Cobb-Clark, Deborah A; Shiells, Clinton R; Lowell, B Lindsay - In: Journal of Labor Economics 13 (1995) 3, pp. 472-98
The Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 (IRCA) represents an attempt to use labor-market regulation to control illegal migration into the United States by imposing fines on employers who hire unauthorized workers. Sanctions lower wages directly because they act as a tax on hiring...