The Political Economics of Immigration Policy: Explaining Nursing Licensure Requirements through New Immigration Federalism

• In Event: Politics of Skilled Migration and Entrepreneurial Mobility

Brief Overview

We examine why states adopt inclusive nursing licensure laws for immigrants. Using event history models (2012–2024), we test ideology, enforcement, and nursing shortages, extending immigration federalism to labor market pressures.

Authors

• Daniel E. Chand, Kent State University at Kent

• Cassandra Zimmer-Wong, Niskanen Center

• William Dean Schreckhise, University of Arkansas

• Carson D. Rein, University of Arkansas