How Do Tougher Immigration Measures Affect Unauthorized Immigrants?

Amuedo‐Dorantes, Catalina; Puttitanun, Thitima; Martínez-Donate, Ana P.

doi:10.1007/s13524-013-0200-x

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“…Respondents were sampled in primary venues of border crossing, including the Tijuana International Airport, bus stations, and the San Ysidro deportation facility in Tijuana. For additional information on Migrante, including data collection and sampling procedures, see Amuedo-Dorantes et al (2013) and Martinez-Donate et al (2015).…”

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Moving Beyond Salmon Bias: Mexican Return Migration and Health Selection

2016

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Despite having lower levels of education and limited access to health care services, Mexican immigrants report better health outcomes than U.S.-born individuals. Research suggests that the Mexican health advantage may be partially attributable to selective return migration among less healthy migrants—often referred to as “salmon bias.” Our study takes advantage of a rare opportunity to observe the health status of Mexican-origin males as they cross the Mexican border. To assess whether unhealthy migrants are disproportionately represented among those who return, we use data from two California-based studies: the California Health Interview Survey; and the Migrante Study, a survey that samples Mexican migrants entering and leaving the United States through Tijuana. We pool these data sources to look for evidence of health-related return migration. Results provide mixed support for salmon bias. Although migrants who report health limitations and frequent stress are more likely to return, we find little evidence that chronic conditions and self-reported health are associated with higher probabilities of return. Results also provide some indication that limited health care access increases the likelihood of return among the least healthy. This study provides new theoretical considerations of return migration and further elucidates the relationship between health and migration decisions.

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Moving Beyond Salmon Bias: Mexican Return Migration and Health Selection

2016

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“…Many others are forcibly detained and repatriated for immigration violations (Amuedo-Dorantes, Puttitanum, & Martinez-Donate, 2013; Hagan, Rodriguez, & Castro, 2011). In recent years, driven by economic decline and rising interior enforcement, return migration to Mexico has grown dramatically.…”

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Uninsured migrants: Health insurance coverage and access to care among Mexican return migrants

Wassink¹

2018

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Background Despite an expansive body of research on health and access to medical care among Mexican immigrants in the United States, research on return migrants focuses primarily on their labor market mobility and contributions to local development. Objective Motivated by recent scholarship that documents poor mental and physical health among Mexican return migrants, this study investigates return migrants' health insurance coverage and access to medical care. Methods I use descriptive and multivariate techniques to analyze data from the 2009 and 2014 rounds of Mexico's National Survey of Demographic Dynamics (ENADID, combined n=632,678). Results Analyses reveal a large and persistent gap between recent return migrants and non-migrants, despite rising overall health coverage in Mexico. Multivariate analyses suggest that unemployment among recent arrivals contributes to their lack of insurance. Relative to non-migrants, recently returned migrants rely disproportionately on private clinics, pharmacies, self-medication, or have no regular source of care. Mediation analysis suggests that returnees' high rate of uninsurance contributes to their inadequate access to care. Conclusion This study reveals limited access to medical care among the growing population of Mexican return migrants, highlighting the need for targeted policies to facilitate successful reintegration and ensure access to vital resources such as health care.

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“…That deportation risks are well recognized by immigrants is illustrated by Amuedo- Dorantes et al (2013) who show in the U.S. context that about 50% of a sample of undocumented returnees to Mexico feared being deported while residing in the U.S., and that such fears were higher when immigrants lived in states that enacted more punitive measures against illegal residents. In Italy, the enforcement intensity in each Italian province is decided at the local level where instructions from the central government are balanced with local necessities and priorities (see Fasani 2010b).…”

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Illegal Migration and Consumption Behavior of Immigrant Households

Dustmann

Fasani

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2017

Journal of the European Economic Association

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Standard-Nutzungsbedingungen:Die Dokumente auf EconStor dürfen zu eigenen wissenschaftlichen Zwecken und zum Privatgebrauch gespeichert und kopiert werden.Sie dürfen die Dokumente nicht für öffentliche oder kommerzielle Zwecke vervielfältigen, öffentlich ausstellen, öffentlich zugänglich machen, vertreiben oder anderweitig nutzen.Sofern die Verfasser die Dokumente unter Open-Content-Lizenzen (insbesondere CC-Lizenzen) zur Verfügung gestellt haben sollten, gelten abweichend von diesen Nutzungsbedingungen die in der dort genannten Lizenz gewährten Nutzungsrechte. We analyze the effect of immigrants' legal status on their consumption behavior using unique survey data that samples both documented and undocumented immigrants. To address the problem of sorting into legal status, we propose two alternative identification strategies as exogenous source of variation for current legal status: First, transitory income shocks in the home country, measured as rainfall shocks at the time of emigration. Second, amnesty quotas that grant legal residence status to undocumented immigrants. Both sources of variation create a strong first stage, and -although very different in nature -lead to similar estimates of the effects of illegal status on consumption, with undocumented immigrants consuming about 40% less than documented immigrants, conditional on background characteristics. Roughly one quarter of this decrease is explained by undocumented immigrants having lower incomes than documented immigrants. Our findings imply that legalization programs may have a potentially important effect on immigrants' consumption behavior, with consequences for both the source and host countries. Terms of use: Documents inJEL-Codes: F220, D120, K420.

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How Do Tougher Immigration Measures Affect Unauthorized Immigrants?

Cited by 106 publications

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Moving Beyond Salmon Bias: Mexican Return Migration and Health Selection

Moving Beyond Salmon Bias: Mexican Return Migration and Health Selection

Uninsured migrants: Health insurance coverage and access to care among Mexican return migrants

Illegal Migration and Consumption Behavior of Immigrant Households

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