Immigration enforcement and labor supply: Hispanic youth in mixed-status families

Joaquin Alfredo-Angel Rubalcaba (), Jose Bucheli and Camila Morales
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Joaquin Alfredo-Angel Rubalcaba: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Journal of Population Economics, 2024, vol. 37, issue 2, No 8, 38 pages

Abstract: Abstract This study evaluates the labor supply behavior of US-born Hispanic youth in response to immigration enforcement. We draw on the added-worker effect and underscore immigration enforcement actions as a factor influencing labor supply decisions within immigrant families. We argue that while immigration enforcement reduces labor supply among non-citizens, the labor supply among US-born Hispanic youth in mixed-status families increases. Using the Current Population Survey and data on immigration-related arrests, we find that an unexpected surge in arrests increases labor force participation of US-born Hispanic youth by 6 percentage points and weekly hours worked by up to 20%.

Keywords: Immigration enforcement; Youth labor supply; Mixed-status households; Added-worker effect (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J15 J61 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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