De Facto Immigration Enforcement, ICE Raid Awareness, and Worker Engagement

Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes and Francisca Antman

No 14646, IZA Discussion Papers from Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)

Abstract: We explore whether fear of apprehension affects immigrants' labor market engagement by examining how ICE removals due to immigration violations and increased awareness of immigration raids impact their labor market outcomes. We find that ICE deportations are associated with reductions in the labor force participation and employment of likely undocumented immigrants when compared to similarly skilled foreign-born U.S.citizens. Effects are particularly strong among women, especially those with children, as well as in industries likely targeted by ICE raids. Controlling for perceived threats and de jure immigration policies has little impact on these results.

Keywords: immigration raids; undocumented immigrants; labor supply (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J15 J2 J3 J61 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 48 pages
Date: 2021-08
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Published - published in: Economic Inquiry, 2022, 60 (1), 373 - 391

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