Responding to State Immigration Legislation: A Resource Page

As states across the country continue to consider harmful immigration enforcement legislation, it’s critical that lawmakers consider the facts. The following resources provide key answers to basic questions about state immigration-related laws—from the substance of the legislation and myths surrounding the debate to the legal and fiscal implications.

Mississippi's Anti-Immigration Laws

• Bad for Business: How Mississippi’s Proposed Anti-Immigration Laws Will Stifle the State Economy (IPC Fact Check, February 2012)

Missouri's SB 590

• Missouri State Legislature Pursing Budget Busting Solutions to Immigration (IPC Statement, January 2012)

Alabama's HB 56:

• Bad for Business: How Alabama’s Anti-Immigrant Law Stifles State Economy (IPC Fact Check, November 2011) 

• Turning Off the Water: How the Contracting and Transaction Provisions in Alabama's Immigration Law Make Life Harder For Everyone (IPC Special Report, November 2011)

• Read Blog Posts about the most recent developments in Alabama

Arizona's SB 1070:

• The Legal Challenges and Economic Realities of Arizona's SB 1070: A Resource Page
• Enforcing Arizona’s SB 1070: A State of Confusion
• Telebriefing: Is Arizona-like "Papers Please" Legislation Coming to Your State? Listen to policy experts discuss what immigration legislation is currently moving in the states, their impact on local economies, and current and potential legal challenges to these laws:

• A Rising Tide or a Shrinking Pie: The Economic Impact of Legalization Versus Deportation in Arizona

State Copycat Legislations:

• Q&A Guide to State Immigration Laws:  What You Need to Know If Your State is Considering Anti-Immigrant Legislation (updated February 2012)
• Checklist for Estimating the Cost of SB 1070-Style Legislation (updated November 2011)
• Revitalizing the Golden State: What Legalization Over Deportation Could Mean to California and Los Angeles County (April 2011)
• What Unauthorized Immigrants Pay in Taxes: A State Breakdown
• Cost to States if All Unauthorized Immigrants Were Removed

Other State Enforcement Legislation:

Birthright Citizenship:

• Basic Fact Sheet on Birthright Citizenship
• Blog Posts on Birthright Citizenship

E-Verify and Employment Verification:

• Basic Fact Sheet on E-Verify
• Fact Sheets and Analysis on Everify/Employment Eligibility Verification from the National Immigration Law Center (NILC)
• E-Verify: A Resource Page

General Resources:

• What's Moving In My State? State Legislation Update
• Giving Facts a Fighting Chance: Answers to the Toughest Immigration Questions
• Not in our State: What Community-Based Organizations Can Do To Combat SB1070 Copycat Legislation (NCLR Toolkit)
• Statistical Hot Air: FAIR’s USA Report Lacks Credibility
• A State by State Look at the Economic and Political Impact of Immigration

Click on any state to see the political and economic power of immigrants, Latinos, and Asians

Published On: Thu, Feb 02, 2012 | Download File