scholarly journals The Impact of the 1996 US Immigration Policy Reform (IIRIRA) on Mexican Migrants' Remittances

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matias Vaira-Lucero ◽  
Daehoon Nahm ◽  
Massimiliano Tani
Keyword(s):  
Immigration Policy ◽  
Policy Reform ◽  
Mexican Migrants ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Us Immigration

Repeat Migration in the Age of the “Unauthorized Permanent Resident”: A Quantitative Assessment of Migration Intentions Postdeportation

2018 ◽  
Vol 52 (4) ◽  
pp. 1186-1217 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel E. Martínez ◽  
Jeremy Slack ◽  
Ricardo D. Martínez-Schuldt
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Immigration Policy ◽  
Social Factors ◽  
Multivariate Analyses ◽  
The United States ◽  
Complex Nature ◽  
Mexican Migrants ◽  
Permanent Resident ◽  
Repeat Migration ◽  
The Impact

Drawing on postdeportation surveys ( N = 1,109) with Mexican migrants, we examine the impact of immigration enforcement programs and various social factors on repeat migration intentions. Our multivariate analyses suggest immigrants with strong personal ties to the United States have higher relative odds of intending to cross the border again, even when controlling modes of removal from the United States. Our findings highlight the inevitable failure of immigration policy and enforcement programs when placed against the powerful pull of family and home. These findings shed greater insight on the complex nature of unauthorized migration in an era of increased securitization and deportation.

Wrestling with 9/11: Immigrant Perceptions and Perceptions of Immigrants

2006 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 107-124 ◽  
Author(s):  
Caroline Brettell
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Immigration Policy ◽  
Asian Indians ◽  
World Trade Center ◽  
The United States ◽  
Fort Worth ◽  
Foreign Born ◽  
Immigrant Populations ◽  
Trade Center ◽  
The Impact

Soon after 9/11 a research project to study new immigration into the Dallas Fort Worth metropolitan area got under way. In the questionnaire that was administered to 600 immigrants across five different immigrant populations (Asian Indians, Vietnamese, Mexicans, Salvadorans, and Nigerians) between 2003 and 2005 we decided to include a question about the impact of 9/11 on their lives. We asked: “How has the attack on the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001 affected your position as an immigrant in the United States?” This article analyzes the responses to this question, looking at similarities and differences across different immigrant populations. It also addresses the broader issue of how 9/11 has affected both immigration policy and attitudes toward the foreign-born in the United States. 

scholarly journals Disability pension among persons with chronic disease: Differential impact of a Danish policy reform

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jimmi Mathisen ◽  
Natasja Koitzsch Jensen ◽  
Jakob Bue Bjorner ◽  
Henrik Brønnum-Hansen ◽  
Ulla Christensen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Disease ◽  
Labour Market ◽  
Disability Pension ◽  
Policy Reform ◽  
Disease Type ◽  
Functional Disorders ◽  
Differential Impact ◽  
Hazard Ratios ◽  
Study Population ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Background In 2013, Denmark implemented a reform that tightened the criteria for disability pension, expanded a subsidized job scheme (‘flexi-job’) and introduced a new vocational rehabilitation scheme. The overall aim of the reform was to keep more persons attached to the labour market. This study investigates the impact of the reform among persons with chronic disease and whether this impact differed across groups defined by labour market affiliation and chronic disease type. Methods The study was conducted as a register-based, nationwide cohort study. The study population included 480 809 persons between 40 and 64 years of age, who suffered from at least one of six chronic diseases. Hazard ratios (HR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) of being awarded disability pension or flexi-job in the 5 years after vs. the 5 years prior to the reform were estimated. Results Overall, the probability of being awarded disability pension was halved after the reform (HR = 0.49, CI: 0.47–0.50). The impact was largest for persons receiving sickness absence benefits (HR = 0.31, CI: 0.24–0.39) and for persons with functional disorders (HR = 0.38, CI: 0.32–0.44). Also, the impact was larger for persons working in manual jobs than for persons working in non-manual jobs. The probability of being awarded a flexi-job was decreased by one-fourth (HR = 0.76, CI: 0.74–0.79) with the largest impact for high-skilled persons working in non-manual jobs. Conclusion Access to disability pension and flexi-job decreased after the reform. This impact varied according to labour market affiliation and chronic disease type.

Promoting entry of high-quality workers through US immigration policy

2016 ◽  
Vol 48 (52) ◽  
pp. 5045-5059 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lawrence Brunner ◽  
Joseph Pate
Keyword(s):  
Immigration Policy ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Us Immigration

Hispanic American Opinions toward Immigration and Immigration Policy Reform Proposals

2014 ◽  
Vol 36 (4) ◽  
pp. 604-622 ◽  
Author(s):  
Grace Melo ◽  
Gregory Colson ◽  
Octavio A. Ramirez
Keyword(s):  
Immigration Policy ◽  
Policy Reform ◽  
Hispanic American

Language Tests, Language Policy, and Citizenship

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kellie Frost ◽  
Tim McNamara
Keyword(s):  
Immigration Policy ◽  
The United States ◽  
Language Test ◽  
Immigrant Communities ◽  
Language Tests ◽  
Highly Skilled Migrants ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Changing Role ◽  
Significant Attention

The role of language tests in immigration policy has attracted significant attention in recent years as the disruptive effects of globalisation are felt. Much of the research has focused on the situation in Europe, where societies that were traditionally not countries of immigration now have significant and increasing immigrant communities. Less attention has been paid to countries of immigration such as Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United States, which have sometimes encouraged immigration and have found it easier to embrace various forms of multiculturalism, despite some inevitable tensions. This chapter provides an account of the complex and rapidly changing role that language test scores have played in immigration policies favouring highly skilled migrants in Australia, and draws on Foucault’s discussion of the function of examinations to explore the impact of these changes on the lives of individuals subjected to the policies.

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