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Hispanic Population Growth and State Immigration Policy: An Analysis of Restriction (2008--12)

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  • Timothy Marquez
  • Scot Schraufnagel

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Recent failures to enact immigration reform at the national level have been used as justification for a dramatic increase in legislation passed by the American states. Much of the legislation has exposed immigrants to higher scrutiny or prohibited recent immigrants from receiving certain benefits. However, other pieces of legislation have extended assistance to noncitizens, both documented and undocumented. This article examines state immigration laws from 2008 to 2012 using three dependent variables: the number of liberalizing state laws, the number of restricting state laws, and a composite Restrictive Score. We test eight different explanations and find that the most consistent predictor of a restrictive state posture is the growth of the Hispanic population in each state during the last census period. Copyright 2013, Oxford University Press.

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  • Timothy Marquez & Scot Schraufnagel, 2013. "Hispanic Population Growth and State Immigration Policy: An Analysis of Restriction (2008--12)," Publius: The Journal of Federalism, CSF Associates Inc., vol. 43(3), pages 347-367, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:oup:publus:v:43:y:2013:i:3:p:347-367
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    1. Grau, Alfredo Juan Grau & López, Federico Ramírez, 2018. "Determinants of migratory flow in Europe: A fuzzy-set approach," Journal of Business Research, Elsevier, vol. 89(C), pages 243-250.
    2. Lisa M. Sanchez & Isabel Williams, 2020. "Extending a Hand in Perilous Times: Beneficial Immigration Policy in the Fifty States, 2005–2012," Social Science Quarterly, Southwestern Social Science Association, vol. 101(6), pages 2257-2271, October.
    3. Alfredo Juan Grau Grau & Federico Ramírez López, 2017. "Determinants of Immigration in Europe. The Relevance of Life Expectancy and Environmental Sustainability," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 9(7), pages 1-17, June.
    4. Maria-Elena Trinidad Young & Gabriela León-Pérez & Christine R. Wells & Steven P. Wallace, 2018. "More Inclusive States, Less Poverty Among Immigrants? An Examination of Poverty, Citizenship Stratification, and State Immigrant Policies," Population Research and Policy Review, Springer;Southern Demographic Association (SDA), vol. 37(2), pages 205-228, April.
    5. Jeremiah B. Wills & Margaret M. Commins, 2018. "Consequences of the American States’ Legislative Action on Immigration," Journal of International Migration and Integration, Springer, vol. 19(4), pages 1137-1152, November.

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