We examine attempts by public officials and advocates in the Phoenix, Arizona, metropolitan area to help integrate and empower Latino immigrants – socially, economically, and politically – in the face of an anti-immigrant political climate. We find that despite the emergence of a growing...

Policy makers may view the local sales tax as an attractive alternative to the property tax. However, if sales tax revenues are awarded to the jurisdiction where the sale occurs, local budgets are tied to the fortunes of the retail sector. In California, use of the property tax has been greatly...