Deporting Fathers: Involuntary Transnational Families and Intent to Remigrate among Salvadoran Deportees
Year: 2020
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: One-fourth of deportees from the U.S. are parents of U.S.-citizen children. We do not know how separation from families affects remigration among deportees, who face high penalties given unlawful reentry. We examined how family separation affects intent to remigrate among Salvadoran deportees. The majority of deportees with children in the U.S. were also separated from their spouse, and the vast majority had U.S.-citizen children. Family separation was the single most important factor affecting intent to remigrate. We interpret these findings in light of immigration policy debates.
DOI: 10.17615/q386-zg13
Institution: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Language: English
Topic: Migration and Labor Dynamics
Subfield: Sociology and Political Science
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W4297976296