Over 1000 MN Firms in 69 counties used Undocumented Workers

Bruce P. Corrie, PhD corrie@csp.edu Over 1000 Minnesota companies in 196 Minnesota cities and 69 Minnesota counties used undocumented workers. These firms were in 23 percent of Minnesota’s cities and 79 percent of Minnesota’s counties. The firms were found in 75 SIC 4 digit industry categories ranging from roofers to commercial printing. Undocumented workers do have a significant impact on the Minnesotan economy. Similar to cheap Chinese imports keeping our inflation low, cheap labor of the undocumented workers are subsidizing our lifestyles in Minnesota in substantial ways. The companies cover a wide spectrum of Minnesota’s firms and include some prominent Minnesota institutions. The data reveals the importance of undocumented workers to the Minnesota economy. The data will help policy makers recognize the important contribution these invisible workers make to the Minnesotan economy and spur them to develop a comprehensive immigration strategy. The Pew Center estimates that there are around 55-85,000 undocumented workers in Minnesota (http://pewhispanic.org/files/reports/46.pdf). The data was obtained from the INS by the Center for Immigration Studies. The data reports cases of companies sanctioned by the INS for employing undocumented workers in Minnesota mainly during the period 1989-2000. Below are the major cities and counties where the firms were located as well as the 75 SIC four digit categories of firms that employed undocumented workers. SIC Code Category 8361 HOMES,RESIDENTIAL CARE 8211 SCHOOLS,ELEMENTARY & SECO 8099 HEALTH & ALLIED SVCS,NEC 8082 HOME HEALTH CARE SVCS 8052 INTERMEDIATE CARE FACILIT 8051 NURSING CARE FACILITIES,S 7997 SPORTS & RECREATION CLUBS 7991 PHYSICAL FITNESS FACILITI 7542 CARWASHES 7538 AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR SHOPS,G 7389 BUSINESS SVCS,NEC 7361 EMPLOYMENT AGENCIES 7359 EQUIPMENT RENTAL & LEASIN 7349 BLDG CLEANING & MAINTENAN 7299 PERSONAL SVCS,NEC 7221 PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIOS,PORT 7218 INDUSTRIAL LAUNDERERS 7213 LINEN SUPPLY SVCS 7011 HOTELS & MOTELS 6512 BLDG OPERATORS,NON-RESIDE 6011 BANKS,FEDERAL RESERVE 5963 DIRECT SELLING ESTABLISHM 5944 JEWELRY STORES 5941 SPORTING GOODS STORES & B 5812 RESTAURANTS 5812 NURSING & PERSONAL CARE F 5713 FLOOR COVERING STORES 5699 APPAREL & ACCESSORY STORE 5651 FAMILY CLOTHING STORES 5511 CAR & TRUCKS DEALERS,NEW 5499 FOOD STORES,MISC 5411 GROCERY STORES 5399 GENERAL MERCHANDISE STORE 5331 VARIETY STORES 5311 DEPARTMENT STORES 5199 NON-DURABLE GOODS,NEC,WHL 5159 FARM-PRODUCT RAW MATERIAL 5099 DURABLE GOODS,NEC,WHLS 5093 SCRAP & WASTE MATERIALS,W 5015 MOTOR VEHICLE PARTS,USED, 4724 TRAVEL AGENCIES 4213 TRUCKING,EXC LOCAL 4151 SCHOOL BUSES 3999 MANUFCTRNG INDUSTRIES,NEC 3842 ORTHOPEDIC & SURGICAL APP 3711 MOTOR VEHICLE MFRS 3672 PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARDS 3643 WIRING DEVICE MFRS,CURREN 3629 ELECTRICAL INDUSTRIAL APP 3585 AIR CONDITIONING & HEATIN 3544 SPECIAL DIE & TOOL MAKERS 3499 METAL PRODUCT MFRS,NEC,FA 3496 WIRE PRODUCT MFRS,MISC,FA 3449 STRUCTURAL METALWORK MFRS 3423 