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Immigration Policy: The Nations Most Fundamental Labor Law, Articles & Chapters (2008)

[Excerpt] Samuel Gompers (1925), founder of the American Federation of Labor and, historically speaking, America's...

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ILR Impact Brief - Doomed to Fail: The Unintended Consequences of Guestworker Programs, ILR Impact Briefs (2006)

The ILR Impact Brief series highlights the research and project based work conducted by ILR...

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Guestworker Programs: Lessons From the Past and Warnings for the Future, Faculty Publications - Human Resource Studies (2004)

"Immigration policy is a minefield of controversial issues, and among the most explosive are those...

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Immigration and American Unionism, Industrial & Labor Relations Review (2003)

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Immigration and Poverty Reduction: Policy Making on a Squirrel Wheel, Faculty Publications - Human Resource Studies (2003)

"Efforts in the US to reduce the incidence of poverty have been hampered, since 1965,...

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At a Crossroad: Immigration Reform and American Unionism, Faculty Publications - Human Resource Studies (2002)

"Since the founding days of the Republic, the relationship between American unionism and mass immigration...

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American Unionism and U.S. Immigration Policy, Faculty Publications - Human Resource Studies (2001)

"Throughout its lengthy history, few issues have caused the American labor movement more agony than...

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American-Style Capitalism and Income Disparity: The Challenge of Social Anarchy, Faculty Publications - Human Resource Studies (1998)

"With regard to its outward manifestations, the American variant of capitalism seems healthy and vibrant....

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Thomas Robert Malthus: The Economist, Faculty Publications - Human Resource Studies (1998)

"As Robert Heilbroner has so aptly observed, economics has produced "a handful of men" whose...

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Error Discovered in Unemployment Rate, Faculty Publications - Human Resource Studies (1997)

"A widely circulated 1997 U.S. Census Bureau publication contains a computational error that shows a...

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Ethics Trumping Economics? The Economics of Immigration Control, Faculty Publications - Human Resource Studies (1996)

"In 1993, the United Nation's Population Fund identified immigration as "the human crisis of the...

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Immigration Policy and the U.S. Economy: An Institutional Perspective, Faculty Publications - Human Resource Studies (1996)

"By virtue of events that have already transpired and public policies already in place, the...

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The Administration of U.S. Immigration Policy: Time For Another Change, Faculty Publications - Human Resource Studies (1994)

"With the Clinton Administration calling for efforts "to reinvent government" to meet the challenges of...

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Memorial Session: Reflections on Dudley Dillard's Career, Faculty Publications - Human Resource Studies (1993)

"A tribute to economist Dudley Dillard is presented."

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U.S. Asylum Policy and the New World Order, Faculty Publications - Human Resource Studies (1993)

"In the new world order, differences in political ideology have given way to differences in...

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U.S. Immigration Policy and the Plight of Unskilled Workers, Faculty Publications - Human Resource Studies (1993)

The implications of immigration to the US are explored with reference to the impact on...

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Despair Behind the Riots: The Impediment of Mass Immigration to Los Angeles Blacks, Faculty Publications - Human Resource Studies (1992)

"Economic despair -- by all accounts – significantly fueled the recent Los Angeles rioting. Virtually...

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The Mexican Free Trade Agreement: An Idea Whose Time Has Not Yet Come, Faculty Publications - Human Resource Studies (1991)

"Like a "bolt out of the blue," the idea of a free trade agreement with...

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The Immigration Act of 1990: Retreat from Reform, Articles & Chapters (1991)

[Excerpt] It is difficult to understand why anyone would editorially "rejoice", as has been done,...

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Comments on "The Findings and Policy Implications of the GAO Report and the Urban Institute Hiring Audit" by Michael Fix, Articles & Chapters (1990)

"This article is a collection of commentary on an article written by Michael Fix."

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Employer Sanctions and the Question of Discrimination: The GAO Study in Perspective, Articles & Chapters (1990)

"The enactment of the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 (IRCA) produced the most...

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Immigration Policy and Workforce Preparedness, Faculty Publications - Human Resource Studies (1990)

"Entering the last decade of the 20th century, the United States finds its labor market...

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Forum: Immigration Policy and Skill Shortages (with Stephen Moore), Articles & Chapters (1990)

[Excerpt] The shortage of a skilled labor force has caused some U.S. employers to look...

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The Role of Public Policies in Rural Labor Markets, Articles & Chapters (1990)

[Excerpt] For over a century, governmental programs and policies have influenced both the demand and...

