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Title: Sweet Casa Alabama (and Arizona, and...): Examining the Economic Outcomes of State Immigration Reform

Citation Type: Miscellaneous

Publication Year: 2019

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DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.3377360

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Abstract: This paper looks at the labor market impacts of two frequently implemented state immigration policies that target undocumented immigrants: E-Verify and “Show Me Your Papers” (SMYP). I find that immigration reform reduces employment and hourly wages among undocumented men but has few if any benefits for the low-skilled workers with whom undocumented immigrants are most likely to compete for jobs. I also show that immigration reform has a large, negative impact on state GDP, especially in industries that rely more heavily on undocumented workers.

Url: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3377360

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Authors: Hansen, Collin

Publisher: Federal Trade Commission

Data Collections: IPUMS USA

Topics: Migration and Immigration, Other

Countries: United States