Immigration and the US farm labour supply

摘要: This paper uses unique data from rural Mexico to examine the supply of immigrant hired labour US farms. Econometric evidence indicates that immigration policy reforms had unintended consequences for farm supply. The long-term trend in migration farms is decreasing, and recent years, have drawn more remote less developed areas Mexico. Other high income countries, as well some developing nations, mirror reliance on foreign agricultural workers. Our analysis questions sustainability an system depends sources labour, highlights importance productivity-enhancing technological change.