Fear and the Safety Net: Evidence from Secure Communities

被引:9
作者
Alsan, Marcella [1 ,2 ]
Yang, Crystal S. [3 ]
机构
[1] Harvard Kennedy Sch, BREAD, Cambridge, MA 02138 USA
[2] NBER, Cambridge, MA 02138 USA
[3] Harvard Law Sch, Cambridge, MA 02138 USA
基金
美国国家科学基金会; 美国国家卫生研究院;
关键词
IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT; WELFARE; PARTICIPATION; NETWORKS; REFORM; CRIME;
D O I
10.1162/rest_a_01250
中图分类号
F [经济];
学科分类号
02 ;
摘要
We study the effects of Secure Communities, an immigration enforcement program that dramatically increased interior removals of Hispanic noncitizens from the United States, on participation in means-tested social insurance programs among co-ethnic citizens. Exploiting county-level variation in the roll-out of enforcement together with its ethnic specificity, we find that Hispanic-headed citizen households significantly reduced their participation in two large federal safety net programs. Our results are most consistent with network effects that propagate fear through minority communities rather than stigma or lack of benefit information.<br />
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页码:1427 / 1441
页数:15
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