Worker Turnover, Farm Labor Contractors, and IRCA's Impact on the California Farm Labor Market

J. Edward Taylor and Dawn Thilmany

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 1993, vol. 75, issue 2, 350-360

Abstract: Employer sanctions under the 1986 Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA) were intended to encourage U.S. employers to adjust to a smaller, more legal workforce. This paper presents findings of an econometric analysis of farm worker turnover as a vehicle to test IRCA's effectiveness. Our findings do not support the hypothesis that IRCA initially succeeded in reducing the reliance on new immigrants in California agriculture.

Date: 1993
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