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Analyzing The Nature Of Immigrant Mobility With Respect To Property Taxes, Megan Kaminski
Analyzing The Nature Of Immigrant Mobility With Respect To Property Taxes, Megan Kaminski
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Immigration is one of the most heavily debated current issues in the United States. One area of this topic under investigation is what characteristics impact mobility decisions with respect to choice of location . A variety of factors can have an influence on immigrant mobility, one being property taxes. In this study, an analysis was conducted to determine if a relationship exists between property tax rates and immigrant mobility. County-level data from Illinois was used to see whether or not the percentage of foreign born individuals residing in a given county had any correlation with the property tax rate of …