Post-9/11 immigration enforcement lowered demand for undocumented workers

A recent study in the Journal of Policy Analysis and Management shows that as a result of a variety of interior enforcement initiatives implemented in 2002-2005, such as the ramping up of the Social Security no-match program, employers' demand for undocumented workers fell. This led to
an erosion of the wages and employment opportunities of recent low-education male immigrants from Latin America with potentially negative implications for U.S. taxpayers.

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<p><a href="http://www.physorg.com/news160223910.html">Post-9/11 immigration enforcement lowered demand for undocumented workers</a></p> <p> A recent study in the <i>Journal of Policy Analysis and Management</i> shows that as a result of a variety of interior enforcement initiatives implemented in 2002-2005, such as the ramping up of the Social Security no-match program, employers' demand for undocumented workers fell. This led to <br />an erosion of the wages and employment opportunities of recent low-education male immigrants from Latin America with potentially negative implications for U.S. taxpayers.</p>