Policy Effects on Mixed-Citizenship, Same-Sex Unions: A Triple-Difference Analysis

IF 3.3 1区社会学 Q1 SOCIOLOGY

Social Forces Pub Date : 2023-08-29 DOI:10.1093/sf/soad108

Nathan I. Hoffmann, Kristopher Velasco

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Abstract

After the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) in 2013, same-sex partners of U.S. citizens became eligible for spousal visas. Since then, the United States has seen a rapid rise in same-sex, mixed-citizenship couples. However, this effect varies greatly depending on the lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) policy context of the noncitizen’s country of origin. Using waves 2008–2019 of the American Community Survey, this study employs a triple-difference design to examine how the policy environment of the origin country moderates the effect of the end of DOMA on incidence of mixed-citizenship, same-sex couples in the United States. Quasi-Poisson models with two-way fixed effects show that, after 2013, individuals in mixed-citizenship, same-sex couples coming from countries with progressive LGB policies saw a more than 60% increase in incidence relative to those in different-sex or same-citizenship couples. Meanwhile, those from countries with regressive laws experienced no significant increase. These results are corroborated by analyses of individual policies. We argue that the country-of-origin policy context affects and is affected by local norms and attitudes as well as individuals’ material circumstances. This nexus of factors leaves a lasting impact on immigrants that shapes migration decisions, union formation, and responses to policy shifts.

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政策对混合国籍、同性结合的影响:三重差异分析

在美国最高法院于2013年推翻了《婚姻保护法》(DOMA)之后，美国公民的同性伴侣有资格获得配偶签证。从那以后，美国的同性、混血夫妇数量迅速增加。然而，这种影响很大程度上取决于非公民原籍国的女同性恋、男同性恋和双性恋(LGB)政策背景。本研究使用2008-2019年美国社区调查的波浪，采用三差设计来研究原籍国的政策环境如何调节DOMA结束对美国混合国籍同性伴侣发生率的影响。具有双向固定效应的准泊松模型显示，2013年之后，来自LGB政策进步国家的混合国籍、同性伴侣的个体，相对于不同性别或相同国籍的伴侣，发病率增加了60%以上。与此同时，那些实行累退法的国家的人则没有明显的增加。对个别政策的分析证实了这些结果。我们认为，原产国的政策背景影响并受当地规范和态度以及个人物质环境的影响。这些因素的联系对移民产生了持久的影响，影响着移民的决定、工会的形成以及对政策变化的反应。

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Social Forces SOCIOLOGY-

CiteScore

6.30

自引率

6.20%

发文量

123

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