Hispanic American Opinions toward Immigration and Immigration Policy Reform Proposals Academic Article

abstract

• This study presents evidence from a survey and choice experiment on the preferences of Hispanic immigrants who entered the United States illegally for different immigration reform proposal attributes. Key components of the current competing US Senate and House immigration reform bills are considered including pathways to legal permanent residence, temporary work visas, family visitation rights, and access to medical care. The results quantify the value Hispanic immigrants place on different policy attributes and suggest that longerterm work visas are highly valued. Ability to legally work in the United States and a pathway to citizenship are substantially more valued than social services such as medical care and social security benefits.

authors

• Melo Guerrero, Grace

published proceedings

• APPLIED ECONOMIC PERSPECTIVES AND POLICY

altmetric score

• 5.08

author list (cited authors)

• Melo, G., Colson, G., & Ramirez, O. A.

citation count

• 2

publication date

• December 2014

publisher

• Wiley  Publisher

keywords

• Hispanic Immigrants
• Illegal Immigration
• Immigration Reform

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1093/aepp/ppu031

start page

• 604

end page

• 622

volume

• 36

issue

• 4

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/aepp/ppu031

user-defined tag

• 4 Quality Education