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Labor Market Shocks and Immigration Enforcement

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  • Sergio Barrera
  • Brianna Felegi
  • Sarina Heron

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We study the effects of labor market shocks on immigration enforcement by evaluating the impact of the Great Recession on the likelihood that commuting zones partner with immigration authorities through 287(g) agreements and early adoption of Secure Communities or become subject to E-Verify mandates. Using a difference-in-difference framework, we find that a 1 percentage point increase in the Great Recession-driven unemployment rate is associated with a 1 percentage point increase in the likelihood of signing a 287(g) agreement and adopting Secure Communities early and a 2 to 3 percentage point increase in the likelihood of adopting E-Verify.

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  • Sergio Barrera & Brianna Felegi & Sarina Heron, 2025. "Labor Market Shocks and Immigration Enforcement," AEA Papers and Proceedings, American Economic Association, vol. 115, pages 466-470, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:aea:apandp:v:115:y:2025:p:466-70
    DOI: 10.1257/pandp.20251120
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    • E24 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Consumption, Saving, Production, Employment, and Investment - - - Employment; Unemployment; Wages; Intergenerational Income Distribution; Aggregate Human Capital; Aggregate Labor Productivity
    • E32 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Prices, Business Fluctuations, and Cycles - - - Business Fluctuations; Cycles
    • J15 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Economics of Minorities, Races, Indigenous Peoples, and Immigrants; Non-labor Discrimination
    • J18 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Public Policy
    • J82 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Labor Standards - - - Labor Force Composition
    • K37 - Law and Economics - - Other Substantive Areas of Law - - - Immigration Law
    • R23 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Household Analysis - - - Regional Migration; Regional Labor Markets; Population

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