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Title: Ready to Stay: A Comprehensive Analysis of the US Foreign-Born Populations Eligible for Special Legal Status Programs and for Legalization under Pending Bills

Citation Type: Journal Article

Publication Year: 2022

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DOI: 10.1177/23315024211065016

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Abstract: This paper offers estimates of US foreign-born populations that are eligible for special legal status programs and those that would be eligible for permanent residence (legalization) under pending bills. It seeks to provide policymakers, government agencies, community-based organizations (CBOs), researchers, and others with a unique tool to assess the potential impact, implement, and analyze the success of these programs. It views timely, comprehensive data on targeted immigrant populations as an essential pillar of legalization preparedness, implementation, and evaluation. The paper and the exhaustive estimates that underlie it, represent the first attempt to provide a detailed statistical profile of beneficiaries of proposed major US legalization programs and special, large-scale legal status programs.

Url: https://doi.org/10.1177/23315024211065016

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Authors: Kerwin, Donald; Pacas, José; Warren, Robert

Periodical (Full): Journal of Migration and Human Security

Issue: 1

Volume: 10

Pages: 37-76

Data Collections: IPUMS USA

Topics: Migration and Immigration, Population Data Science

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