Immigration Policy and its Possible Effects on U.S. Agriculture and the Market for Hired Farm Labor: A Simulation Analysis
Immigration Policy and its Possible Effects on U.S. Agriculture and the Market for Hired Farm Labor: A Simulation Analysis
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移民政策及其对美国农业和雇佣农场劳动力市场的可能影响：模拟分析
DOI：
10.1093/ajae/aar082
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发表时间：
2012
影响因子：
4.2
通讯作者：
Maureen T. Rimmer
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作者：
S. Zahniser;T. Hertz;P. Dixon;Maureen T. Rimmer
政策制定者正在考虑修改美国移民法，这将影响农业劳动力市场，包括强制使用基于互联网的就业资格验证系统，以及扩大针对出生在美国的农业工人的临时非移民计划。劳动力是美国农业的重要投入，约占该部门可变生产费用的17%，约占专门生产水果、蔬菜或苗圃产品的农场可变生产费用的40%。打印PDF电子邮件
Policymakers are considering changes to U.S. immigration law that would affect the market fo r hired farm labor-including mandatory use o f an Internet-based employment eligibility verification system and an expanded program for temporary nonimmigrant fo reign-born farmworkers. Labor is an important input to U.S. agriculture--accounting for about 17 percent o f the sector's variable production expenses and roughly 40 percent o f such expenses for farms specializing in fruit, vegetables, or nursery products. PRINT PDF EMAIL