Illegal immigrants, crime, and sanctuary cities

Kaz Miyagiwa and Yunyun Wan
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Kaz Miyagiwa: Department of Economics, Florida International University, U.S.A.
Yunyun Wan: Graduate School of Economics, Kobe University

No 2012, Discussion Papers from Graduate School of Economics, Kobe University

Abstract: In the United States there are about 300 jurisdictions (cities, counties and states) today, which refuse to deport illegal immigrants even with criminal records. Do such sanctuary jurisdictions necessarily attract more illegal aliens, leading to higher unemployment and more crime compared with non-sanctuary jurisdictions? In this paper we investigate these questions in a model of equilibrium unemployment and find that sanctuary cities may have a smaller immigrant population and less crime compared with non-sanctuary cities. Examined also are the effects of raising minimum wages, anti-crime policies and provision of unemployment benefits to illegal immigrants.

Pages: 28 pages
Date: 2020-07, Revised 2020-08
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