The Impact of Temporary Protected Status on Immigrants' Labor Market Outcomes

Pia Orrenius and Madeline Zavodny

No 8744, IZA Discussion Papers from Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)

Abstract: The United States currently provides Temporary Protected Status (TPS) to more than 300,000 immigrants from selected countries. TPS is typically granted if dangerous conditions prevail in the home country due to armed conflict or a natural disaster. Individuals with TPS cannot be deported and are allowed to stay and work in the United States temporarily. Despite the increased use of TPS in recent years, little is known about how TPS affects labor market outcomes for beneficiaries, most of whom are unauthorized prior to receiving TPS. This study examines how migrants from El Salvador who are likely to have received TPS fare in the labor market compared with other migrants. The results suggest that TPS eligibility leads to higher employment rates among women and higher earnings among men. The results have implications for recent programs that allow some unauthorized immigrants to receive temporary permission to remain and work in the United States.

Keywords: immigration policy; unauthorized immigration; temporary protected status; TPS (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J15 J31 J61 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 24 pages
Date: 2014-12
New Economics Papers: this item is included in nep-lab and nep-mig
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Published - published in: American Economic Review: Papers & Proceedings, 2015, 105, 576-580

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Journal Article: The Impact of Temporary Protected Status on Immigrants' Labor Market Outcomes (2015)
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