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The Growth and Composition of the U.S. Labor Force, Articles & Chapters (1987)

[Excerpt] In sharp contrast with the experiences of all other industrialized nations, the size of...

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Youth Employment and Training Programs: A Review, Articles & Chapters (1987)

[Excerpt] The Youth Employment and Demonstration Projects Act of 1977 (YEDPA) manifested a quantum leap...

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Human Resource Development and the Formulation of National Economic Policy, Faculty Publications - Human Resource Studies (1987)

"One of the more insightful explanations for economic progress in industrialized nations during the last...

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The "Albatross" of Immigration Reform: Temporary Worker Policy in the United States, Articles & Chapters (1986)

"Temporary worker policy in the United States traditionally has been advocated as a means to...

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Methods of Analysis of Illegal Immigration into the United States, Articles & Chapters (1984)

"A major barrier to the discussion of the scope and impact of illegal immigration on...

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Non-Immigrant Labor Policy in the United States, Faculty Publications - Human Resource Studies (1983)

"The employment of foreign workers as a supplement to the domestic labor force has been...

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Illegal Immigration from Mexico and its Labor Force Implications, Faculty Publications - Human Resource Studies (1983)

"An interim analysis of the effect illegal immigration from Mexico on the labor force of...

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Report of the Select Commission on Immigration and Refugee Policy: A Critique, Faculty Publications - Human Resource Studies (1982)

"An analysis and critique of the report issued by the Select Commission on Immigration and...

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Employment and Income Issues in the Southwest for the 1980's, Articles & Chapters (1981)

[Excerpt] As part of the nation's sunbelt, the Southwest has sustained significant growth in its...

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Illegal Immigration: A Continuing Issue for the 1980s, Articles & Chapters (1981)

[Excerpt] Illegal immigration is not simply a matter of mounting numbers of individuals occupying American...

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Economic Development: A Poverty Solution for the Rural South? (with Brian Rungeling), Articles & Chapters (1980)

"From the founding of the nation, the South has been the least economically developed region...

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Youth Employment Programs: Three Southwestern Case Studies, Faculty Publications - Human Resource Studies (1980)

"An examination of the planning, implementation, and first year operation phases of the Youth Employment...

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The Quest for an Enforceable Immigration Policy, Articles & Chapters (1979)

[Excerpt] The central point of concern for the nation and its economic policy makers at...

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Wage and Occupational Differences Between Black and White Men: Labor Market Discrimination in the Rural South (with Lewis H. Smith, Brian Rungeling, and James O. Smith Jr.), Faculty Publications - Human Resource Studies (1978)

"The existence of labor market discrimination based on race is well established.However, study continues into...

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Welfare Reform and the Plight of the Poor in the Rural South (with Brian Rungeling and Lewis H. Smith), Articles & Chapters (1978)

[Excerpt] The major discussions of welfare reform today center on: (1) who would be affected—primarily...

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The Problem of Illegal Immigration, Faculty Publications - Human Resource Studies (1977)

"An analysis of the history and contemporary condition of illegal immigration into the United States."

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Illegal Immigration and the American Labor Force: The Use of “Soft” Data for Analysis, Articles & Chapters (1976)

[Excerpt] In late 1974, the commissioner of the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) of the...

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La Confrontacion del Chicano con el Inmigrante Mexicano, Articles & Chapters (1976)

[Excerpt] El gobernador de California, Jerry Brown, ha senalado que Estados Unidos esta. entrando en...

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Railroad Brotherhoods, Articles & Chapters (1976)

[Excerpt] The traditional pattern of union organization in the railroad industry has been along multiple...

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Illegal Aliens: The Need For a More Restrictive Border Policy, Articles & Chapters (1975)

[Excerpt] In late 1974, the commissioner of the Immigration and Naturalization Service of the U.S....

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Mexican Immigrants and the Labor Market, Faculty Publications - Human Resource Studies (1975)

"An analysis of the effect of illegal Mexican immigrants on the United States labor market...

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The Federal Emergency Employment Act of 1971: An Appraisal of Texas' Experience, Faculty Publications - Human Resource Studies (1973)

"An assessment of the first few years of the Federal Emergency Employment Act’s implementation in...

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The Emergency Employment Act of 1971: The Texas Experience, Faculty Publications - Human Resource Studies (1972)

"An interim analysis of the effect of the federal Emergency Employment Act of 1971 on...

