The Impact of U. S. State-Level Immigration Reform on Undocumented Mexican Migrants: The Loss of Access to Driver's Licenses in Oregon

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Mary C. King
Anabel López Salinas
John G. Corbett
Rafael Reyes Morales
Alicia Sylvia Gijón Cruz
Kim M. Williams

Abstract

The U. S. government has been paralyzed by the politics of immigration reform, shifting the center of immigration policy action to individual states. In 2008, the state of Oregon began requiring applicants for a driver's license to provide proof of legal residence in the U. S. The largest impact was felt by Oregon's Mexican population, estimated to comprise 95 percent of undocumented immigrants in the state. Interviews with nearly 400 Spanishspeaking immigrants in the summer of 2009 revealed distress and uncertainty as well as changes in driving habits resulting in less access to work, education, medical care, church attendance and recreational activities.

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King, M. C., López Salinas, A., Corbett, J. G., Reyes Morales, R., Gijón Cruz, A. S., & Williams, K. M. (2016). The Impact of U. S. State-Level Immigration Reform on Undocumented Mexican Migrants: The Loss of Access to Driver’s Licenses in Oregon. Frontera Norte, 26(52), 55–84. https://doi.org/10.17428/rfn.v26i52.103
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Las entrevistas están basadas en:

King, Mary [encuesta], 2009, "Assessment of the Socio-economic Impacts of SB 1080 on Immigrant Groups", Oregon, E. U., Universidad Estatal de Portland.

Notas

Las matrículas consulares son expedidas a ciudadanos mexicanos en el Consulado de México ubicado en la ciudad de Portland, Oregon.

Esto ha sido confirmado en base a conversaciones con el exgobernador Kulongoski en 2013.

Es de suma importancia señalar que todos los nombres aquí mostrados son seudónimos, con lo que se pretende proteger la identidad de los entrevistados y de los investigadores.

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