AEA Papers and Proceedings
ISSN 2574-0768 (Print) | ISSN 2574-0776 (Online)
Immigration Policies, Backlash, and School Bullying
AEA Papers and Proceedings
vol. 114,
May 2024
(pp. 540–45)
Abstract
Bullying against Hispanic students is on the rise. We examine how immigration policies perceived as granting a racial advantage, as might be the case with sanctuary policies, impact bullying. Using administrative school data, we find that sanctuary policies have contributed to increased bullying based on race, but not to bullying for other reasons, suggesting that the growth may not be the sole product of increased reporting by Hispanic youth. Victimization data also reveal a rising incidence of bullying, pointing to resentment against Hispanics, provoking a backlash. Understanding the impact of potentially racialized immigration policies is crucial for protecting vulnerable youth.Citation
Amuedo-Dorantes, Catalina, and Esther Arenas-Arroyo. 2024. "Immigration Policies, Backlash, and School Bullying." AEA Papers and Proceedings, 114: 540–45. DOI: 10.1257/pandp.20241131Additional Materials
JEL Classification
- D63 Equity, Justice, Inequality, and Other Normative Criteria and Measurement
- H75 State and Local Government: Health; Education; Welfare; Public Pensions
- I21 Analysis of Education
- I26 Returns to Education
- I28 Education: Government Policy
- J13 Fertility; Family Planning; Child Care; Children; Youth
- J15 Economics of Minorities, Races, Indigenous Peoples, and Immigrants; Non-labor Discrimination