PROPOSED IMMIGRATION POLICY REFORM & FARM LABOR MARKET OUTCOMES

Table 1 Explanatory variables of the choice and parametric wage regression models

Variable ^a	Definition
LnWage	Natural logarithm of the real farm wage in 2006 dollars. Conversions from the nominal wage were made using the consumer price index for all urban consumers
Legal status	=1 if farm worker is authorized for U.S. employment (citizen, permanent resident, or has other work authorization) = 0 if otherwise (i.e. unauthorized)
Piece rate	= 1 if worker is paid by piece rate = 0 if otherwise (by the hour, hour/piece combination, or salary)
Seasonal worker	=1 if worker is employed on a seasonal basis = 0 if otherwise (year-round)
Female	=1 if female =0 if male
Mexican	= 1 if worker is of Mexican nationality =0 if otherwise
Education	Highest grade level of education completed by the farm worker, ranging from 0 to 16
Adult education^b	=1 if worker had attended any adult education classes or school in the U.S. =0 if otherwise
After 1986	Dummy variable reflecting years before and after 1986 when foreign workers entered the United States for the first time to live or work
After 2001	Dummy variable reflecting the interview years following September 2001
California (CA)	Dummy variable reflecting employment in California at the time of the interview
English (speaking ability)	= 1 if ‘none at all’ = 2 if ‘a little’ = 3 if ‘somewhat’ = 4 if ‘well’
Married	= 1 if ‘married/living together’ =0 if otherwise___________________________________________________