Sanctuary Cities, Communities, and Organizations: A Nation at a Crossroads [Hardcover]

This is the first academic book to address the subject of sanctuary cities in the United States. The topic is of immense saliency in the socio-political discourse in the United States, with events breaking practically every week concerning the fate of those who are undocumented in this country (including people with DACA statuses). The text provides a comprehensive and up-to-date view of the national issue that promises to continue to stay in the public glare during 2018 and beyond.The term sanctuary city gained a new level of national recognition during the 2016 United States presidential election, and immigration policies and debates have remained a top issue since the election of Donald Trump. The battle over immigration and deportation will be waged on many fronts in the coming years, but sanctuary cities - municipalities that resist the national government's efforts to enforce immigration laws - are likely to be on the front lines for the immediate future, and social workers and others in the helping professions have vital roles to play. In this book, Melvin Delgado offers a compelling case for the centrality of sanctuary cities' cause to the very mission and professional identity of social workers and others in the human services and mental health professions. The text also presents a historical perspective on the rise of the sanctuary movements of the 1970s and 2000s, thereby giving context to the current environment and immigration debate.Sanctuary Cities, Communities, and Organizationsserves as a helpful resource for human service practitioners, academics, and the general public alike.PrefaceSection 1: Grounding Sanctuary CitiesChapter 1: OverviewChapter 2: Brief Historical Overview of Immigration in the United StatesChapter 3: Cities, Immigrants, and the UndocumentedChapter 4: Who Are the Unauthorized?Section 2: Sanctuary Cities, Communities, Organizations, and HomesChapter 5: Definition, History, Demographics, lcò