ObjectiveThis study applies a social foreground perspective to assess whether the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program impacted the self‐rated health of coresident parents of DACA‐eligible individuals.BackgroundDACA status grants a temporary work permit and allows for a stay of deportation for undocumented persons who entered the United States as children. Although research points to the positive health benefits of DACA for its recipients, less is known about whether the program affects the health of family members, including parents.MethodThis study uses data from the National Health Interview Study (2008–2015) on foreign‐born adults and their coresident parents. We applied a difference‐in‐differences design to examine whether the self‐rated health of coresident mothers and fathers changed following the passage of DACA for DACA‐eligible individuals.ResultsIn contrast to expectations, DACA was associated with worse self‐rated health among coresident, partnered parents. These results may be because DACA also decreased the likelihood of coresiding with parents and changed the composition of coresident parents themselves. Following DACA, fewer eligible offspring lived with parents overall, but among those that did, parents tended to be older and less healthy.ConclusionFindings underscore how DACA may be used as a resource to support older parents experiencing health challenges, in particular among older undocumented immigrants, who make up a growing share of the undocumented population in the United States.

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儿童抵达延期行动对父母健康的影响：应用社会前景视角

目的本研究应用社会前景视角来评估童年抵达暂缓遣返 (DACA) 计划是否影响符合 DACA 资格的个人的同住父母的自评健康状况。背景 DACA 身份可授予临时工作许可证，并允许暂缓驱逐出境儿童时期进入美国的无证人士。尽管研究指出 DACA 对其受益者有积极的健康益处，但对该计划是否影响家庭成员（包括父母）的健康知之甚少。方法本研究使用了针对外国出生的国家健康访谈研究（2008-2015）的数据。成年人及其同住父母。我们采用双重差分设计来检验符合 DACA 资格的个人在通过 DACA 后，同住母亲和父亲的自评健康状况是否发生变化。结果与预期相反，DACA 与同住母亲和父亲的自评健康状况较差相关，合作的父母。这些结果可能是因为 DACA 还降低了与父母同住的可能性，并改变了同住父母本身的构成。实施 DACA 后，总体上符合条件的子女与父母同住的人数有所减少，但在那些与父母同住的子女中，父母往往年龄较大且健康状况较差。结论调查结果强调了 DACA 可如何用作支持面临健康挑战的年长父母的资源，特别是老年无证移民中的父母，他们在美国无证人口中所占的比例越来越大。