Enacted legislation related to immigration increased in the first half of 2017 by 90 percent to 133 laws compared with 70 laws in 2016, according to a new report from the National Conference of State Legislatures. The number of resolutions increased by 22 percent to 195 from 159. Lawmakers in 47 states enacted 133 laws and 195 resolutions related to immigration, for a total of 328, the NCSL Immigration Policy Project reported. The report covers state legislative activity from January through June 2017.
New report catalogues state legislative activities on immigration
The Immigration and Refugee News Digest 