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ON THE EFFECTIVENESS OF SB1070 IN ARIZONA
Author(s) -
AmuedoDorantes Catalina,
Lozano Fernando
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
economic inquiry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.823
H-Index - 72
eISSN - 1465-7295
pISSN - 0095-2583
DOI - 10.1111/ecin.12138
Subject(s) - misdemeanor , immigration , mandate , documentation , alien , illegal immigrants , law , carry (investment) , political science , economics , business , finance , citizenship , computer science , politics , programming language
We investigate the effectiveness of Arizona's omnibus immigration law SB1070 , which made it a misdemeanor crime for an alien to not carry proper documentation and asked police to determine the immigration status of any person suspected of being an illegal alien during a lawful stop. We find that SB1070 's enactment coincided with the stalling to slight recovery of the share of non‐citizen Hispanics in Arizona 3 years after the enactment of an employment verification mandate to all employers. Yet, its effectiveness in reducing the share of likely unauthorized immigrants has been minimal and questions the merit of the law. ( JEL J61, J1)