PUBLIC AND SUBSIDIZED HOUSING AS A PLATFORM FOR BECOMING A UNITED STATES CITIZEN

ABSTRACT Each year, hundreds of thousands of people immigrate to the United States seeking a better way of life, and still hundreds of thousands more become citizens. Some spend time living in public and subsidized housing, sponsored by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), and, eac...

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Published inJournal of regional science Vol. 53; no. 1; pp. 60 - 90
Main Authors Carruthers, John I., Duncan, Natasha T., Waldorf, Brigitte S.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Malden, USA Blackwell Publishing Inc 01.02.2013
Regional Science Research Institute
Blackwell Publishers Inc
Subjects
America
Bgi / Prodig
Citizenship
Econometrics
Free enterprise
Housing
Housing market
Housing subsidies
Human geography
Naturalization
Noncitizens
Public housing
Real estate market
Regional economics
State court decisions
Studies
Subsidies
U.S.A
United States
United States Housing and urban development department
United States of America
United States of America
United States > US
USA
Assimilation
Naturalization
Residential environment
Welfare state
Immigration
Citizenship
Housing
Public policy
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Summary:ABSTRACT Each year, hundreds of thousands of people immigrate to the United States seeking a better way of life, and still hundreds of thousands more become citizens. Some spend time living in public and subsidized housing, sponsored by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), and, each year, thousands of these individuals attain citizenship. This paper presents an econometric analysis of the propensity of noncitizens living in HUD‐sponsored housing to naturalize. Providing housing and other forms of public assistance to noncitizens is controversial but the fact of the matter is that, under current rules, many qualify for aid so, facing that fact, an important contribution of this research is to identify the type of program that works best in the context of broader national objectives. The key finding is that the market‐based approach of the housing choice voucher program—and the spatial mobility it facilitates—significantly and substantively contribute to naturalization.
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This paper was presented at the Journal of Regional Science Workshop on Immigration at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, November 7-8, 2011, and the 2011 meetings of the North American Regional Science Council in Miami, FL. Previous versions of it and related research were presented at the 2011 mid-year meetings of the American Real Estate and Urban Economics Association in Washington, DC; the 2011 meetings of the European Regional Science Association in Barcelona, Spain; the 2010 meetings of the North American Regional Science Council in Denver, CO; and at research seminars at the Korean Research Institute on Human Settlements and the USCIS Office of Policy and Strategy. Background research related to this paper was presented at the 2008 meetings of the North American Regional Science Council in Brooklyn, NY. Special thanks to session participants for their helpful comments and feedback and, especially, to Randy Crane for his input on policy outcomes. John I. Carruthers dedicates his work on this project to his favorite non-U.S. citizen, Giuliana Canè.
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This paper was presented at the
Workshop on Immigration at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, November 7–8, 2011, and the 2011 meetings of the North American Regional Science Council in Miami, FL. Previous versions of it and related research were presented at the 2011 mid‐year meetings of the American Real Estate and Urban Economics Association in Washington, DC; the 2011 meetings of the European Regional Science Association in Barcelona, Spain; the 2010 meetings of the North American Regional Science Council in Denver, CO; and at research seminars at the Korean Research Institute on Human Settlements and the USCIS Office of Policy and Strategy. Background research related to this paper was presented at the 2008 meetings of the North American Regional Science Council in Brooklyn, NY. Special thanks to session participants for their helpful comments and feedback and, especially, to Randy Crane for his input on policy outcomes. John I. Carruthers dedicates his work on this project to his favorite non‐U.S. citizen, Giuliana Canè.
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ISSN:0022-4146
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DOI:10.1111/jors.12013