Immigration, Employment Opportunities, and Criminal Behavior
利用1986年《移民改革与控制法》对不同移民群体的就业限制差异，研究发现就业机会减少会显著增加移民的犯罪行为，对理解移民政策与犯罪关系有参考价值。
We take advantage of provisions of the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 (IRCA), which granted legal resident status to long-time unauthorized residents but created new obstacles to employment for more recent immigrants, to explore how employment opportunities affect criminal behavior. Exploiting administrative data on the criminal justice involvement of individuals in San Antonio, Texas and using a triple-differences strategy, we find evidence of an increase in felony charges filed against residents most likely to be negatively affected by IRCA's employment regulations. Our results suggest a strong relationship between access to legal jobs and criminal behavior.