POL S 160 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Gateway Cities, White Flight, Study Guide
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Factors explaining subnational immigration policy activism targeting immigrants (de. Certain areas have an influx of way more people than others (west + east coast, southwestern us, etc. ) Not having wasp values or values that america has been founded on. Perceived overcrowding due to latino and undocumented immigration. Lots of immigrants reside in rural areas as well, as a result of their agricultural work. How do local governments respond to new immigrants. Historically, immigrants tend to congregate in major gateway cities that are politically liberal. Metropolitan areas like los angeles, new york city, miami, houston, seattle, Today, immigrant population grows more rapidly in suburbs and rural areas where conservative whites have settled or recently moved into tural attle, re. Today, immigrant population grows more rapidly in suburbs and rural areas where conservative whites have settled or recently moved into. Local responses to new immigration from latin america, asia, and africa aren"t always friendly.
