Surge in Immigration Laws Around US

With the failure of a US immigration bill, most analysts assumed immigration reform was dead until after the next presidential election. But states have taken the matter into their own hands, considering more than 1000 pieces of legislation on immigration, with an unprecedented number of laws passed by 41 state legislatures, along with more from some cities and towns. Varying laws – most hostile, but some friendly – protect or deny education and health benefits for immigrants’ children, take away business licenses from employers who hire immigrants, or punish smugglers. The hodgepodge of laws does not send a clear message to aspiring immigrants from across the world. – YaleGlobal