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Legal Status and Fertility Patterns: Regulation-Induced Disruption Among Previously Undocumented Immigrant Women in
Rocco Molinari1, Roberto Impicciatore2, Livia Elisa Ortensi2
1Department of Statistical Sciences "Paolo Fortunati", University of Bologna, via delle Belle Arti 41, 40126, Bologna, Italy. rocco.molinari@unibo.it.
Summary
Immigrant women in Italy with irregular legal status experienced delayed childbirth and lower overall fertility. This irregular status significantly impacts family formation, even after obtaining legal residency.
Area of Science:
- Sociology
- Demography
- Migration Studies
Background:
- Limited knowledge exists on how undocumented periods affect immigrant fertility.
- Previous research offers competing hypotheses on migrant fertility behavior.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the relationship between irregular legal status and fertility patterns among non-EU immigrant women in Italy.
- To analyze how undocumented experience shapes family formation processes.
Main Methods:
- Utilized a unique survey dataset with retrospective information on immigrants' legal status.
- Employed event history analysis and Poisson regression modeling.
- Adopted a life-course approach to study fertility timing and completed fertility.
Main Results:
- Irregular legal status, as a time-dependent process, delays the first childbirth post-migration.
- Experiencing undocumented status reduces completed fertility, with limited catch-up opportunities.
- Findings indicate long-lasting effects of irregular status on fertility.
Conclusions:
- Migration policies, admission systems, and regulations can disrupt migrant fertility trajectories.
- Limited legal entry channels and inadequate migration policies impact family formation for immigrant women in Italy.
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