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Arresting Immigrants: Unemployment and Immigration Enforcement

Year: 2018

Type: article

Abstract: This study provides an examination of immigrant arrests involving two different agencies of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS): The Border Patrol (BP) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Descriptive time series analyses track yearly changes in immigrant arrests in the decade following the September 11 terrorist attacks (2002-2013). For many DHS jurisdictions, changes in the rates of immigrant arrest closely mirrored changes in the rates of unemployment. First-difference regression models pooling yearly data for the ICE jurisdictions demonstrate that the associations between changes in unemployment rates and changes in immigrant arrest rates were positive and significant.

Source: MIGRATION LETTERS

DOI: 10.33182/ml.v15i2.370

Author: Kara Joyner

Institution: Bowling Green State University

Language: English

Topic: Migration, Refugees, and Integration

Subfield: Sociology and Political Science

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Peace, justice, and strong institutions, Decent work and economic growth

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W2888056346

FWCI: 1.138

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Cited by: 5

Related to: 10