Abstract
This chapter presents the research findings on the two US-based CNs, i.e. WA and C4A, using structured narratives. Following the causal process tracing method, I reconstruct the sequence of events underlying the engagement by the two CNs in multilevel policymaking processes on migration and their eventual participation in instances of MLG. The narratives are structured around the key elements of the actor-centred and relational interpretative framework, and more specifically on the demand side (1) CN leaders and processes of internal agenda setting and (2) the main policy actions, initiatives and modes of policymaking actively promoted by each CN. As for the supply side of migration policymaking, the analysis focuses on interactions and relationships with other key stakeholders and policymakers, and in particular on interactions with federal authorities, which have a gatekeeping role on migration issues in the US. At the end of the chapter, I provide a cross-case comparative assessment of the CN-MLG nexus in the US federal political system.
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https://www.nlc.org/about/. Last accessed: 3 December 2020.
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https://www.usmayors.org/. Last accessed: 3 December 2020.
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https://www.ncsl.org/aboutus.aspx. Last accessed: 3 December 2020.
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http://www.citiesforcitizenship.com/c4c-celebrate-5-years-of-impact. Last accessed: 3 December 2020.
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‘Nashville Welcomes,’ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mt49BNoAOAs&feature=youtube, last accessed on November 25, 2019.
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See: https://www.as-coa.org/about/about-ascoa. Last access: 23 August 2019.
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See: http://www.globaldetroit.com/#horizontalTab2. Last accessed: 25 November 2019.
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See: https://www.acf.hhs.gov/orr. Last accessed: 25 November 2019.
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See: https://americorps.gov/serve/fit-finder/americorps-vista. Last Accessed: 25 November 2019.
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https://culturalvistas.org/about-us/. Last accessed: 25 November 2019.
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See: https://welcomingcities.org.au/what/. Last accessed: 25 November 2019.
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NAE is a bipartisan research and advocacy organisation: https://www.newamericaneconomy.org/about/. Last accessed: 25 November 2020.
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The executive order was partially revised in March that same year. For an analysis of the two President Trump Executive Orders, see https://www.migrationpolicy.org/sites/default/files/publications/Trump-EO-RevisedTravelBan-FINAL.pdf.
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An overview of the programme of the Convening can be found at https://welcomingconference2019.sched.com/. The notes below are based primarily on my participation at the event, which took place in Pittsburgh on 25–26 May 2019.
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For an overview of President Obama’s executive actions, see https://www.dhs.gov/archive/immigration-action. Last accessed: 14 January 2020.
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https://www.dhs.gov/dhs-removes-designated-countries-nseers-registration-may-2011, last accessed 4 December 2020.
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For an overview of the Executive Order Enhancing Public Safety in the Interior of the United States, see https://www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/sites/default/files/research/summary_of_executive_order_enhancing_public_safety_in_the_interior_of_the_united_states.pdf. Last accessed: 20 December 2020.
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For an overview of refugee admissions in the US, see https://www.migrationpolicy.org/programs/data-hub/charts/us-annual-refugee-resettlement-ceilings-and-number-refugees-admitted-united#:~:text=For%20FY%202019%2C%20the%20number,the%20lowest%20level%20on%20record. Last accessed: 20 December 2020.
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At the time I carried out interviews on C4A the DACA guide was under preparation.
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For details, see https://www.uscis.gov/news/public-charge-fact-sheet#:~:text=Introduction,become%20a%20lawful%20permanent%20resident. Last accessed: 20 December 2020.
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Caponio, T. (2022). Migration City Networks in the US Federal System. Case-Studies. In: Making Sense of the Multilevel Governance of Migration. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-82551-5_5
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