Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
State Immigration Enforcement Policies and Material Hardship for Immigrant Families. |
| Authors: |
Gelatt, Julia, Koball, Heather, Bernstein, Hamutal |
| Source: |
Child Welfare. 2018, Vol. 96 Issue 5, p1-27. 27p. |
| Subjects: |
Immigration enforcement, Hardship, Immigration law, Immigrant families, Immigrant children, Child welfare, United States emigration & immigration, State governments, Government policy, Child development, Citizenship, Psychology of immigrants, Poverty, Well-being, Family attitudes |
| Geographic Terms: |
United States |
| Abstract: |
Using data from 2005–2010, the United States’ last period of intensive immigration enforcement, this article explores how uptake of state policies facilitating participation in federal immigration enforcement shapes the material hardship of noncitizen immigrant households. We find that as states increased cooperation in immigration enforcement efforts, several dimensions of material hardship increased for unauthorized and legal immigrant households. Household earned income also decreased. Given prior evidence showing the negative effects of material hardship on children’s development, these findings have implications for immigrant family well-being and children’s welfare in today’s enforcement climate. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Database: |
Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection |
