Impacts of Policy Reforms on the Supply of Mexican Labor to U.S. Farms: New Evidence from Mexico
The availability of immigrant farm-workers from Mexico is a critical factor affecting the U.S. fresh fruit and vegetable sector. This paper uses retrospective panel data from rural Mexico to examine the impact of the North American Free Trade Agreement and the Immigration Reform and Control Act on the supply of migrant labor to the United States. We find that, in contrast to expectations, both policies were associated with an increase in migration to U.S. farm jobs from rural Mexico. Copyright 2007 American Agricultural Economics Association
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2007
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Authors: | Boucher, Stephen R. ; Smith, Aaron ; Taylor, J. Edward ; YĂșnez-Naude, Antonio |
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Review of Agricultural Economics. - American Agricultural Economics Association. - Vol. 29.2007, 1, p. 4-16
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