While the social sciences have made impressive progress in adopting transparent research practices that facilitate verification, replication, and reuse of materials, the...
Empathy-based counterspeech can reduce racist hate speech in a social media field experiment
Despite heightened awareness of the detrimental impact of hate speech on social media platforms on affected communities and public discourse, there is...
Sanctuary policies reduce deportations without increasing crime
The US government maintains that local sanctuary policies prevent deportations of violent criminals and increase crime. This report tests those claims by...
Standardizing the fee waiver application increased naturalization rates of low-income immigrants
Citizenship can accelerate immigrant integration and result in benefits for both local communities and the foreign-born themselves. Yet the majority of naturalization-eligible immigrants in the...
Ethnic networks can foster the economic integration of refugees
There is widespread concern in Europe and other refugee-receiving continents that living in an enclave of coethnics hinders refugees’ economic and social...
Multidimensional measure of immigrant integration
The successful integration of immigrants into a host country’s society, economy, and polity has become a major issue for policymakers in recent...
Determinants of refugee naturalization in the United States
The United States operates the world’s largest refugee resettlement program. However, there is almost no systematic evidence on whether refugees successfully integrate...
A randomized controlled design reveals barriers to citizenship for low-income immigrants
We provide a randomized test of policy interventions that address barriers to naturalization for low-income immigrants. We find that offering fee vouchers...
Providing driver’s licenses to unauthorized immigrants in California improves traffic safety
Several states have experimented with more inclusive policies toward immigrants. There is little empirical evidence related to their impact. Our study examines...
