Hispanic American Opinions toward Immigration and Immigration Policy Reform Proposals
Grace Melo,
Gregory Colson and
Octavio Ramirez
Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, 2014, vol. 36, issue 4, 604-622
Abstract:
This study presents evidence from a survey and choice experiment on the preferences of Hispanic immigrants who entered the United States illegally for different immigration reform proposal attributes. Key components of the current competing US Senate and House immigration reform bills are considered including pathways to legal permanent residence, temporary work visas, family visitation rights, and access to medical care. The results quantify the value Hispanic immigrants place on different policy attributes and suggest that longer-term work visas are highly valued. Ability to legally work in the United States and a pathway to citizenship are substantially more valued than social services such as medical care and social security benefits.
Date: 2014
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