Date of Award
2011
Document Type
Dissertation/Thesis
Submission Date
October 2026
Thesis/Dissertation Advisor [Chair]
Strain, Christopher
Abstract
Today’s local and state governments face a diverse array of challenges when meeting the needs of their communities. Issues surrounding immigration reform and control in these communities have become politically sensitive as states attempt to pass their own reform bills. As states such as Arizona and Utah pass their own forms of immigration legislation the federal government and others believe that immigration legislation is solely a federal power. However, given that the federal government has failed to uphold and enforce its own immigration legislation the states should be allowed to create their own solutions to solve their specific problems. States and local communities retain a significant portion of the costs immigrants cause and should endeavor to create legislation to solve those problems in a constitutionally acceptable manner.
Recommended Citation
Bruton, Robert, "Crossing the border: state forays into immigration reform" (2011). Harriet L Wilkes Honors College Theses 2010 - 2019. 43.
https://digitalcommons.fau.edu/etd_honors_2/43
Extent
43 p.
Identifier
FA00003564
Comments
Includes bibliography.