Strange neighbors: the role of states in immigration policy

Introduction / Gabriel J. Chin and Carissa Byrne Hessick

Part I. The recent spate of state and local immigration

Measuring the climate for immigrants : a state-by-state analysis / Huyen Pham and Pham Hoang Van

How Arizona became ground zero in the war on immigrants / Douglas S. Massey

Part II. Historical antecedents to the modern state and local efforts to regulate immigration

"A war to keep alien labor out of Colorado" : the "Mexican menace" and the historical origins of local and state anti-immigration initiatives / Tom I. Romero II

Part III. A defense of State and Local efforts

Reinforcing the rule of law : what states can and should do to reduce illegal immigration / Kris W. Kobach

The states enter the illegal immigration fray / John C. Eastman

Part IV. A critical evaluation of the new state regulation

Broken mirror : the unconstitutional foundations of new state immigration enforcement / Gabriel J. Chin and Marc L. Miller

The role of states in the national conversation on immigration / Rick Su

Post-racial proxy battles over immigration / Mary Fan.