its founding, the United States has struggled with issues of federalism and states' rights. In the last decade, immigration has been on the front lines of this debate. While Arizona and its notorious SB 1070 is the most visible example of states' claiming expanded responsibility to make and enforce immigration law, it is far from alone. An ordinance in Hazelton, Pennsylvania, prohibited landlords from renting to undocumented immigrants. Several states have introduced legislation to deny citizenship to babies who are born to parents who are in the United States without authorization. Other states have also enacted various laws aimed at driving out unauthorized migrants. Strange Neighbors explores the complicated and complicating role of the states in immigration policy and enforcement, including voices from both sides of the debate. While many contributors point to the dangers inherent in state regulation of immigration policy, at least two support it, while others offer empirically based examinations of state efforts to regulate immigration within their borders. Ultimately, the book offers an extremely timely, thorough, and spirited discussion on an issue that will continue to dominate state and federal legislatures for years to come"--Unedited summary from book cover