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Effects of SB 1070 on Children

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Abstract

Although Arizona is perhaps the most visible state to initiate draconian policies to apprehend and deport undocumented immigrants and to deter others from coming into the state, it is not the only one. In spite of costly litigation against SB 1070, economic boycotts to the state, and numerous protests, other states have followed the actions of Arizona legislators. Several states have proposed and passed Arizona-style bills since SB 1070 was signed into law in April 2010 in Arizona.

Support of Carlos Santos was provided in part by funds from the School of Social and Family Dynamics at Arizona State University as part of the Lives of Girls and Boys Research Enterprise (http://lives.clas.asu.edu/).

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Notes

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    Those in the mixed category mostly reported having at least one parent who is of Latino/a origin.

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    An estimated 4 million immigrant youth live with unauthorized parents, and are U.S.-born citizens (Passel and Cohn 2010).

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Santos, C., Menjívar, C., Godfrey, E. (2013). Effects of SB 1070 on Children. In: Magaña, L., Lee, E. (eds) Latino Politics and Arizona’s Immigration Law SB 1070. Immigrants and Minorities, Politics and Policy. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-0296-1_6

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