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Immigration Enforcement, Deterrence, and Crime

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  • Sandra Orozco-Aleman
  • Heriberto Gonzalez-Lozano

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Does interior enforcement selectively deter Mexican migration? Our study shows that more aggressive enforcement increases the likelihood of having immigrants with US work experience and with jobs secured in the United States before their migration. We also look at whether having employment may be associated with lower crime incidence and shorter detention periods among immigrants. We find that employment decreases the likelihood of observing immigrants committing serious crimes and on the length of immigrant detention. By attracting quality workers, enforcement might decrease crime incidence, along with the length and costs of detention of removable immigrants in the United States.

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  • Sandra Orozco-Aleman & Heriberto Gonzalez-Lozano, 2020. "Immigration Enforcement, Deterrence, and Crime," AEA Papers and Proceedings, American Economic Association, vol. 110, pages 430-435, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:aea:apandp:v:110:y:2020:p:430-35
    DOI: 10.1257/pandp.20201115
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    JEL classification:

    • J15 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Economics of Minorities, Races, Indigenous Peoples, and Immigrants; Non-labor Discrimination
    • J21 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Labor Force and Employment, Size, and Structure
    • K37 - Law and Economics - - Other Substantive Areas of Law - - - Immigration Law
    • K42 - Law and Economics - - Legal Procedure, the Legal System, and Illegal Behavior - - - Illegal Behavior and the Enforcement of Law

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