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The Impact of Immigration Enforcement on the U.S. Farming Sector
Author(s) -
Kostandini Genti,
Mykerezi Elton,
Escalante Cesar
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
american journal of agricultural economics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.949
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1467-8276
pISSN - 0002-9092
DOI - 10.1093/ajae/aat081
Subject(s) - microdata (statistics) , immigration , census , enforcement , american community survey , agriculture , law enforcement , demographic economics , economic shortage , profitability index , business , labour economics , economics , geography , political science , finance , law , population , sociology , demography , archaeology , linguistics , philosophy , government (linguistics)
We examine the effects of local immigration enforcement efforts on U.S. agriculture in dozens of U.S. counties from 2002–2010 by using variations in the timing of adoption of 287(g) programs, which permit local police to enforce immigration law. Difference‐in‐differences models using microdata from the American Community Survey (2005–2010 waves) and county tabulations from the Census of Agriculture (1997, 2002, and 2007) yield robust evidence that county enforcement efforts have reduced immigrant presence in adopting jurisdictions. We also find evidence that wages of farm workers, patterns of farm labor use, output choices, and farm profitability may have been affected in a manner consistent with farm labor shortages.