Table 2.
Sum of Anti-Immigrant and Beneficial Immigrant Laws Enacted 2005–2012 (Ybarra et al. 2016), by State (Sorted High to Low).
| Punitive Immigration Laws | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| State | Number of Laws | Continued… | |
| Georgia | 41 | Maryland | 8 |
| Utah | 40 | Montana | 8 |
| Arizona | 38 | West Virginia | 8 |
| Colorado | 36 | Minnesota | 7 |
| Virginia | 36 | Pennsylvania | 7 |
| Alabama | 33 | South Dakota | 7 |
| Tennessee | 26 | Washington | 7 |
| Oklahoma | 23 | Iowa | 6 |
| Indiana | 19 | New Hampshire | 6 |
| South Carolina | 18 | New York | 6 |
| Florida | 17 | North Carolina | 6 |
| California | 16 | Kentucky | 5 |
| Missouri | 16 | Nevada | 5 |
| Kansas | 14 | North Dakota | 5 |
| Nebraska | 14 | Rhode Island | 4 |
| Texas | 14 | Connecticut | 3 |
| Arkansas | 13 | Massachusetts | 3 |
| Hawaii | 13 | New Jersey | 3 |
| Illinois | 13 | New Mexico | 3 |
| Michigan | 13 | Vermont | 3 |
| Louisiana | 12 | Wyoming | 3 |
| Maine | 12 | Alaska | 2 |
| Idaho | 10 | Delaware | 2 |
| Mississippi | 10 | Ohio | 2 |
| Oregon | 10 | Wisconsin | 1 |