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Legally ever after: How did 1986 immigration reform affect marriage?
- Source :
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Journal of Demographic Economics . Dec2023, Vol. 89 Issue 4, p569-585. 17p. - Publication Year :
- 2023
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Abstract
- This paper is the first to study the effects of the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 on marriage rates between foreign-born individuals and natural-born citizens. Using marriage license data, I find that gains to marriages involving a native bride and foreign groom decrease by 0.2 log points. The decrease in is driven by reductions in gains to marriages involving a Mexican groom or a non-Canadian, non-Mexican groom. I do not find evidence that the effects differed for states with lower educational attainment or higher shares of illegal immigrants. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *IMMIGRATION reform
*MARRIAGE licenses
*EDUCATIONAL attainment
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 20540892
- Volume :
- 89
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Demographic Economics
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 173624721
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1017/dem.2022.14