Implications of immigration policies for the U.S. farm sector and workforce

Economic Inquiry

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 857-875

  Devadoss, Stephen ^a   Luckstead, Jeff ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

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EID: 79959700584     PISSN: 00952583     EISSN: 14657295     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1465-7295.2010.00300.x     Document Type: Article

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