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Addressing the Surge in Unaccompanied Migrant Children

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  • Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes
  • José Bucheli
  • Mary Lopez

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Unaccompanied migrant children (UMC) account for a growing share of apprehensions along the US-Mexico border. Contrary to past UMC flows, which were primarily comprised of older youth fleeing violence in Mexico, recent UMC flows include children of all ages escaping life-threatening conditions in Central America's Northern Triangle. To manage the growing influx of UMC, the Biden Administration established surge facilities, which rely on emergency standards to house and care for the children. We show that surge facilities created capacity in traditional shelters, enabling them to accommodate tender-age children and reducing the number of children in foster care.

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  • Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes & José Bucheli & Mary Lopez, 2023. "Addressing the Surge in Unaccompanied Migrant Children," AEA Papers and Proceedings, American Economic Association, vol. 113, pages 357-360, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:aea:apandp:v:113:y:2023:p:357-60
    DOI: 10.1257/pandp.20231125
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    JEL classification:

    • J13 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Fertility; Family Planning; Child Care; Children; Youth
    • J15 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Economics of Minorities, Races, Indigenous Peoples, and Immigrants; Non-labor Discrimination
    • J18 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Public Policy
    • K37 - Law and Economics - - Other Substantive Areas of Law - - - Immigration Law

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