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Chicanos and Rural Poverty: A Continuing Issue For the 1970s, Articles & Chapters (1972)

[Excerpt] In the pursuit of a more equitable and humane society, events of the 1960s...

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National Manpower Policy, Articles & Chapters (1971)

[Excerpt] In terms of governmental concern for the operation of the labor market, the 1960's...

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Report of the National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders: A Review Article, Faculty Publications - Human Resource Studies (1968)

"On March 1, 1968, the National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders made public its findings...

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Manpower Programs and Regional Development, Articles & Chapters (1968)

[Excerpt] In military engagements, one can seldom select the most conducive setting in which to...

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Remedies for Discrimination in Apprenticeship Programs (with F. Ray Marshall), Articles & Chapters (1967)

[Excerpt] Efforts by Negroes to gain admission to apprenticeship programs in the building, machinist, and...

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The Strike Insurance Plan of the Railroad Industry, Articles & Chapters (1967)

"A far-reaching program designed to minimize revenue losses during strikes became operative in the nation's...

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The Mutual Aid Pact of the Airline Industry, Faculty Publications - Human Resource Studies (1965)

"ON OCTOBER 30, 1958, representatives of six of the nation's twelve domestic trunk-line carriers and...

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Immigration Policy and American Unionism: A Reality Check, Briggs Volume IV (2004)

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Immigration and Poverty Reduction: Policymaking on a Squirrel Wheel, Briggs Volume IV (2003)

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Reining-In a Rogue Policy: the Imperative of Immigration Reform, Briggs Volume IV (1999)

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Reining-in a Rogue Policy: The Imperative of Immigration Reform, CAHRS Working Paper Series (1999)

[Excerpt] It was Napoleon who said “policy is destiny.” There are few better examples of...

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U.S. Immigration Policy and the Plight of Its Unskilled Workers, CAHRS Working Paper Series (1999)

[Excerpt] In one of his most memorable public addresses, President John F. Kennedy spoke to...

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Institutional Barriers to Effective Employment Policy: The Case of the United States, Briggs Volume IV (1997)

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Income Disparity and Unionism: The Workplace Influences of Post-1965 Immigration Policy, Briggs Volume IV (1997)

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Ethics Trumping Economics? The Ethics of Immigration Control, Briggs Volume IV (1996)

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Thirty Years of Immigration Policy and Research, Briggs Volume IV (1995)

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Achieving National Economic and Social Goals: The Counterproductive Role of Post-1965 Immigration Policy, CAHRS Working Paper Series (1995)

[Excerpt] Immigration is a discretionary policy of every nation state. No citizen of any foreign...

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Colorado Clif, Briggs Volume IV (1995)

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Income Distribution: The Adverse Effects of Immigration Policy, Briggs Volume IV (1995)

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Achieving National Economic and Social Goals: The Counterproductive Role of Contemporary U.S. Immigration Policy, Briggs Volume IV (1994)

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International Migration and Labor Mobility: The Receiving Countries, CAHRS Working Paper Series (1994)

[Excerpt] Throughout the ascendancy of mankind, migration has been among the most distinguishing behavioral characteristics...

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Immigration and the U.S. Labor Market: Public Policy Gone Awry, CAHRS Working Paper Series (1992)

[Excerpt] One of the least discussed, yet most significant influences upon contemporary economic affairs in...

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Immigration Reform and the Urban Labor Force, Briggs Volume IV (1991)

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The Changing Nature of the Workforce: The Influence of U.S. Immigration Policy, CAHRS Working Paper Series (1991)

[Excerpt] As the United States enters the last decade of the 20th Century, it finds...

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Allan G. Gruchy: Master Teacher of Undergraduate Economics, Briggs Volume IV (1990)

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Labor Market Tranformation and U.S. Immigration Policy, Briggs Volume III (1990)

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Immigration Policy and Its Impact: The Relevance for New York, Briggs Volume III (1989)

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The Role of Immigration Policy in a Post-Industrial U.S. Economy, Briggs Volume III (1989)

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Testimony of Vernon M. Briggs to the Proposed Removal of Bans of Industrial Homework in the Apparel Industry, Briggs Volume III (1989)

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Efficiency and Equity as Goals for Contemporary U.S. Immigration Policy, CAHRS Working Paper Series (1989)

As the United states has entered its post-industrial stage of economic development, mass immigration has...