TOOL MFRS,HAND & EDGE 2789 BOOKBINDING & RELATED WOR 2752 COMMERCIAL PRINTING,LITHO 2448 PALLETS & SKIDS MFRS,WOOD 2389 APPAREL & ACCESSORIES MFR 2099 FOOD PREPARATIONS MFRS,NE 2022 CHEESE MFRS,NATURAL,PROCE 2015 POULTRY SLAUGHTERING & PR 2011 MEAT PACKING PLANTS 1796 BLDG EQUIP INSTALLATION & 1761 ROOFING,SIDING & SHEET ME 1742 PLASTER DRYWALL INSULATIO 1741 MASONRY,STONE SET & OTHER 1721 PAINTING & PAPER HANGING 1542 CONTRACTORS,NON-RESIDENTI 1522 CONTRACTORS,MULTIFAMILY U 0782 LAWN & GARDEN SVCS 0253 TURKEY & TURKEY EGG FARMS 0191 FARMS,GENERAL,PRIMARILY C 0181 NURSERIES,FLOWERS,ETC 0000 MAINTENANCE CITYNAME ADRIAN AFTON AITKIN ALBANY ALBERT LEA ALEXANDRIA ALTURA ANOKA APPLE VALLEY APPLETON ARLINGTON AUSTIN BAYTOWN TOWNSHIP BEMIDJI BIG LAKE BLAINE BLOOMINGTON BRAINERD BRECKENRIDGE BROOKLYN CENTER BROOKLYN PARK BROOKS BUFFALO BUFFALO LAKE BURNSVILLE BUTTERFIELD CAMBRIDGE CANNON FALLS CARVER CHAMPLIN CHANHASSEN CHASKA CLARA CITY CLEARBROOK CLEARWATER COLD SPRING COLOGNE COLUMBIA HEIGHTS COMFREY COON RAPIDS COTTAGE GROVE CROOKSTON CRYSTAL DALTON DAYTON DETROIT LAKES DEXTER DODGE CENTER DULUTH EAGAN EASTON EDEN PRAIRIE EDINA ELKO ELLENDALE ELY EVELETH EXCELSIOR FAIRMONT FARMINGTON FERGUS FALLS FOREST LAKE FRAZEE FRIDLEY GARFIELD GAYLORD GLENWOOD GOLDEN VALLEY GOODVIEW GRAND PORTAGE GRAND RAPIDS HAM LAKE HASTINGS HECTOR HIBBING HOPKINS HUGO INVER GROVE HEIGHTS JACKSON JORDAN KASOTA KENYON LA CRESCENT LAKE ELMO LAKE PARK LAKEVILLE LAPORTE LE SUEUR LITCHFIELD LITTLE CANADA LITTLE FALLS LONG LAKE LORETTO LUCAN LUVERNE LYMAN MADELIA MADISON MAHTOMEDI MANKATO MAPLE GROVE MAPLE PLAIN MAPLETON MAPLEWOOD MARSHALL MAYER MEDINA MENDOTA MENDOTA HEIGHTS MINETONKA MINNEAPOLIS MINNESOTA CITY MINNESOTA LAKE MINNETONKA MONTGOMERY MOORHEAD MOTLEY NEW BRIGHTON NEW HOPE NEW PRAGUE NISSWA NORTH BRANCH NORTH OAKES NORTH SAINT PAUL NORTHFIELD OAK PARK HEIGHTS OAKDALE OKLEE OLIVIA ORONO ORONOCO ORR OWATONNA PARK RAPIDS PELICAN RAPIDS PEQUOT LAKES PIPESTONE PLYMOUTH PRINCETON PRINSBURG PRIOR LAKE REDWOOD FALLS RICHFIELD ROBBINSDALE ROCHESTER ROGERS ROSEAU ROSEMOUNT ROSEVILLE ROYALTON RUTHTON S INTL FALLS SAINT BONIFACIUS SAINT CLAIR SAINT CLOUD SAINT JAMES SAINT JOSEPH SAINT LOUIS PARK SAINT PAUL SAINT PETER SARTELL SAUK RAPIDS SAVAGE SHAKOPEE SHOREVIEW SILVER LAKE SLEEPY EYE SOUTH SAINT PAUL SPICER SPRING GROVE SPRING PARK ST CHARLES ST LOUIS PARK STILLWATER STORDEN THIEF RIVER FALLS TRACY VERNDALE VIRGINIA WACONIA WALDORF WALKER WASECA WAYZATA WELLS WEST SAINT PAUL WHITE BEAR LAKE WILLMAR WINDOM WINONA WOOD LAKE WOODBURY WORTHINGTON WYOMING YOUNG AMERICA ZIMMERMAN COUNTY YELLOW MEDICINE WRIGHT WINONA WILKIN WATONWAN WASHINGTON WASECA WADENA SWIFT STEELE STEARNS SIBLEY SHERBURNE SCOTT SAINT LOUIS ROSEAU ROCK RICE RENVILLE REDWOOD RED LAKE RAMSEY POPE POLK PIPESTONE PENNINGTON OTTER TAIL OLMSTED NOBLES NICOLLET MOWER MORRISON MILLE LACS MEEKER MCLEOD MARTIN LYON LESUEUR LAKE LAC QUI PARLE KOOCHICHING KANDYOHI JACKSON ITASCA ISANTI HUBBARD HOUSTON HENNEPIN GRAFTON GOODHUE FREEBORN FARIBAULT DOUGLAS DAKOTA CROW WING COTTONWOOD COOK CLEARWATER CLAY CHISAGO CHIPPEWA CASS CARVER BROWN BLUE EARTH BELTRAMI BECKER ANOKA AITKIN