In the absence of national immigration reform, city and local governments around the country are taking immigration matters into their own hands. Some mayors and elected officials have adopted policies to better integrate immigrants into their community, while others have taken a different approach. What are the effects of these local responses, such as the "no-questions-asked" policy on immigration status in Hightstown, N.J., the law prohibiting landlords from renting to undocumented immigrants in Hazelton, P.A. or the widely debated identification card program in New Haven, C.T.? A panel of experts tackled these questions, and others, at a forum sponsored by 32BJ on June 20, 2007. In addition to the immigration experts, Hightstown Mayor Robert Patten and Deputy Commissioner Azadeh Khalili, of the New York City Mayor's Office of Immigrant Affairs, spoke. Nathan Thornburgh, Senior Editor at TIME Magazine, delivered introductory remarks.
Illegal Immigrants Targeted By States; Impasse on Hill Spurs New Laws
WASHINGTON POST, By Darryl Fears, June 25, 2007
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Suffolk's Leader Wins a Following On Immigration
NEW YORK TIMES, By Paul Vitello, June 13, 2007
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What America Owes its 'Illegals'
THE NATION, by Barbara Ehrenreich, posted online on June 12, 2007
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Immigration: The Case for Amnesty
TIME Magazine, By Nathan Thornburgh, June 7, 2007
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Divided Morristown at center of bitter national fight
THE RECORD, By Elizabeth Llorente, May 16, 2007
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Cooler Heads in Hightstown
NEW YORK TIMES, Editorial, May 13, 2007
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A Safe Haven in New Haven
NEW YORK TIMES, Opinion-Editorial By Michele Wucker, April 15, 2007
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