Immigration Criminalization and the Rise of Sanctuary: The Case of Santa Ana, California
Abstract
Immigration Criminalization and the Rise of Sanctuary: The Case of Santa Ana, California -- Sanctuary cities in the U.S. today encompass a range of different policies and political
statements, from symbolic formal declarations of municipal leaders’ support for their
undocumented residents to more concrete policy ordinances such as the refusal to utilize
local resources in federal enforcement efforts. The current restrictive environment for
immigrants, set forth by the Trump administration, but also based on decades of increased
criminalization of immigrants, has caused a pushback by local movements, particularly in
regards to local policing and the movement of the border beyond its physical presence. These
local actors can, at times, take advantage of a “niche-opening”1 for public support and an
“interstitial”2 policy gap that allows them to mobilize and push for reforms at the city level.
Domains
Political science
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