The Expected Impact of State Immigration Legislation on Labor Market Outcomes

In response to the dramatic rise in the number of unauthorized immigrants to the United States, every state has passed some form of immigration legislation. These laws appear to be predicated on a belief that unauthorized immigrants impose greater costs than benefits to state and local communities,...

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Published in:Journal of policy analysis and management 2013, Vol.32 (1), p.34-59
Main Authors: Hotchkiss, Julie L., Quispe-Agnoli, Myriam
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Benefits
Communities
Cost
Employment
Immigrants
Immigration
Immigration legislation
Immigration policy
Labor
Labor Market
Labor markets
Labor supply elasticity
Labour market
Law
Legislation
Local communities
Local government
Markets
Monopsony
Noncitizens
Policy analysis
Productivity
Public policy
State government
State laws
Studies
U.S.A
Undocumented Immigrants
United States
United States of America
Wage differential
Wages
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Summary:In response to the dramatic rise in the number of unauthorized immigrants to the United States, every state has passed some form of immigration legislation. These laws appear to be predicated on a belief that unauthorized immigrants impose greater costs than benefits to state and local communities, including the labor market. The purpose of this paper is to examine some evidence on what workers should expect if the immigration legislation is successful in eliminating undocumented workers from states' labor markets.
ISSN:0276-8739
1520-6688
DOI:10.1002/pam.21664