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Demography (2019) 56 (1): 1–24.
Published: 05 December 2018
... holders; to those in quasi-protected, discretionary, and temporary statuses (e.g., participants in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program); and finally to unauthorized immigrants, who are the most legally vulnerable and socially excluded. If immigrant legal status affects health...
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Demography (1991) 28 (4): 571–586.
Published: 01 November 1991
...Jay D. Teachman; Jeffrey Thomas; Kathleen Paasch Abstract Using data from the National Longitudinal Study of the High School Class of 1972, we examine the effect of the legal status of coresidential unions on the likelihood of dissolution. We find that legal unions are much more stable than...
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Demography (2022) 59 (6): 2079–2107.
Published: 01 December 2022
... categories, including green card holders and visa holders, we chose to group those with the aforementioned legal statuses under two “documented” categories because of a relatively small proportion of NAWS respondents who identified as having a documented status other than green card holder (less than 2...
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Demography (2015) 52 (1): 329–354.
Published: 16 December 2014
... of unauthorized legal status (=1 if unauthorized). The SIPP asked questions about immigrants’ legal status at the second interview. Foreign-born respondents were asked whether they were citizens, and all noncitizens were asked about their status upon arrival. Immigrants could select one of six arrival statuses...
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Demography (2020) 57 (6): 2327–2335.
Published: 29 October 2020
... al. 2014 ; Zuckerman et al. 2017 ). The noncitizen population in the United States comprises immigrants with diverse legal statuses. Although the unauthorized immigrant population receives substantial attention in political discourse and the media, lawful permanent residents (LPRs) outnumbered...
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Demography (2024) 61 (2): 283–306.
Published: 01 April 2024
... logically imputed legal status against those obtained from self-reported legal statuses in the SIPP. They mainly use linear probability or logistic regression models on cross-sectional national data. Van Hook et al. (2015) found that logical imputation can skew estimates of the link between legal status...
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Demography (2018) 55 (4): 1487–1506.
Published: 25 June 2018
... to estimate the effect of DACA on undocumented students’ educational outcomes. The data are unique because they accurately identify students’ legal status, account for individual heterogeneity, and allow separate analysis of students attending community colleges versus four-year colleges. Results from...
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Published: 01 April 2024
on a dummy variable for legal status while controlling for age, educational attainment, country of birth, state of residence, years since migration, birthplace, and English language proficiency. In panel a, the legal status variable is the BC legal status indicator; in panel b, the legal status variable
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in Immigrant Legal Status and Health: Legal Status Disparities in Chronic Conditions and Musculoskeletal Pain Among Mexican-Born Farm Workers in the United States
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Published: 05 December 2018
Fig. 2 The probability of chronic conditions and musculoskeletal pain for Mexican-born farm workers in the United States by categories of legal status. Probabilities are estimated from Models 6 (chronic) and 8 (pain) in Table 2 . All covariates are held at their means.
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in Changes in the Transnational Family Structures of Mexican Farm Workers in the Era of Border Militarization
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Published: 13 September 2016
Fig. 2 Predicted probability of children residing in Mexico among Mexican farm worker parents by year and legal status, across three models. Probabilities are derived from the estimates in Table 2 . Source: National Agricultural Workers Survey
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in Changes in the Transnational Family Structures of Mexican Farm Workers in the Era of Border Militarization
> Demography
Published: 13 September 2016
Fig. 1 Changes in the percentage of Mexican farm workers in the United States with any dependent-aged children who reside in Mexico by legal status, 1993–2012 . Point estimates refer to the two-year period beginning in the listed year. The sample is limited to parents of dependent-aged children
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Published: 25 August 2015
Fig. 2 Percentage of all African-origin migrants who came from Egypt, South Africa, and Morocco and obtained permanent legal status by decade (1950–2009). Sources: U.S. Department of Justice, Statistical Yearbook of Immigration and Naturalization Service ( 1982 –2001); U.S. Department
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Published: 01 April 2024
status matches their self-reported status. The undocumented accuracy rate is the share of undocumented workers correctly classified by the BC algorithm. The legal accuracy rate is the share of legal workers correctly classified by the BC algorithm.
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Demography (1998) 35 (2): 135–146.
Published: 01 May 1998
... by restricting the analysis to children who live with their mothers most of the year. Controlling for socioeconomic status and the quality of family relationships before separation, fathers with joint legal custody see their children more frequently and have more overnight visits than do other fathers...
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Demography (2020) 57 (2): 599–626.
Published: 14 February 2020
...). That is, we are not testing interaction terms between marital status and sexual orientation. To control for differences in LGB climate across the 40 states in our analytic sample, we also adjust for marriage equality (i.e., whether in a given state-year of data, that same-sex marriage was legal) in all models...
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Demography (2021) 58 (3): 975–985.
Published: 01 June 2021
... 2021 This is an open access article distributed under the terms of a Creative Commons license (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0). Infant health Birth weight Mexican immigrants Legal status DACA In 2012, the Obama administration created the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, which...
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Demography (1995) 32 (4): 521–532.
Published: 01 November 1995
.... but little is known about the outcomes of nonmarital cohabitation. In this study we examine two competing outcomes of cohabitation relationships: union separation and legalization of the union through marriage. Our results show that the hazard rate of union dissolution is affected particularly by gender...
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Demography (2020) 57 (1): 61–98.
Published: 15 January 2020
... entrance examinations. We also find no evidence of skill improvements for children with low socioeconomic status, although we provide suggestive evidence that they may benefit from high-quality care. Our estimates refer to children who start childcare before they become legally entitled, for whom...
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Demography (1999) 36 (2): 233–246.
Published: 01 May 1999
... . ( 1983 ). Louisville, KY : American Chamber of Commerce Research Association . Bailey , T. ( 1985 ). The Influence of Legal Status on the Labor Market Impact of Immigration. . International Migration Review , 19 , 220 – 38 . 10.2307/2545770 Bansak, C. and S. Raphael. 1998...
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Demography (2021) 58 (5): 1867–1895.
Published: 01 October 2021
... travelers, and diplomats and other political representatives. 10 Noncitizens with legal status may be prohibited from receiving federal benefits until they have lived in the United States for at least five years. Copyright © 2021 The Authors 2021 This is an open access article distributed...
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