Amuedo-Dorantes Catalina, Bucheli José R, Martinez-Donate Ana P
Department of Economics and Business Management, University of California, Merced, CA 95343, USA.
Department of Economics, Applied Statistics, and International Business, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM, USA.
Migr Stud. 2022 Dec 27;11(1):143-173. doi: 10.1093/migration/mnac040. eCollection 2023 Mar.
In response to the intensification of immigration enforcement in the interior of the USA, some school districts have implemented 'safe-zone' policies to protect students' academic progression and well-being. Using primary data from a sample of US-born children of unauthorized migrants, we document the detrimental effect of stricter immigration enforcement on children's educational outcomes and the benefits of safe-zone policies. Our analyses show that restricting immigration authorities' access to schools and providing counseling on immigration-related issues are crucial policy components in strengthening children's focus, effort, expectations, parental involvement, and relationships. These findings highlight the damaging impact of immigration enforcement on US-citizen children in mixed-status households and advance our understanding of the role of local policies in mitigating these effects.
针对美国境内移民执法力度的加大,一些学区实施了“安全区”政策,以保护学生的学业进展和福祉。我们利用对未经授权移民的美国出生子女样本的原始数据,记录了更严格的移民执法对儿童教育成果的不利影响以及“安全区”政策的益处。我们的分析表明,限制移民当局进入学校并提供与移民相关问题的咨询,是增强儿童注意力、努力程度、期望、家长参与度及人际关系的关键政策组成部分。这些发现凸显了移民执法对混合身份家庭中美国公民子女的破坏性影响,并增进了我们对地方政策在减轻这些影响方面所起作用的理解。