Table 6.

Variable names and definitions

Variables Names	Definitions
Dependent Variables
Difficulties and deportation fears	Dummy variables equal to1 when the unauthorized migrant agrees with the following statements:
Difficulties in obtaining government   assistance	You thought you would be deported if you went to a social or government agency.
Difficulties in finding legal services	You experienced difficulties in finding legal services.
Difficulties in obtaining health care services	You experienced difficulties in obtaining health care due to your legal status.
Fear of deportation	You feared being deported.
Move across state lines	A dummy variable equal to 1 if the migrant moved across states during his/her last migration spell.
Intent to return to the United States	A dummy variable equal to 1 if the migrant plans to return to the United States in the future.
Independent Variables
Age	Age in years.
Male	A dummy variable equal to 1 when the unauthorized migrant is a male.
No education	A dummy variable equal to 1 when the unauthorized migrant has no education.
Primary education (elementary School)	A dummy variable equal to 1 when elementary school is the highest educational attainment.
Secondary education (middle school)	A dummy variable equal to 1 when middle school is the highest educational attainment.
Preparatoria (high school)	A dummy variable equal to 1 when high school is the highest educational attainment.
Higher Education (More than high school)	A dummy variable equal to 1 when more than high school is the highest educational attainment.
Married	A dummy variable equal to 1 if married.
Lived with partner while in the U.S.	A dummy variable equal to 1 if living with spouse, partner, or boyfriend/girlfriend during the migration spell.
Lived with children while in the U.S.	A dummy variable equal to 1 if living with children during the migration spell.
Previous number of crossings	Number of times the unauthorized migrant has crossed the border to the United States.
Previous number of deportations	Number of times the unauthorized migrant has been deported by the United States immigration authorities.
Worked in the U.S. Last Migration Spell	A dummy variable equal to 1 if the migrant worked during the last 12 months in the United States.
Lived in poor housing while in the U.S.	A dummy variable equal to 1 if the migrant reported living in any of the following places during most of their migration spell: a mobile home, homeless shelter, halfway house or boarding home, car or truck, on the streets.
Length of stay in the U.S. Last Migration Spell	Duration (in days) of the last migration spell.
E-Verify state	A dummy variable equal to 1 if the migrant’s destination is a state that either adopted an E-Verify mandate prior to the migrant’s arrival or during her/his migration spell.