Data and code for: Put on ICE? Effects of Immigration Raids in the Animal Slaughtering and Processing Industry

Principal Investigator(s): View help for Principal Investigator(s) Madeline Zavodny, University of North Florida; Pia M. Orrenius, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas

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Project Citation:

Zavodny, Madeline, and Orrenius, Pia M. Data and code for: Put on ICE? Effects of Immigration Raids in the Animal Slaughtering and Processing Industry. Nashville, TN: American Economic Association [publisher], 2022. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2022-04-13. https://doi.org/10.3886/E165681V1

Project Description

Summary: The animal slaughtering and processing industry was the epicenter of worksite immigration raids during 2006 to 2008 that were aimed at rooting out unauthorized immigrant workers in the United States. This study examines whether the industry shifted towards 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 towards 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.

Scope of Project

Subject Terms: immigration enforcement; unauthorized immigrants; meatpacking

JEL Classification:
      J15 Economics of Minorities, Races, Indigenous Peoples, and Immigrants; Non-labor Discrimination
      J61 Geographic Labor Mobility; Immigrant Workers
      J68 Mobility, Unemployment, and Vacancies: Public Policy

Geographic Coverage: United States

Time Period(s): 1996 – 2016

Methodology

Data Source: Uses publicly available data from Current Population Survey via IPUMS and Quarterly Workforce Indicators

Geographic Unit: United States

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V1 [2022-04-13]

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