Put on ICE? Effects of Immigration Raids in the Animal Slaughtering and Processing Industry
AEA Papers and Proceedings
vol. 112,
May 2022
(pp. 386-90)
Abstract
The animal slaughtering and processing industry was the epicenter of work site immigration raids from 2006 to 2008 that were aimed at rooting out unauthorized immigrant workers in the United States. This study examines whether the industry shifted toward legal workers in the wake of the raids and whether wages, worker turnover, and other labor market outcomes changed as well. We find that the industry initially shifted toward legal foreign-born workers, particularly refugees, but the change faded over time. We also find a substantial increase in industry worker turnover, but not in average wages, at the national level.Citation
Orrenius, Pia M., and Madeline Zavodny. 2022. "Put on ICE? Effects of Immigration Raids in the Animal Slaughtering and Processing Industry." AEA Papers and Proceedings, 112: 386-90. DOI: 10.1257/pandp.20221024Additional Materials
JEL Classification
- J15 Economics of Minorities, Races, Indigenous Peoples, and Immigrants; Non-labor Discrimination
- J31 Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials
- J61 Geographic Labor Mobility; Immigrant Workers
- J63 Labor Turnover; Vacancies; Layoffs
- K37 Immigration Law
- L66 Food; Beverages; Cosmetics; Tobacco; Wine and Spirits