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Title: Policy Effects on Mixed-Citizenship, Same-Sex Unions: A Triple-Difference Analysis
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Publication Year: 2022
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DOI: 10.31235/OSF.IO/HX38T
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Abstract: After the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) in 2013, same-sex partners of U.S. citizens became eligible for spousal visas. Since then, the U.S. has a seen a rapid rise in same-sex, mixed-citizenship couples. However, this effect varies greatly depending on the LGB policy context of the non-citizen's country of origin. Using waves 2008 to 2019 of the American Community Survey, this study employs a triple-difference design to examine how the policy environment of the origin country moderates the effect of the end of DOMA. Quasi-Poisson models with two-way fixed effects show that, after 2013, individuals in mixed-citizenship, same-sex couples couples coming from countries with progressive LGB policy saw a more than 60-percent increase in incidence relative to those in different-sex or same-citizenship couples. Meanwhile, those from countries with regressive laws experienced no significant increase. These results are corroborated by analyses of individual policies. We argue that the country-of-origin policy context impacts and is impacted by local norms and attitudes as well as individuals' material circumstances. This nexus of factors leaves a lasting impact on immigrants that shapes migration decisions and responses to policy shifts.
Url: https://osf.io/preprints/socarxiv/hx38t/
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Authors: Hoffmann, Nathan I.; Velasco, Kristopher
Publisher: SocArXiv
Data Collections: IPUMS USA
Topics: Family and Marriage, Migration and Immigration
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