Enforcement and Immigrant Location Choice
Enforcement and Immigrant Location Choice
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执法和移民地点选择
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2013
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Tara Watson
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本文调查了当地移民执法制度对外国出生的移民决策的影响。具体地说，这项分析使用了个人层面的美国社区调查数据来检查最近287(G)协议的效果，这些协议允许州和地方执法机构执行联邦移民法。结果表明，其中一种类型的287(G)协议--强调街头执法的有争议的当地“特别工作组”模式--几乎使外国出生的人在美国境内重新定居的倾向增加了一倍。在受过大学教育的非公民中观察到的影响最大，这表明激进的执法政策可能没有达到预期目标。对于土生土长的人，没有发现类似的影响。在马里科帕县的极端案例被排除后，没有证据表明当地的执法导致外国出生的人离开美国或阻止他们从国外入境。相反，287(G)特别工作组协议鼓励外国出生的人搬到美国境内的新人口普查部门或地区。
This paper investigates the effect of local immigration enforcement regimes on the migration decisions of the foreign born. Specifically, the analysis uses individual level American Community Survey data to examine the effect of recent 287(g) agreements which allow state and local law enforcement agencies to enforce Federal immigration law. The results suggest that one type of 287(g) agreement - the controversial local "task force" model emphasizing street enforcement - nearly doubles the propensity for the foreign-born to relocate within the United States. The largest effects are observed among non-citizens with college education, suggesting that aggressive enforcement policies may be missing their intended targets. No similar effect is found for the native born. After the extreme case of Maricopa County is excluded, there is no evidence that local enforcement causes the foreign-born to exit the United States or deters their entry from abroad. Rather, 287(g) task force agreements encourage the foreign born to move to a new Census division or region within the United States.