Deciding to Cross
Norms and Economics of Unauthorized Migration
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5158132 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Emily Ryo (0000-0003-0448-7197, Stanford Law School, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 78 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 574-603 |
| Publication date | 2013-08-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Sociological Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0003-1224 • E-ISSN: 1939-8271 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0003122413487904 |
| OpenAlex | W2074586985 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 68 |
| References cited | 69 |
Why are there so many unauthorized migrants in the United States? Using unique survey data collected in Mexico through the Mexican Migration Project, I develop and test a new decision-making model of unauthorized labor migration. The new model considers the economic motivations of prospective migrants, as well as their beliefs, attitudes, and social norms regarding U.S. immigration law and legal authorities. My findings show that perceptions of certainty of apprehension and severity of punishment are not significant determinants of the intent to migrate illegally; however, perceptions of availability of Mexican jobs and the dangers of border crossing are significant determinants of these intentions. In addition, individuals' general legal attitudes, morality about violating U.S. immigration law, views about the legitimacy of U.S. authority, and norms about border crossing are significant determinants of the intent to migrate illegally. Perceptions of procedural justice are significantly related to beliefs in the legitimacy of U.S. authority, suggesting that, all else being equal, procedural fairness may produce greater deference to U.S. immigration law. Together, the results show that the decision to migrate illegally cannot be fully understood without considering an individual's underlying values and norms
Apprehension · Deference · Immigration · Immigration law · Legitimacy · Morality · Perception · Political science · Procedural justice · Punishment (psychology · Survey data collection · Law · Migration and Labor Dynamics · Migration, Refugees, and Integration · Psychology · Social Psychology · Taxation and Compliance Studies
Integration across a metacoupled world
Developmental idealism and migration
The role of pre-migratory aspirations–capabilities in shaping post-migratory agentic socialization and the pursuit of belonging
Migrant Imprisonment in the United States
Charting a Path
The New Economic Geography and labour emigration
Migrants on the go
Leaving the Devil You Know
Navigating Migration Risks
Defining, Measuring, and Increasing “Rootedness” in the High Migration Context of Honduras
Violence Against Women and Central American Migration
The Promise of a Subject-Centered Approach to Understanding Immigration Noncompliance
Globalised citizenship and the perceived legitimacy of immigration control
The migration decision process among returnees
Ambiguous Loss Due to Separation in Voluntary Transnational Families
The State, Unauthorized Mexican Migration, and Vulnerability in the Workplace
Understanding Immigration Detention
Determinants of Enforced Return
What drives ‘soft deportation’? Understanding the rise in Assisted Voluntary Return among rejected asylum seekers in the Netherlands
Mobilities and peace
Fleeting civilities
A Brain Drain in Russian Agriculture? Migration Sentiments among Skilled Russian Rural Youth
Kind of Natural, Kind of Wrong”
Law’s Normative Influence on Gender Schemas
Migration Control as Communication? Voluntary Returns, Information Campaigns and the Justification of Contested Migration/Border Governance
The effect of peer-to-peer risk information on potential migrants – Evidence from a randomized controlled trial in Senegal
Theorizing Legitimacy in Migration Research
Indigenous Places and the Making of Undocumented Status in Mexico-US Migration
Fatalistic Beliefs and Migration Behaviors
The role of states in U.S. immigration
Love, Papers, or Both
Law Breaking and Law Bending
Choosing Unauthorized Migration
Talking about return. Governmental caseworkers' regulative, normative and cultural‐cognitive strategies during “return conversations” with irregularised migrants
Even if I am going to die, I must go”
