Material Hardship Among Immigrants in the United States: Variation by Citizenship, Legal Status, and Origin in the 1996–2008 SIPP

Claire E. Altman (), Colleen M. Heflin, Chaegyung Jun and James D. Bachmeier
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Claire E. Altman: University of Missouri
Colleen M. Heflin: Syracuse University
Chaegyung Jun: University of Missouri
James D. Bachmeier: Temple University

Population Research and Policy Review, 2021, vol. 40, issue 3, No 2, 363-399

Abstract: Abstract Previous literature has explored different dimensions of immigrant incorporation; however, no extant literature describes the extent to which migration status is associated with a comprehensive set of material hardship dimensions. Using data from the Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP) spanning more than a decade (1996–2008), we assess material hardship among the foreign-born by migration status, a unique contribution of this data. Trends over the study period reflect the persistent migration status gradient in material hardship. Multivariate models point to three important findings. First, unauthorized and legally resident non-citizens had significantly increased odds of hardship compared to the naturalized. Second, the magnitude of the migration status-hardship association varied depending on hardship with naturalized citizens generally having lower odds of each form of hardship than unauthorized and legally resident non-citizens. Finally, patterns of material hardship by US duration were not uniform. For example, for utility hardships, the unauthorized with 10 or more years of US duration have higher predicted probabilities than unauthorized of shorter durations. The results highlight the challenges of the immigrant experience in America for recent arrivals, the unauthorized, for legal immigrants, and immigrants who have resided in the US for more than 10 years.

Keywords: SIPP; Material hardship; Immigration; Legal status; US duration (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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