2025/08/02 by Taylor Trummel · 1 voice
Social Sciences · #Racial and Ethnic Identity Research #Migration and Labor Dynamics #Migration, Refugees, and Integration
paper · pdf · doi:10.1080/21565503.2025.2530949
openalex publication_date 2025/08/02 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/22
Do immigration policies affect Latino immigrants' sense of linked fate? Hostile immigration laws perceived to target Latinos in the United States have been found to influence behavioral and psychological outcomes. However, establishing a unified identity can be challenging due to diverse immigration histories. Moreover, states are increasingly passing laws that have immediate impacts on immigrant experiences. Using data from the Urban Institute and the Latino Immigrant National Election Survey (2016), this paper tests whether Latino immigrant sentiments of linked fate to (1) other Latinos and (2) other immigrants are influenced by variance in state immigrant policy. I find that Latino immigrants living in more inclusive states are more likely to express sentiments of linked fate to other immigrants, but not co-ethnic Latinos. Additional subgroup analysis examines Latino immigrants by their federal immigration policy opportunities and finds that Temporary Protected Status-eligible and Cuban Adjustment Act-eligible Latino immigrants are less likely to express linked fate. This paper provides empirical support for immigrant linked fate and argues that state policies can be influential to identity formation for immigrants, but that hyper-inclusive and exclusive federal policies can weaken the sense of linked fate to other immigrants.