THE FOOD SECURITY CONSEQUENCE OF MANDATED EMPLOYMENT ELIGIBILITY VERIFICATION
Keywords:
E-verify, Food security, Public policy, Program evaluationAbstract
This study investigated the impact of E-Verify mandates, which make it more difficult for certain undocumented workers to find a new job in the United States, on the food security status of both U.S citizens and non-citizens. Using a Difference in Difference approach and data from CPS’s food security supplements, this study found that even though E-Verify mandates had no significant effects on family income, but they had unintended consequences on households’ food security. E-Verify mandates reduced the food security of both U.S citizens and non-citizens residing in the U.S. The effect was consistent over different sub-types of food security measures.References
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