ABSTRACT
This chapter considers the local turn in immigration in the United States by considering the increase in the number of U.S. cities that have created immigrant affairs offices and other municipal entities dedicated to promoting immigrant diversity and integration. It makes the case that in order to explain the emergence, location, variation, and activities of these offices and entities, we need to consider the role of local demographic, economic, civic, and political factors, as well as cities’ vertical relations with different levels of government and horizontal relations with a range of nongovernmental actors.
