Author: Vernon M. Briggs Jr.

Vernon M. Briggs Jr.

Founding Board Member

Vernon M. Briggs, Jr. was Emeritus Professor of Labor Economics, School of Industrial and Labor Relations, Cornell University. He received his B.S. degree in economics from the University of Maryland and his M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in economics from Michigan State University. Before coming to Cornell in 1978, he taught at the University of Texas at Austin for 14 years. Among his books are Immigration and American Unionism and Mass Immigration and the National Interest: Policy Directions for the New Century. He passed away in 2023.

An Interview with Vernon Briggs

Immigration Policy Interview

The Career of Vernon Briggs, Jr.

A Liberal Economist’s Struggle to Reduce Immigration

Report

Topics: Immigration History

Illegal Immigration and Immigration Reform

Protecting the Employment Rights of the American Labor Force (Native-Born and Foreign-Born) Who Are Eligible To Be Employed

Memorandum

Immigration Policy in Free Societies

Are There Principles Involved or Is It All Politics?

Report

Illegal Immigration: The Impact on Wages and Employment of Black Workers

Testimony Before the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights

Testimony

Topics: Black Americans

Immigration Policy and Organized Labor

A Never-Ceasing Issue

Testimony

Real Immigration Reform: The Path to Credibility

Testimony

Topics: Unemployment/Underemployment Rates and Immigration, Immigration History, Illegal Immigration, Legal Immigration

Immigration Reform and the U.S. Labor Force

The Questionable "Wisdom" of S.2611 (i.e. The Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2006)

Testimony

History of Guestworker Programs

Lessons from the Past and Warnings for the Future

Report

Topics: Guestworkers, H-2B Nonimmigrant Visa Progam

Guestworker Programs for Low-Skilled Workers: Lessons from the Past and Warnings for the Future

Testimony

Topics: Mexico, Immigration History, Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA) (1986), Guestworkers, H-2B Nonimmigrant Visa Progam

Articles
-Op-ed
-Academic Articles
-Long-Form Journal Articles
Podcasts
-Parsing Immigration Policy
Regulatory Comments
Litigation
-Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)
-Environmental Lawsuits
Press Release
Report
-Memorandum
Book
Fact Sheet
Transcript
Testimony
Video
-Immigration Policy Interview
-Immigration Brief
-Immigration Newsmaker

