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Title: The Effects of 287(g) and Sanctuary City Agreements on the Foreign-Born Population in the United States
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Publication Year: 2019
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Abstract: In this study we explore the effects of anti-immigrant polices in the foreign-born population such as the adoption of section 287 (g) which allows local police officers to arrest immigrants and process them for deportation as if they were immigration officers or ICE (Immigration and Custom Enforcement) agents. Using census and American Community Survey data, we compare the social and economic characteristics of the foreign-born population (citizens and non-citizens) who live in counties which have adopted section 287 (g) to those who live in adjacent counties with similar number of residents and to urban areas which have declared their localities as sanctuary cities. Through this exercise, we also test the theory of migration-trust networks (Flores-Yeffal 2013) which argues that undocumented immigrants segregate themselves to cope with their unlawful status and experience social and economic disadvantage. These isolated immigrant communities are prevented by uneven local policies from experiencing assimilation, such as learning English, or leaving their labor niches.
Url: http://paa2019.populationassociation.org/abstracts/191859
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Authors: Flores-Yeffal, Nadia Y; Aysa-Lastra, Maria
Conference Name: PAA 2019
Publisher Location: Austin, TX
Data Collections: IPUMS USA
Topics: Migration and Immigration
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