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Title: In-State Resident Tuition Policies and the Self-Rated Health of High-School-Aged and College-Aged Mexican Noncitizen Immigrants, Their Families, and the Latina/o Community
Citation Type: Journal Article
Publication Year: 2019
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DOI: 10.17763/1943-5045-89.1.1
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Abstract: Research on state-level immigration policies and health in the United States is limited. In this article Stephanie Potochnick, Sarah May, and Lisa Flores address the gap in research on state-level immigration policies and health in the US by examining the health implications of in-state resident tuition (IRT) policies and their effects. As one of the largest inclusive state efforts, IRT policies reduce educational barriers for Latina/o undocumented immigrant youth, alleviate familial resource constraints, and promote social inclusion. Consequently, IRT and IRT-related policies are likely to have strong impacts on the health of Latina/o undocumented immigrant youth, their families, and their community. Analyzing nationally representative household data and using Mexican noncitizens to proxy undocumented status, the authors adopted a difference-in-difference strategy to identify the influence of IRT-related policies on general self-rated health. Their findings show that IRT policies are associated with bett...
Url: http://hepgjournals.org/doi/10.17763/1943-5045-89.1.1
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Authors: Potochnick, Stephanie; May, Sarah F.; Flores, Lisa Y.
Periodical (Full): Harvard Educational Review
Issue: 1
Volume: 89
Pages: 1-29
Data Collections: IPUMS Health Surveys - NHIS
Topics: Education, Health, Other
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