A compact but complete handbook of zoning covering the story of the spread of this movement, the reasons for zoning, the experiences of various zoned cities, the correct principles and best practice, the legal pitfalls and a selected list of reference.
EDWARD M. BASSETT was chairman of the Zoning Committee of New York.
Social science research has shown that immigrants, including those without legal status, commit violent crimes and property crimes at significantly lower rates than native-born Americans. Yet, over the last thirty years, significant federal resources have been devoted to systematically targeting “criminal aliens.” Today, the conflation of administrative immigration status with criminality has reached new levels, with heightened and more indiscriminate enforcement that disregards suspected criminal involvement.
Nursing homes have long faced staffing shortages, which are exacerbated by low pay and poor working conditions. Increasing immigration and employing immigrant workers could be a remedy for these challenges. Economists Delia Furtado and Karen Shen, economist and legal scholar Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes, and public policy scholars Krista Ruffini and Yulya Truskinovsky will investigate the impact of greater local availability of immigrant workers on nursing home staffing practices and job quality.
Parole candidates with similar characteristics can receive different outcomes. Prior research has shown a high degree of arbitrariness in California parole-release decisions. Sociologist AJ Alvero, legal scholar and economist Ryan Sakoda, legal scholar Kristen Bell, and data scientist Jake Searcy will use machine learning tools to better understand the decision-making process during parole proceedings in California. They will analyze transcripts from California parole-release hearings from 2007 through the present for their study.
