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The short-term response of the Hispanic noncitizen population to anti-illegal immigration legislation The case of Arizona SB 1070

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  • Sánchez, Gonzalo E.

    (Facultad de Ciencias Sociales y Humanísticas, Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral, ESPOL, Guayaquil, Ecuador)

Abstract

Purpose – This paper aims to examine the short-term effect of the Arizona Immigration Law of 2010 (SB 1070) on the noncitizen Hispanic state population. Design/methodology/approach – To get a consistent estimate of this effect, a synthetic control method has been used to calculate a suitable counterfactual. Findings – Results indicate that this bill produced a statistically significant short-term reduction in the proportion of noncitizen Hispanics in Arizona between 10 and 15 per cent. However, the evidence suggests that this effect vanishes after a few months. Originality/value – These findings are consistent with previous evidence of the high mobility of the undocumented population in the US, and contribute to the understanding of the effects of federal and statelevel immigration legislation.

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  • Sánchez, Gonzalo E., 2017. "The short-term response of the Hispanic noncitizen population to anti-illegal immigration legislation The case of Arizona SB 1070," Journal of Economics, Finance and Administrative Science, Universidad ESAN, vol. 22(42), pages 25-36.
    • Handle: RePEc:ris:joefas:0106
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    Cited by:

    1. Tianyuan Luo & Genti Kostandini, 2023. "Omnibus or Ominous immigration laws? Immigration policy and mental health of the Hispanic population," Health Economics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 32(1), pages 90-106, January.
    2. Heepyung Cho, 2022. "Border enforcement and the sorting and commuting patterns of Hispanics," Journal of Regional Science, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 62(4), pages 938-960, September.
    3. Joel A. Rosado Anastacio, 2018. "Usando el método de control sintético para analizar la efectividad del Protocolo de Kioto para reducir las emisiones de CO2, CH4 y N2O en Espana," Revista de Economía del Rosario, Universidad del Rosario, vol. 21(2), pages 341-379, December.
    4. Christopher Maggio, 2021. "State‐level immigration legislation and social life: The impact of the “show me your papers” laws," Social Science Quarterly, Southwestern Social Science Association, vol. 102(4), pages 1654-1685, July.

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    Keywords

    Hispanic population; Illegal immigration; Synthetic control;
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    JEL classification:

    • J61 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Mobility, Unemployment, Vacancies, and Immigrant Workers - - - Geographic Labor Mobility; Immigrant Workers
    • J68 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Mobility, Unemployment, Vacancies, and Immigrant Workers - - - Public Policy

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