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Comments on Markley Robert's Paper, Briggs Volume III (1988)

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Immigration Reform and the Urban Labor Market: Resolved and Unresolved Data Issues, Briggs Volume III (1988)

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Does the United States Need to Import Skilled Labor?, Briggs Volume III (1988)

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Comments on the Papers by Vicki Ruiz and Sharon Strom (with Vicki Ruiz and Sharon Strom), Briggs Volume III (1988)

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The U.S. Labor Force: The Challenge of Adjustment of a Post-Industrial Society, Briggs Volume III (1988)

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The Transformation of the U.S. Labor Market: Causes and Prospects, Briggs Volume III (1987)

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Employment Trends and Contemporary Immigration Policy: The Macro Implications, Briggs Volume II (1984)

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Discussion: [of paper by DeFritas and Marshall], Comments Given at the Meetings of the Industrial and Labor Relations Research Association, Briggs Volume II (1983)

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The Employment Impact of Illegal Aliens, Briggs Volume II (1983)

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Immigration and the Labor Force, Briggs Volume II (1982)

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Public Service Employment Participation and Earnings Improvements in the Rural South (with Brian Rungeling and Lewis H. Smith), Briggs Volume II (1982)

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Non-immigrant Labor Policy in the United States, Briggs Volume II (1982)

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The Revival of Job Creation Programs in the 1970's: Lessons for the 1980s, Briggs Volume II (1981)

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Demographic Trends for the Labor Force in the 1980s, Briggs Volume II (1981)

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Employment and Income Issues in the Southwest for the Eighties, Briggs Volume II (1981)

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Illegal Immigration: Research and Public Policy, March 27, 1981, Briggs Volume II (1981)

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Agricultural Exemptions from the Fair Labor Standards Act, Briggs Volume II (1981)

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Comments on Papers by Eli Ginsberg and Jack Stieber, Briggs Volume II (1980)

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The Need for a Contingent Countercyclical PSE Program, Briggs Volume II (1980)

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Illegal Immigration: Research and Public Policy, Briggs Volume II (1980)

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Migration as a Socio-Political Phenomenon, Briggs Volume II (1980)

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Foreign Labor Programs as an Alternative to Illegal Immigration into the United States: a Dissenting View, Briggs Volume II (1980)

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Public Service Employment in the Rural South: the Prospects for Job Transition (with Brian Rungeling and Lewis H. Smith), Briggs Volume II (1979)

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A Bilingual Future for the United States, Briggs Volume II (1979)

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The Undocumented Worker and Job Opportunities for Hispanics, Briggs Volume I (1979)

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Comments on Mexican and Caribbean Migration to the United States:A Report to the Ford-Foundation by Wayne A. Cornelius, Briggs Volume II (1979)

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Illegal Mexican Immigration: the Role of Legislation, Briggs Volume I (1978)

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The Rural Sector, Briggs Volume II (1978)

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The Labor Market Impact of the Undocumented Worker, Briggs Volume I (1978)

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Chicano---Mexican Immigrant Interface, Briggs Volume I (1977)

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The Implications of Immigration Policy to the Achievement of Full Employment, Briggs Volume I (1977)

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Alien Migration from Mexico: the Search for an Appropriate Theory and Policy, Briggs Volume I (1976)

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The Participation of Mexican Workers in the Labor Market of the United States, Briggs Volume I (1976)

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Mexican Workers in the United States Labour Market: A Contemporary Dilemma, Faculty Publications - Human Resource Studies (1975)

"Ever since the present political boundary separating Mexico and the United States was established in...

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Illegal Immigration and the American Labor Force: the use of "Soft" Data for Analysis, Briggs Volume I (1975)

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The Impact of New Immigrants in Low Wage Labor Markets: Discussion, Briggs Volume I (1974)

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The Migration of Mexican Nationals into the United States: a Mounting Issue for the 1970's, Briggs Volume I (1974)

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The Mexico-United States Border: An Assessment of the Policies of the United States Upon the Economic Welfare of the Chicano Population, Briggs Volume I (1973)

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Black Entry Into the Apprentice Trades: Lessons of the Sixties and Prospects for the Seventies, Briggs Volume I (1970)

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A Postmortem Examination of the Kerner Commission Report : Discussion, Briggs Volume I (1969)

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Toward A Corporate Racial Policy, Briggs Volume I (1969)

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Black Employment Patterns in the Houston, Texas Labor Market, Briggs Volume I (1969)

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The Influence of Manpower Training Progrm on the South, Briggs Volume I (1968)

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The False Dichotomy : The Widening Gap Between Reform and Order, Briggs Volume I (1968)

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Equal Apprenticeship Opportunities in New York City (with Ray Marshall), Briggs Volume I (1967)

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The Impact of Fiscal Policy on Manpower Requirements, Briggs Volume I (1966)

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Illegal Immigration: The Impact on Wages and Employment of Black Workers, Briggs Public Testimonies (2008)

[Excerpt] Before addressing the specific issue of illegal immigration and its economic effects on black...

