The case to be analyzed in this assignment is Why Illegal Immigration is an Intergovernmental Mess and Will Remain So.
After reading the case please answer the following questions:
1.Why have state and local governments become more active in regulating illegal immigrants during recent years?
2.How does the design of American federalism lead to the types of intergovernmental conflicts found in the area of immigration?
3.In your opinion how can these conflicts be solved?
4.Find a policy of the current administration designed to deal with illegal immigration. Was it effective? Did it create intergovernmental conflict? How so? You can research the news or governmental websites to answer this question.
The original answer to the case study questions should be around 500 words total. Please be coherent and avoid repetition. I’ve provided a comment to reply to and it should be around 200 words. The comment should discuss the answers, not the authors. They should add something to the discussion and/ or provide constructive criticism. the reply to the comment should have an argument to back up the agreement.
I have upload the case study and along with the comment to reply to.
This case study and chapters are from
Shafritz, J.M., Borick, C., Russell, E.W., & Hyde, A.C. (2016). Introducing public
administration (9th ed.). New York: Routledge.
