The Life-Course Timing of Legalization: Evidence from the DACA Program

The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program was created to mitigate some of the harmful consequences of undocumented immigration status. Although research shows that the DACA program promoted employment outcomes for the average DACA recipient, life-course theory and immigrant integrati...

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Autores principales:	Erin R. Hamilton, Caitlin Patler, Paola D. Langer
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Publicado:	SAGE Publishing 2021
Materias:	Social Sciences H Sociology (General) HM401-1281
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:4f94f4cee5464caabe4de104d71cd59a2021-12-03T23:03:33ZThe Life-Course Timing of Legalization: Evidence from the DACA Program2378-023110.1177/23780231211058958https://doaj.org/article/4f94f4cee5464caabe4de104d71cd59a2021-12-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1177/23780231211058958https://doaj.org/toc/2378-0231The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program was created to mitigate some of the harmful consequences of undocumented immigration status. Although research shows that the DACA program promoted employment outcomes for the average DACA recipient, life-course theory and immigrant integration theory suggest that the program may differentially affect younger and older recipients. Using data from the American Community Survey, the authors test whether DACA was associated with different education and employment outcomes for younger and older Mexican immigrants. The results indicate that DACA was associated with increases in the likelihood of working among younger but not older DACA-eligible individuals and with greater decreases in the likelihood of school enrollment among younger DACA-eligible individuals. These results suggest that policy makers should ensure that opportunities to permanently legalize status are available to immigrants as early as possible in the life course.Erin R. HamiltonCaitlin PatlerPaola D. LangerSAGE PublishingarticleSocial SciencesHSociology (General)HM401-1281ENSocius, Vol 7 (2021)
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description	The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program was created to mitigate some of the harmful consequences of undocumented immigration status. Although research shows that the DACA program promoted employment outcomes for the average DACA recipient, life-course theory and immigrant integration theory suggest that the program may differentially affect younger and older recipients. Using data from the American Community Survey, the authors test whether DACA was associated with different education and employment outcomes for younger and older Mexican immigrants. The results indicate that DACA was associated with increases in the likelihood of working among younger but not older DACA-eligible individuals and with greater decreases in the likelihood of school enrollment among younger DACA-eligible individuals. These results suggest that policy makers should ensure that opportunities to permanently legalize status are available to immigrants as early as possible in the life course.
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title	The Life-Course Timing of Legalization: Evidence from the DACA Program
title_short	The Life-Course Timing of Legalization: Evidence from the DACA Program
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The Life-Course Timing of Legalization: Evidence from the DACA Program

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