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Hispanic American Opinions toward Immigration and Immigration Policy Reform Proposals
Author(s) -
Melo Grace,
Colson Gregory,
Ramirez Octavio A.
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
applied economic perspectives and policy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.4
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 2040-5804
pISSN - 2040-5790
DOI - 10.1093/aepp/ppu031
Subject(s) - immigration , immigration reform , citizenship , residence , immigration policy , work (physics) , social security , immigration law , political science , value (mathematics) , illegal immigrants , public administration , economic growth , demographic economics , economics , law , politics , mechanical engineering , machine learning , computer science , engineering
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 longer‐term 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.