LEP Language Disability, Immigration Reform, and English-Language Acquisition
研究发现，美国本土出生的波多黎各人因更易获得有限英语残疾福利，学习英语的激励低于移民；而墨西哥移民因移民改革加强内部执法，学习英语以降低被查风险。
Policy might partly shape the English-language acquisition of Hispanics migrating to the U.S. mainland, particularly policies related to limited-English-language disability benefits and immigration reform. Using data from the American Community Survey, we find that island-born Puerto Ricans on the U.S. mainland, as U.S. citizens, may have lower incentives to learn English than Hispanic immigrants because of their higher participation in LEP disability programs. However, among Mexican immigrants, recent immigration reform aimed at interior enforcement might have increased incentives for Mexican immigrants to learn English to reduce their probability of detection, if speaking English proxies for undocumented status.