Illegal Immigration, State Law, and Deterrence
研究亚利桑那州SB 1070法案（美国最严格的州移民法）是否阻止了无证工人进入该州，发现法案通过后流入亚利桑那的无证移民减少了30%至70%。
A critical immigration policy question is whether state and federal policy can deter undocumented workers from entering the United States. We examine whether Arizona SB 1070, arguably the most restrictive and controversial state immigration law ever passed, deterred entry into Arizona. We do so by exploiting a unique dataset from a survey of undocumented workers passing through Mexican border towns on their way to the United States. Results indicate the bill's passage reduced the flow of undocumented immigrants into Arizona by 30 to 70 percent, suggesting that undocumented workers from Mexico are responsive to changes in state immigration policy.