Does immigration enforcement affect where less‐educated US natives and Hispanic immigrants live?

B-Tier
Journal: Review of International Economics
Year: 2022
Volume: 30
Issue: 5
Pages: 1432-1451

Score contribution per author:

1.005 = (α=2.01 / 2 authors) × 1.0x B-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

Previous research shows that unauthorized Hispanic immigrants are less likely to live in areas that implement tough immigration enforcement policies. Less is known about whether such policies affect where US citizens live. We examine whether implementation of employment‐ and police‐based enforcement measures affected less‐educated US citizens' and unauthorized Hispanic immigrants' interstate mobility during 2006–2018. The results indicate that Hispanic US citizens are repelled from states with police‐based enforcement, with the impact on inflows versus outflows depending on whether they are married to an unauthorized immigrant. White and Black US natives' mobility tends to respond less to enforcement measures. The data that support the findings of this study are openly available in OpenICPSR at https://doi.org/10.3886/E158681V1. These data were derived from the following resources available in the public domain: IPUMS USA at https://doi.org/10.18128/D010.V11.0.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:bla:reviec:v:30:y:2022:i:5:p:1432-1451
Journal Field
International
Author Count
2
Added to Database
2026-01-26