This paper examines the determinants of the wage penalty experienced by undocumented
workers, defined as the wage gap between observationally equivalent legal and …

We study the relationship between ethnicity, occupational choice, and entrepreneurship.
Immigrant groups in the United States cluster in specific business sectors. For example …

Tougher immigration enforcement was responsible for 1.8 million deportations between
2009 and 2013 alone—many of them were fathers of American children. We exploit the …

Opponents of immigration often claim that immigrants, particularly those who are
unauthorized, are more likely than US natives to commit crimes and that they pose a threat …

Over the last years several states have enacted policies granting undocumented immigrants
access to driver's licenses. We exploit the state and temporal variation in the issuing of state …

In his first week in office, President Donald Trump issued an executive order directing the
Department of Homeland Security to deport most illegal immigrants who come in contact …

Approximately 11 million undocumented individuals live in the United States. At the same
time, there are concerns that the presence of undocumented immigrants may contribute to …

We explore coethnic hiring among new ventures, using US administrative data. Coethnic
hiring is ubiquitous among immigrant groups, averaging about 22.5% and ranging from less …

Unauthorized immigration is on the rise again in the EU. Although precise estimates are
hard to come by, proximity to nations in turmoil and the promise of a better life have drawn …

The 2000s have witnessed an expansion of interior immigration enforcement in the United
States. At the same time, the country has experienced a major demographic transformation …