2022 Lame Duck Session Immigration Legislation
Human Trafficking
Ideological Exclusion
Biden Border Crisis
-Reports from the Border (2021)
--Reports from the Border: Del Rio Sector
--Reports from the Border: Big Bend Sector
Title 42
Border Crisis 2019 - 2020
Covid-19 and Immigration
Federal Regulations
Guatemala
Immigration in Foreign Countries
-Mexico
--Matricula Consular
-Central America
-Cuba
CIS Investigates Terror Travel Threat in Panama and Costa Rica
CIS Reports From America's Other Southern Border: Guatemala-Mexico
Unsecured Border Series
Deferred Enforced Departure (DED)
Optional Practical Training Program (OPT)
Chain Migration
Migrant Caravans
-Migrant Caravans - National Security Threat
-Migrant Caravans - Credible Fear Loophole
-Migrant Caravans - Mexico/UNHCR Plan
RAISE Act (S.354)
Immigration Courts
Immigration Maps
Partnership For A New American Economy
Remittances
Eugene Katz Award
Fraud and Immigration
-Document Fraud
--Tax Fraud
--Driver's License Fraud
--Social Security Fraud
--Employment Fraud
-Visa Fraud
--Marriage Fraud
--Tourist Visa Fraud
--Student Visa Fraud
--Diversity Visa Lottery Fraud
-Voter Fraud
Supreme Court Decisions on Immigration Policy
Migration Policy Institute (MPI)
UnidosUS
Black Americans
Canada
How to Break the Immigration Policy Impasse
Costs of Immigration
-Welfare
--Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
-Social Security
-Health Care
-Wages, Jobs, and Poverty
--Unemployment/Underemployment Rates and Immigration
Education and Foreign Students
-Foreign Students
-Education
National Security
-9/11 Terrorist Attacks
-Faisal Shahzad: The Times Square Bomber
Politics
-The 2012 Presidental Election
-Onyango Obama
-Hispanic Voters
Population and Environment
-National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
Immigration History
Religion
-Catholics
-Evangelicals
-Jews
-Mormons
State and Local Policy
-Sanctuary Cities
-Alabama
-Alaska
-Arizona
--Arizona's Enforcement Law S.B. 1070
-California
--Los Angeles County
-Colorado
-Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands (CNMI)
-District of Columbia
-Florida
-Georgia
-Illinois
--Chicago, Cook County
-Maryland
-Massachusetts
-Michigan
-Minnesota
-Mississippi
-Nevada
-New Jersey
-New Mexico
-New York
-North Carolina
-Ohio
-Oregon
-Pennsylvania
-South Carolina
-Texas
-Utah
--Utah Amnesty Law (HB116)
-Virginia
-Washington
Current Numbers
-Immigrant Characteristics and Latest Numbers
-Population Projections
-Hispanic Voter Projections
-Immigrant and U.S.-born Unemployment Rates
--State Level Employment Data
Polls and Surveys
Media Coverage of the Center for Immigration Studies
-C-Span Videos
-TV Interviews
-Radio Interviews
-Outside Events
Federal Immigration Legislation and Executive Action
-DREAM Act
-House Legislation
--House Legislation 2013-14
---Strengthen and Fortify Enforcement Act (SAFE Act - H.R.2278)
--House Legislation 2015-16
---Secure Our Borders First Act of 2015 (H.R.399)
---Legal Workforce Act (H.R.1147)
--2021 Budget Reconciliation Bill
-Senate Legislation
--Senate Legislation 2013-14
---Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act (S.744)
--Senate Legislation 2015-16
---Immigration Innovation Act of 2015 (I Squared Act - S.153)
-Executive Actions
--2014 Executive Action Amnesty
--Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)
Illegal Immigration
-Influx of Unaccompanied Minors
-Amnesty and Comprehensive Immigration Reform
--The 2013-14 Immigration Debate
--Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA) (1986)
-Attrition and Enforcement
-In-State Tuition
Media Coverage of Immigration Policy
-Washington Post Coverage of Immigration Policy
--Department of Preening Editorials
-The New York Times Coverage of Immigration
-Univision and Telemundo Coverage of Immigration
U.S. Department of State
-Refugees and Asylum
--Asylum
--Refugees
---Afghan Refugees
-Bureau of Consular Affairs
-Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration
-Visa Waiver Program
-Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI)
Assimilation and Citizenship
-Birthright Citizenship
-Dual Citizenship
Criminal Aliens
-Gangs
Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
-Immigration Parole
-REAL ID Act and Secure Identification
-Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)
--Temporary Protected Status (TPS)
--Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE)
--Legal Immigration
---Legal Permanent Residence (LPR) (Green Cards)
----Family Reunification
----Employment Visas
-----EB-5 Permanent Investor Visa Program
----Diversity Visa Lottery
--Nonimmigrant Visas
---Guestworkers
----H-1B Nonimmigrant Visa Progam
-----IBM and H-1Bs
-----2015 Disney Layoffs
----H-2A Nonimmigrant Visa Program
-----AgJOBS and Farmworkers
----H-2B Nonimmigrant Visa Progam
----J-1 Nonimmigrant Visa Program
----L-1 Nonimmigrant Visa Program
----R-1 Nonimmigrant Visa Program
--E-Verify
-Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
--Border Wall
--Secure Border Initiative (SBI/SBINet)
--Increasing the Number of Border Patrol Agents
-Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)
--Secure Communities Program
--287(g) Program
-US VISIT and EXIT System
LEAPS.TV Web Programs
Pew Hispanic Center
Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC)
The Government Accountability Office (GAO)
Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC)