Put on ICE? Effects of Immigration Raids in the Animal Slaughtering and Processing Industry

Pia Orrenius and Madeline Zavodny

AEA Papers and Proceedings, 2022, vol. 112, 386-90

Abstract: The animal slaughtering and processing industry was the epicenter of work site immigration raids from 2006 to 2008 that were aimed at rooting out unauthorized immigrant workers in the United States. This study examines whether the industry shifted toward legal workers in the wake of the raids and whether wages, worker turnover, and other labor market outcomes changed as well. We find that the industry initially shifted toward legal foreign-born workers, particularly refugees, but the change faded over time. We also find a substantial increase in industry worker turnover, but not in average wages, at the national level.

JEL-codes: J15 J31 J61 J63 K37 L66 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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