PROPOSED IMMIGRATION POLICY REFORM & FARM LABOR MARKET OUTCOMES

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___________________________________________________