The impact of immigration enforcement on the U.S. farming sector

American Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 96, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 172-192

  Kostandini, Genti ^a   Mykerezi, Elton ^b   Escalante, Cesar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

agricultural sector; immigration enforcement; impacts; undocumented workers

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL WORKER; FARMING SYSTEM; IMMIGRATION; LAW ENFORCEMENT; MIGRANT WORKER; PROFITABILITY; SMALLHOLDER;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84893381956     PISSN: 00029092     EISSN: 14678276     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajae/aat081     Document Type: Article

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