Sanctuary Cities, Communities, and Organizations

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 Organizations serves as a helpful resource for human service practitioners, academics, and the general public alike.

The term "e;sanctuary city"e; 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 Organizations serves 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, and Boundaries of Sanctuary CitiesChapter 6: Geographical Location of Sanctuary DesignationsChapter 7: Sanctuary OrganizationsChapter 8: Case Illustrations: Boston, Los Angeles, and San FranciscoSection 3: Where to Now?Chapter 9: Supporting the Sanctuary City MovementChapter 10: The Evolution of a National Discourse on the Sanctuary Cities MovementReferencesIndex