Violent Crime and Immigrant Removals

Reasons and Determinants of Immigrant Deportations, 1908-1986

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ID15537741
AuthorsRyan D King (The Ohio State University, corresponding author), D N Obinna (0000-0002-1915-8786, Mount St. Mary's University)
Year2018
Volume15
Issue2
Pages239-254
Publication date2018-04-28
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueMIGRATION LETTERS (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1741-8984 • E-ISSN: 1741-8992
PublisherDewspublication (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.33182/ml.v15i2.371
OpenAlexW2905421588
LanguageEN
Citations received2

This research describes and explains changes in non-citizen deportations from the United States between 1908 and 1986. Using data from historical immigration yearbooks, we first document and quantify the primary reasons given for removing immigrants from U.S. soil. A key finding is that perceived dispositional defects and threatening behavior (e.g., criminal behavior, mental or physical defects) accounted for a large proportion of deportations in the early 20th century, but these gave way to administrative rationales (e.g., improper documentation) as immigration law and the enforcement bureaucracy expanded. Results of time-series analyses further suggest that the homicide rate is correlated with deportations for administrative reasons and with deportations based on perceived dispositional defects and threatening behavior. Implications and relevance for understanding current immigration debates are discussed

Bureaucracy · Criminology · Documentation · Enforcement · Environmental health · Homicide · Immigration · Immigration law · Law enforcement · Poison control · Political science · Politics · Suicide prevention · Crime Patterns and Interventions · Law · Medicine · Migration, Health and Trauma · Psychology · Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence

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