Farm Labor Shortages and Immigration Policy

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This report first explains the connection made over the past several years between farm labor and immigration policies. It next examines the composition of the seasonal agricultural labor force and presents the arguments of grower and farmworker advocates concerning its adequacy relative to employer demand. The report closes with an analysis of the trends in employment, unemployment, time worked and wages of authorized and unauthorized farmworkers to determine whether they are consistent with the existence of a nationwide shortage of domestically available farmworkers.

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Levine, Linda February 9, 2004.

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This report first explains the connection made over the past several years
between farm labor and immigration policies. It next examines the composition of
the seasonal agricultural labor force and presents the arguments of grower and
farmworker advocates concerning its adequacy relative to employer demand. The
report closes with an analysis of the trends in employment, unemployment, time
worked and wages of authorized and unauthorized farmworkers to determine whether they are consistent with the existence of a nationwide shortage of domestically
available farmworkers.

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20 Pages.

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Levine, Linda. Farm Labor Shortages and Immigration Policy, report, February 9, 2004; Washington D.C.. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metacrs5729/: accessed April 23, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.

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