TY - JOUR AU - Taylor, J. Edward AU - Thilmany, Dawn TI - Effects of immigration reform not as expected: California farmers still rely on new immigrants for field labor JF - California Agriculture JO - Calif Agr Y1 - 1992/09/01 VL - 46 IS - 5 SP - 4 EP - 6 PB - University of California Agriculture and Nature Resources SN - 0008-0845 UR - http://www.ucanr.edu/sites/calagjournal/archive/?article=ca.v046n05p4 AB - Employer sanctions under the 1986 Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA) were intended to encourage US. employers to adjust to a smaller, more legal workforce. This study focuses on changing patterns of farmworker turnover and the use of farm labor contractors to test IRCA's effectiveness. The authors' findings do not support the hypothesis that IRCA would succeed in reducing California agriculture's reliance on new immigrants to meet its labor needs.