 The short-term response of the Hispanic noncitizen population to anti-illegal immigration legislation The case of Arizona SB 1070Journal of Economics, Finance and Administrative Science, 2017, vol. 22, issue 42, 25-36 Abstract: Purpose – This paper aims to examine the short-term effect of the Arizona Immigration Law of 2010 (SB 1070) on the noncitizen Hispanic state population. Design/methodology/approach – To get a consistent estimate of this effect, a synthetic control method has been used to calculate a suitable counterfactual. Findings – Results indicate that this bill produced a statistically significant short-term reduction in the proportion of noncitizen Hispanics in Arizona between 10 and 15 per cent. However, the evidence suggests that this effect vanishes after a few months. Originality/value – These findings are consistent with previous evidence of the high mobility of the undocumented population in the US, and contribute to the understanding of the effects of federal and statelevel immigration legislation. Keywords: Hispanic population; Illegal immigration; Synthetic control (search for similar items in EconPapers) Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:ris:joefas:0106 Access Statistics for this article Journal of Economics, Finance and Administrative Science is currently edited by Nestor U. Salcedo More articles in Journal of Economics, Finance and Administrative Science from Universidad ESAN 1652 Alonso de Molina, Santiago de Surco 15023, Lima, Peru. Contact information at EDIRC. |
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