Drawing on the perspectives of researchers, law enforcement, and immigrant communities themselves, this volume analyzes the complicated relationship between immigrant populations and state and local law enforcement.

Justice and Safety in America's Immigrant Communities

Politics & Social Sciences

King, Martha

Social Sciences

Policy Research Inst for the region

This engaging text examines the state- and local-level impact of three key pieces of federal election administration: the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act, the Voting Rights Act, and the Help America Vote Act. Contributors include Edward Foley of Moritz College of Law at Ohio State University and Richard Pildes of New York University School of Law, as well as DeForest Soaries, the first chairman of the new Election Assistance Commission.

Making Every Vote Count: Federal Election Legislation in the States

Politics & Government

Beyond Post-9/11: The Future of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey

History

Americas

States and Stem Cells: The Policy and Economic Implications of State-funded Stem Cell Research

Science & Math

History & Philosophy

Together, leading researchers and policymakers share their views on welfare reform in this collection of essays. This reference considers the critical questions at stake in the ongoing debate over the merits of the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Act (TANF). The book's multidisciplinary approach lends itself to a discussion that remains grounded in real-world problems and dedicated to finding practicable solutions.

TANF at 10: A Retrospective on Welfare Reform

Parenting & Relationships

With a multidisciplinary perspective, this study combines world-class scholarship with real-world policy analysis to offer insight into human-trafficking initiatives. From smuggling to black-market sales, this guide presents hard to find information on the polices and anti-trafficking legislation made at the state level. From policymakers to scholars, this study acts as an avenue for combating this most horrible of crimes.

Marshaling Every Resource: State and Local Responses to Human Trafficking

Dimitrova, Dessi

Containing introductory but sweeping analysis of the impact of high value labor flows from India and China to the United States, this volume addresses current policies that influence economic growth in key sectors. Using a multidisciplinary approach that brings economists, political scientists, legal scholars, sociologists, and policymakers together for a unified discussion, this reference offers insight into a portion of the immigration population that was previously understudied.

Movement of Global Talent: The Impact of High Skill Labor Flows from India and China

Business & Money

International

<p>The Policy Research Institute for the Region was established by Princeton University and the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs to bring the resources of the University community to bear on solving the increasingly interdependent public policy challenges facing New Jersey, metropolitan New York, and southeastern Pennsylvania. With a full-time staff augmented by project coordinators and guided by faculty associates and an advisory board, the institute reflects and understanding that the issues facing our region out across not only state and municipal borders, but also across a range of traditional academic disciplines. Our mission is to bring together the University's greatest resources-its faculty and students, its research expertise, and commitment to public service-to find solutions across boundaries that improve the quality of civic life in our dynamic, multi-state region. Book jacket.</p>

Land and Power: The Impact of Eminent Domain in Urban Communities

Castano, Timothy N

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