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Title: Anti-Immigration Reform and Reductions in Welfare: Evidence from the Meatpacking Industry

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Publication Year: 2017

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Abstract: Immigration policy was at the forefront of the 2016 U.S. presidential election. There were rallying cries to build that wall, calls for a deportation force to remove all illegal immigrants currently residing within U.S. borders, and discussions of various other immigration reforms. One of the major assumptions underlying these discussions was that many blue-collar workers have been left behind, and immigrants are commonly believed to be the ones who have taken their jobs. This article tackles the validity of this assumption by examining the issue through a previously unexplored economic lens.

Url: http://www.choicesmagazine.org/UserFiles/file/cmsarticle_575.pdf

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Authors: Krumel Jr., Thomas P

Publisher: Agricultural & Applied Economics Association

Data Collections: IPUMS USA

Topics: Labor Force and Occupational Structure, Migration and Immigration, Poverty and Welfare

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