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De Facto Immigration Enforcement, ICE Raid Awareness, and Worker Engagement

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  • Amuedo-Dorantes, Catalina

    (University of California, Merced)

  • Antman, Francisca M.

    (University of Colorado, Boulder)

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We explore whether fear of apprehension affects immigrants' labor market engagement by examining how ICE removals due to immigration violations and increased awareness of immigration raids impact their labor market outcomes. We find that ICE deportations are associated with reductions in the labor force participation and employment of likely undocumented immigrants when compared to similarly skilled foreign-born U.S.citizens. Effects are particularly strong among women, especially those with children, as well as in industries likely targeted by ICE raids. Controlling for perceived threats and de jure immigration policies has little impact on these results.

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  • Amuedo-Dorantes, Catalina & Antman, Francisca M., 2021. "De Facto Immigration Enforcement, ICE Raid Awareness, and Worker Engagement," IZA Discussion Papers 14646, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
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    Keywords

    immigration raids; undocumented immigrants; labor supply;
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    JEL classification:

    • J15 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Economics of Minorities, Races, Indigenous Peoples, and Immigrants; Non-labor Discrimination
    • J61 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Mobility, Unemployment, Vacancies, and Immigrant Workers - - - Geographic Labor Mobility; Immigrant Workers
    • J2 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor
    • J3 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs

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