Do amnesty programs reduce undocumented immigration? Evidence from Irca

Demography

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 437-450

  Orrenius, Pia M ^a   Zavodny, Madeline ^b,c  

^a FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF DALLAS   (United States)

^b FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF ATLANTA   (United States)

^c OCCIDENTAL COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 2942579091     PISSN: 00703370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1515154     Document Type: Article

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