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Immigration Policy and Organized Labor: A Never-Ceasing Issue, Briggs Public Testimonies (2007)

[Excerpt] Over its long history, few issues have caused the caused the American labor movement...

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Real Immigration Reform: The Path To Credibility, Briggs Public Testimonies (2007)

[Excerpt] For over 40 years, efforts have been made to respond to the unexpected consequences...

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Immigration Reform and the U.S. Labor Force: The Questionable "Wisdom" of S.2611, Briggs Public Testimonies (2006)

[Excerpt] Immigration reform is the domestic policy imperative of our time. The revival of the...

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Guestworker Programs Lessons from the Past and Warnings for the Future, Briggs Public Testimonies (2004)

Immigration policy is a minefield of controversial issues, and among the most explosive are those...

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Guestworker Programs for Low-Skilled Workers: Lessons from the Past and Warnings for the Future, Briggs Public Testimonies (2004)

Public testimony by Prof. Briggs given before the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Citizenship...

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Immigration Policy and Low Wage Workers: The Influence of American Unionism, Briggs Public Testimonies (2003)

Public testimony by Prof. Briggs given at the Hearing before the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border...

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Immigration Policy and the Plight of Unskilled Workers, Briggs Public Testimonies (1999)

Public testimony by Prof. Briggs given before the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims of the...

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Immigration Reform and the U.S. Labor Force, Briggs Public Testimonies (1995)

Public testimony by Prof. Briggs given before the Subcommittee on Immigration of the Committee on...

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Testimony on H.R. 1915, Briggs Public Testimonies (1995)

Public testimony by Prof. Briggs given before the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims of the...

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Illegal Immigration and the U.S. Labor Market of the 1990s, Briggs Public Testimonies (1995)

Public testimony by Prof. Briggs given before the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims of the...

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Testimony Before the U.S. Commission on Immigration Reform, Briggs Public Testimonies (1995)

Public testimony by Prof. Briggs given before the U.S. Commission on Immigration Reform, February 23,...

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Immigration Policy and the Labor Force of New York, Briggs Public Testimonies (1991)

Public testimony by Prof. Briggs given before the New York State Legislative Commission, October 1,...

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Labor Market Transformation: The Role of U.S. Immigration Policy, Briggs Public Testimonies (1990)

Public testimony by Prof. Briggs given before the Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees, and International Law...

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Testimony on the Proposed Removal of Bans on Industrial Homework in the Apparel Industry, Briggs Public Testimonies (1989)

Public testimony by Prof. Briggs given at a public hearing of the U.S. Department of...

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The Reform of the Legal Immigration System of the United States, Briggs Public Testimonies (1987)

Public testimony by Prof. Briggs given before the Subcommittee on Immigration and Refugee Affairs of...

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Employment Implications of U.S. Immigration Policy, Briggs Public Testimonies (1987)

Public testimony by Prof. Briggs given before the before the Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees, and...

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The Rural Labor Force: Unemployment and Underemployment Issues, Briggs Public Testimonies (1985)

Public testimony by Prof. Briggs given before the Subcommittee on Agriculture and Transportation of the...

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Employer Sanctions and Immigration Reform, Briggs Public Testimonies (1981)

Public testimony by Prof. Briggs given before U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Immigration and Refugee Policy,...

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Foreign Policy Implications of Illegal Immigration from Mexico, Briggs Public Testimonies (1978)

Public testimony by Prof. Briggs given before the Committee on International Relations, U.S. House of...

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Labor Market Implications of Prevailing Immigration Policies and Practices, Briggs Public Testimonies (1978)

Public testimony by Prof. Briggs given before the Select Committee on Population, U.S. Congress on...

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Contract Compliance and Equal Employment Opportunity in the Construction Industry, Briggs Public Testimonies (1970)

Public testimony by Prof. Briggs given before the Massachusetts State Advisory Committee to the United...

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Curriculum Vitae for Professor Briggs (2008)

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List of Professor Briggs' Articles (2008)

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List of Professor Briggs' Book Reviews (2008)

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Selected Works of Vernon M Briggs Jr