Crime on the U.S.-Mexico Border: The Effect of Undocumented Immigration and Border Enforcement
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El Colegio de la Frontera Norte
2007
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| contents | Crime on the U.S.-Mexico Border: The Effect of Undocumented Immigration and Border Enforcement Pia M. Orrenius Roberto Coronado Demografía crime immigration Mexico border border counties border enforcement In the 1990s, the U.S. border led the nation in the decline of property-related crimes, whileviolent crime rates fell twice as fast in the U.S. as in the median border county. This paperasks how changes in undocumented immigration and border enforcement have played arole in generating these divergent trends. We fi nd that migrant apprehensions are correlatedwith violent crime and that increased border enforcement has not had a deterrent effect onsuch crime. Rather, increased border enforcement in a sector has led to more violent crimein neighboring sectors. In contrast to the results for violent crime, property crime is notcorrelated with migrant apprehensions, and while there is some evidence that border enforcementhas lowered property crime rates, this result is sensitive to the models specifi cation.Our fi ndings also indicate that the improved border economy over this period, specifi callyrapid job growth, played a signifi cant role in lowering property crime rates. 2007 artículo científico 1665-8906 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=15140102 es http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=151 Migraciones Internacionales application/pdf El Colegio de la Frontera Norte Migraciones Internacionales (México) Num.1 Vol.4 |
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| publisher | El Colegio de la Frontera Norte |
| spellingShingle | Crime on the U.S.-Mexico Border: The Effect of Undocumented Immigration and Border Enforcement Pia M. Orrenius Demografía crime immigration Mexico border border counties border enforcement Crime on the U.S.-Mexico Border: The Effect of Undocumented Immigration and Border Enforcement Pia M. Orrenius Roberto Coronado Demografía crime immigration Mexico border border counties border enforcement In the 1990s, the U.S. border led the nation in the decline of property-related crimes, whileviolent crime rates fell twice as fast in the U.S. as in the median border county. This paperasks how changes in undocumented immigration and border enforcement have played arole in generating these divergent trends. We fi nd that migrant apprehensions are correlatedwith violent crime and that increased border enforcement has not had a deterrent effect onsuch crime. Rather, increased border enforcement in a sector has led to more violent crimein neighboring sectors. In contrast to the results for violent crime, property crime is notcorrelated with migrant apprehensions, and while there is some evidence that border enforcementhas lowered property crime rates, this result is sensitive to the models specifi cation.Our fi ndings also indicate that the improved border economy over this period, specifi callyrapid job growth, played a signifi cant role in lowering property crime rates. 2007 artículo científico 1665-8906 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=15140102 es http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=151 Migraciones Internacionales application/pdf El Colegio de la Frontera Norte Migraciones Internacionales (México) Num.1 Vol.4 |
| title | Crime on the U.S.-Mexico Border: The Effect of Undocumented Immigration and Border Enforcement |
| topic | Demografía crime immigration Mexico border border counties border enforcement |
| url | https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=15140102 |