Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) early activities in North Carolina may have worsened birth outcomes, with babies born to immigrant parents showing significant birth weight decreases after the uptick in ICE activity.
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Article Title: Heightened immigration enforcement impacts US citizens' birth outcomes: Evidence from early ICE interventions in North Carolina
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Article URL: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0245020
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