Political Science

David Laitin

David Laitin

Faculty Co-Director, Immigration Policy Lab
2015–present
Immigration and Integration Policy: Causal Inference and the Evaluation of Deferred Action for Parental Accountability (DAPA)
2015 Faculty Seed Grant

In collaboration with Jens Hainmueller.

Hainmueller and Laitin will do a systematic assessment of the impact of President Obama’s soon to be initiated Deferred Action for Parental Accountability (DAPA) program. As part of their assessment, they will work with local Bay Area immigrant service organizations to provide practical information for immigrants, policymakers and communities.