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Introduction

Part 1: Local government responses to immigrants. Municipal responses across four new immigrant destinations

Municipal responses nationwide: frequent inaction, substantial accommodation, rare restriction

Part 2: Explaining local government responses to immigrants. Federal policies, national politics, and local understanding of immigrants

Beyond bureaucrats: elected and appointed officials' incentives for accommodation

The civil rights legacy, external scrutiny, and reining in restrictive response

Part 3: Local government responses and consequences for immigrant incorporation. The select few: municipal accommodation and elite collaboration

Municipal accommodation: generating welcome or backlash?

Conclusion.

Immigrants > Government policy > United States.

Urban policy > United States.

Municipal government > United States.

Emigration and immigration > Government policy.

Immigrants > Government policy.

United States > Emigration and immigration > Government policy.