The long-run effects of temporary protection from deportation

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Harris, Jorgen M.; Jerch, Rhiannon
• 署名单位: Occidental College; University of Wisconsin System; University of Wisconsin Madison
• 刊物名称: JOURNAL OF POLICY ANALYSIS AND MANAGEMENT
• ISSN/ISSBN: 1520-6832
• DOI: 10.1002/pam.22609
• 发表日期: 2025
• 页码: 151-182
• 关键词: labor-market outcomes; legal status; IMPACT; wages; Homeownership; population; EMPLOYMENT; aftermath; amnesty; TRENDS

摘要

This paper estimates the effect of Temporary Protected Status (TPS), a temporary legalization policy, on the incomes and property ownership of Salvadoran recipients over 20 years. We compare likely undocumented Salvadoran immigrants eligible for TPS to a control group of likely undocumented immigrants ineligible for TPS in an event study design that allows us to observe the policy's effects over 2 decades. We find that earnings, homeownership, and use of a car increased considerably for at least 15 years following the granting of TPS. This suggests that even temporary and limited legal status can have substantial and sustained benefits for recipients.