The Labor Market Effects of Immigration Enforcement

被引:7
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作者
East, Chloe N. [1 ,2 ]
Hines, Annie L.
Luck, Philip [1 ]
Mansour, Hani [1 ,2 ]
Velasquez, Andrea [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Colorado, Denver, CO 80204 USA
[2] Inst Lab Econ, Bonn, Germany
关键词
LEGAL STATUS; IMPACT; EMIGRATION; WAGES; MIGRATION; EARNINGS; MANDATES; DEMAND; STATE;
D O I
10.1086/721152
中图分类号
F [经济];
学科分类号
02 ;
摘要
We examine the labor market effects of Secure Communities (SC), a police-based immigration enforcement policy implemented in 2008-13. Using variation in implementation across local areas and over time, we find that SC decreased the employment of likely undocumented immigrants. These effects are driven not only by deportations but also by adjustments among immigrants who remain in the United States. Importantly, SC also decreased the employment and hourly wages of US-born individuals. We provide support for two mechanisms that could explain this decline in labor demand: an increase in labor costs that decreases job creation and a reduction in local consumption.
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页码:957 / 996
页数:40
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