Read the case study, “Why Illegal Immigration Is an Intergovernmental Mess and Will Remain So” (Shafritz, Russell, & Borick, 2012, pp. 159-161), and answer the following two questions posed at the end of the case study.

1. Why have state and local governments become more active in regulating illegal immigrants during recent years?
2. How does the design of American federalism lead to the types of intergovernmental conflicts found in the area of immigration?

Write a 2- to 3-page (not including the title and reference pages that are required) minimum response in essay form with in text citations.