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Effects of immigration reform not as expected: California farmers still rely on new immigrants for field labor

Author(s) -

J. Edward Taylor,

Dawn Thilmany

Publication year - 1992

Publication title -

california agriculture

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.472

H-Index - 25

eISSN - 2160-8091

pISSN - 0008-0845

DOI - 10.3733/ca.v046n05p4

Subject(s) - immigration reform , immigration , sanctions , workforce , agriculture , labour economics , business , illegal immigrants , control (management) , demographic economics , economics , immigration policy , economic growth , political science , geography , management , archaeology , law

Employer sanctions under the 1986 Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA) were intended to encourage US. employers to adjust to a smaller, more legal workforce. This study focuses on changing patterns of farmworker turnover and the use of farm labor contractors to test IRCA's effectiveness. The authors' findings do not support the hypothesis that IRCA would succeed in reducing California agriculture's reliance on new immigrants to meet its labor needs.

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