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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
Institutional Barriers to Effective Employment Policy: The Case of the United States, Briggs Volume IV (1997)
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...
Income Disparity and Unionism: The Workplace Influences of Post-1965 Immigration Policy, Briggs Volume IV (1997)
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...
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...
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...
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...
Testimony on H.R. 1915, Briggs Public Testimonies (1995)
Public testimony by Prof. Briggs given before the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims of the...
Testimony on H.R. 1915, Briggs Public Testimonies (1995)
Public testimony by Prof. Briggs given before the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims of the...
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...
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...
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,...
Achieving National Economic and Social Goals: The Counterproductive Role of Contemporary U.S. Immigration Policy, Briggs Volume IV (1994)
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...
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...
Memorial Session: Reflections on Dudley Dillard's Career, Faculty Publications - Human Resource Studies (1993)
"A tribute to economist Dudley Dillard is presented."
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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,...
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,...
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...
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."
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Testimony of Vernon M. Briggs to the Proposed Removal of Bans of Industrial Homework in the Apparel Industry, Briggs Volume III (1989)
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...
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...
Immigration Reform and the Urban Labor Market: Resolved and Unresolved Data Issues, Briggs Volume III (1988)
Comments on the Papers by Vicki Ruiz and Sharon Strom (with Vicki Ruiz and Sharon Strom), Briggs Volume III (1988)
The U.S. Labor Force: The Challenge of Adjustment of a Post-Industrial Society, Briggs Volume III (1988)
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Employment Trends and Contemporary Immigration Policy: The Macro Implications, Briggs Volume II (1984)
Discussion: [of paper by DeFritas and Marshall], Comments Given at the Meetings of the Industrial and Labor Relations Research Association, Briggs Volume II (1983)
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...
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...
Public Service Employment Participation and Earnings Improvements in the Rural South (with Brian Rungeling and Lewis H. Smith), Briggs Volume II (1982)
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...
The Revival of Job Creation Programs in the 1970's: Lessons for the 1980s, Briggs Volume II (1981)
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Foreign Labor Programs as an Alternative to Illegal Immigration into the United States: a Dissenting View, Briggs Volume II (1980)
Public Service Employment in the Rural South: the Prospects for Job Transition (with Brian Rungeling and Lewis H. Smith), Briggs Volume II (1979)
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...
Comments on Mexican and Caribbean Migration to the United States:A Report to the Ford-Foundation by Wayne A. Cornelius, Briggs Volume II (1979)
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...
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...
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...
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...
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."
The Implications of Immigration Policy to the Achievement of Full Employment, Briggs Volume I (1977)
Alien Migration from Mexico: the Search for an Appropriate Theory and Policy, Briggs Volume I (1976)
The Participation of Mexican Workers in the Labor Market of the United States, Briggs Volume I (1976)
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...
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...
Railroad Brotherhoods, Articles & Chapters (1976)
[Excerpt] The traditional pattern of union organization in the railroad industry has been along multiple...
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....
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...
Illegal Immigration and the American Labor Force: the use of "Soft" Data for Analysis, Briggs Volume I (1975)
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...
The Migration of Mexican Nationals into the United States: a Mounting Issue for the 1970's, Briggs Volume I (1974)
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...
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)
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...
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...
National Manpower Policy, Articles & Chapters (1971)
[Excerpt] In terms of governmental concern for the operation of the labor market, the 1960's...
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...
Black Entry Into the Apprentice Trades: Lessons of the Sixties and Prospects for the Seventies, Briggs Volume I (1970)
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...
Manpower Programs and Regional Development, Articles & Chapters (1968)
[Excerpt] In military engagements, one can seldom select the most conducive setting in which to...
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...
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...
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...