Lack of U.S. immigration reform forcing states to act, study says

“Rapid growth of immigrant populations has forced state and local governments to separately tackle accompanying problems while federal lawmakers struggle to overhaul U.S. immigration laws and policies, according to a study of North Carolina and four other states released Tuesday.

Experts and lawmakers say the federal government must decide what to do about the more than 11 million illegal immigrants in the U.S. before state and local governments can act _ favorably or unfavorably _ toward immigrants.

The study, commissioned by The Century Foundation, analyzed immigration politics in North Carolina, Georgia, Iowa, Nebraska and Minnesota, which have all seen significant increases in immigrant populations during the past decade.”

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