Farm Labor Shortages and Immigration Policy
Description:
This report first explains why the nexus between farm labor shortages and
immigration policy has again arisen. 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 (un)employment, time worked and wages of legal and illegal farmworkers to determine if they are consistent with the existence of a nationwide short…
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Date:
September 6, 2001
Creator:
Levine, Linda
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UNT Libraries Government Documents Department