We estimate the impact of state-level \E-Verify" legislation that mandates employment eligibility verification for private-sector workers. We document declines in formal sector employment and employment turnover after mandate passage, with e ects concentrated among those likeliest to be...

We estimate the impact of state-level "E-Verify" legislation that mandates employment eligibility verification for private-sector workers. We document declines in formal sector employment and employment turnover after mandate passage, with effects concentrated among those likeliest to be...