Risky journeys – Risk and decision‐making among potential irregular migrants in Senegal and Guinea
Inside the ‘efficacy gap’
Return Migration to India
Between a rock and a hard place
Does Undocumented Immigration Increase Violent Crime
Blocked Acculturation
The Entanglement Between Tangible and Intangible Factors in Shaping Hadiya Migration Aspirations to South Africa
The Mechanics of Immigration Polls
Border-Crossing
Did Merkel's 2015 decision attract more migration to Germany
We are not the people they think we are
Microfoundations of the Rule of Law
Not just money. How organised crime, violence, and insecurity are shaping emigration in Mexico, El Salvador, and Guatemala
House of Green Cards
The Migrant Border Crossing Study
Relational Risk
Rooted America
Residential Settlement Patterns among Immigrants in Atlanta Metropolitan Area, Georgia
How Place Matters for Migrants' Socio-Legal Experiences
Raising Awareness About the Risk of Irregular Migration
Legal Attitudes of Immigrant Detainees
Detained
Representing Immigrants
Pressured into a Preference to Leave? A Study on the "Specific" Deterrent Effects and Perceived Legitimacy of Immigration Detention
Determinants of refugees' generalised and institutional trust
Explaining re-migration preferences among assisted returnees
Immigrants and wealth attainment
Barcelona or die
Why do they not want to go back home? A perspective of African graduates in the United States
Alláin the Mix
Caste and Choice
From the Culture of Migration to the Culture of Remittances
Preliminary Data Linking American Consumer Perceptions with Unauthorized Migration to the U.S
The psychology of legitimacy
Bursik, Robert J.
Worlds in Motion
The Common Place of Law
Data Analysis Using Regression and Multilevel/Hierarchical Models
The social side of sanctions
The Economic Theory of Public Enforcement of Law
A simulation study of sample size for multilevel logistic regression models
The deterrent effect of the perceived certainty and severity of punishment
Judgment under Uncertainty
Why People Obey the Law
The Costs and Returns of Human Migration
Beyond Smoke and Mirrors
The Culture of Migration in Southern Mexico
Return to Aztlan
Legal Punishment, Social Disapproval and Internalization as Inhibitors of Illegal Behavior
Internal Migration in Developing Countries
Theories of International Migration
Through the Back Door
Negotiating survival
The role of aspirations in domestic and international migration
Migration intentions and behavior
The best-laid schemes
Economic Theory and International Migration
Measuring Undocumented Migration
Criminal Deterrence Research at the Outset of the Twenty-First Century
The Costs and Returns of Human Migration
Crime and Punishment
Individual versus Household Migration Decision Rules
Integrating Celerity, Impulsivity, and Extralegal Sanction Threats Into a Model of General Deterrence
Undocumented Migration from Latin America in an Era of Rising U.S. Enforcement
U.S. Migration from Latin America
The Legal Cultures of Europe
What's Driving Mexico-U.S. Migration? A Theoretical, Empirical, and Policy Analysis
Legitimating beliefs
Psychological Perspectives on Legitimacy and Legitimation
Techniques of Neutralization
Do Fair Procedures Matter? The Effect of Procedural Justice on Spouse Assault
Deterring Delinquents
Social Norms
Conscience, Significant Others, and Rational Choice
Conceptualizing Legitimacy, Measuring Legitimating Beliefs
After Legal Consciousness
Learning to Be Illegal
Drugs and the law
Does the Threat of Border Apprehension Deter Undocumented US Immigration
Impacts of the 1986 US Immigration Law on Emigration from Rural Mexican Sending Communities
An Evaluation of International Migration Theory
Sanction Threats and Appeals to Morality
Perceived Risk and Social Control
Legal Consciousness of Undocumented Latinos
Strapping the Mexican Woman Immigrant
The Culture of Mexican Migration
The Roots of Mexican Labor Migration
What If Immigrants Had Not Migrated
Do Norms Count? State Regulation and Compliance in a Norwegian Fishing Community
What We Know About Unauthorized Migration
Motivation and Justification
Toward an Integrated Theory of White-Collar Crime
| Unique citing works | 68 |
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| Citations per year | 5,67 |
| Citation span | 2014 - 2026 (13) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 67 |