Theories of Local Immigration Policy

1. Introduction: local governments and immigration
2. The localist approach to local immigration policy 2.1. Local community identity and ethnic composition 2.2. Competition for local resources 2.3. Local electoral politics and partisanship 2.4. Local bureaucratic incorporation of immigrants 2.5. Local mobilization of immigrant-supporting organizations 2.6. Local effects of local immigration policy
3. Relational arguments in studies of local immigration policy 3.1. Vertical modes of interaction 3.2. Horizontal modes of interaction
4. The relational approach to local immigration policy
4.1 Clarifying the ontology 4.2. Developing the theory 4.3. Diversifying the methods
5. Conclusion: the prominence of local immigration policy