The Changing Family Structure of American Children with Unauthorized Parents

Abstract

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Fear and the Safety Net: Evidence from Secure Communities

“…Treatment in our context is defined as immigration enforcement under SC and those eligible for deportation are non-citizen immigrants. 7 Direct treatment effects stem mainly from principal-agent problems, whereby non-citizen parents forgo signing up their citizen children for benefits out of fear of revealing themselves. As we review in detail below, estimating direct effects has been the subject of several studies in public health (Vargas and well as important work in economics by Watson (2014) and Amuedo-Dorantes, Arenas-Arroyo, and Sevilla (2018).…”

“…6 See 2016 Yearbook of Immigration Statistics at https://www.dhs.gov/immigration-statistics/yearbook/2016/ table39. 7 By federal law, any non-citizen can be deported, including unauthorized individuals and green card holders.…”

Immigration Enforcement and Foster Care Placements

“…Swann andSylvester 2006, Cunningham andFinlay 2013), this analysis enhances our understanding of the consequences of immigration policy on undocumented immigrants and their often mixed-status families (e.g. Amuedo-Dorantes et al 2016, Amuedo-Dorantes and Arenas-Arroyo 2017, Amuedo-Dorantes and Lopez 2017, Watson 2014. Given the promised increase in deportations by President Donald Trump and the swift implementation of executive orders that revive police-based immigration enforcement, gaining an understanding of how the latter is likely affecting American children is imperative.…”

The Relationship Between Immigration Enforcement and Educational Attainment: The Role of Sanctuary Policies

“…From local and federal policymaking perspectives, this study begins to provide an evidence base behind the potential associations these policies have with educational outcomes. This is important as research on increased immigration enforcement shows harmful effects on various important social and psychological outcomes (Amuedo-Dorantes & Arenas-Arroyo, 2017; Rojas-Flores et al, 2017; Yoshikawa et al, 2017). From a theoretical perspective, the findings suggest that sanctuary policies may not reduce uncertainty enough to encourage students to invest in education, over and above the effects of other, more enduring policies like in-state postsecondary tuition laws and DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals).…”