Sanctuary Cities, Communities, and Organizations

Melvin Delgado, PhD, is Professor in the School of Social Work at Boston University. Dr. Delgado has over 40 years of scholarship, research, and practice experience focused on urban population groups, with the Latino community as a specific focus. He has addressed a variety of social issues and needs, and published numerous articles and 30 books on urban community practice topics. Dr. Delgado is currently the editor of Oxford University Press's Social Justice and Youth Community Practice Series.

• Preface Section 1: Grounding Sanctuary CitiesChapter 1: OverviewChapter 2: Brief Historical Overview of Immigration in the United StatesChapter 3: Cities, Immigrants, and the UndocumentedChapter 4: Who Are the Unauthorized? Section 2: Sanctuary Cities, Communities, Organizations, and HomesChapter 5: Definition, History, Demographics, and Boundaries of Sanctuary CitiesChapter 6: Geographical Location of Sanctuary DesignationsChapter 7: Sanctuary OrganizationsChapter 8: Case Illustrations: Boston, Los Angeles, and San Francisco Section 3: Where to Now?Chapter 9: Supporting the Sanctuary City MovementChapter 10: The Evolution of a National Discourse on the Sanctuary Cities Movement ReferencesIndex

The strength of the book lies in the timely examples it employs. Delgado's ability to align sanctuary cities with global and historical movements for social justice remove the stigma portrayed by media. He provides a concise and comprehensive history of immigration and the drivers for the sanctuary movement.