TY  - JOUR
TI  - Immigration policy and fertility: Evidence from undocumented migrants in the U.S.
AB  - Using the 2005–2014 waves of the American Community Survey –a period characterized by the rapid expansion of interior immigration enforcement initiatives across the United States, we evaluate the impact of a tougher policy environment on undocumented immigrants’ fertility. We find that a one standard deviation increases in enforcement lowers childbearing among likely undocumented women by 5%. The effect stems from police-based measures linked to increased deportations, which may raise uncertainty about the future of the family unit and its resources.
DO  - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jebo.2021.06.027
SP  - 247
EP  - 297
UR  - https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0167268121002663
PY  - 2021-01-01
JO  - Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization
AU  - Arenas Arroyo, Esther 
AU  - Amuedo-Dorantes, Catalina 
ER -