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Title: Legally ever after: How did 1986 immigration reform affect marriage?

Citation Type: Journal Article

Publication Year: 2022

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ISSN: 2054-0892

DOI: 10.1017/DEM.2022.14

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Abstract: This paper is the first to study the effects of the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 on marriage rates between foreign-born individuals and natural-born citizens. Using marriage license data, I find that gains to marriages involving a native bride and foreign groom decrease by 0.2 log points. The decrease in is driven by reductions in gains to marriages involving a Mexican groom or a non-Canadian, non-Mexican groom. I do not find evidence that the effects differed for states with lower educational attainment or higher shares of illegal immigrants.

Url: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-demographic-economics/article/legally-ever-after-how-did-1986-immigration-reform-affect-marriage/2E4AAE81B48C224AA17BE15A2D1F459F

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Authors: Gamino, Aaron M.

Periodical (Full): Journal of Demographic Economics

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Pages: 1-17

Data Collections: IPUMS USA

Topics: Family and Marriage, Migration and Immigration

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