Briggs Public Testimonies

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A collection of testimonies by Professor Vernon M. Briggs Jr., a member of the faculty of the School of Industrial and Labor Relations at Cornell University, who specializes in human resource economics and public policy.

Please Note: The primary document for each record is the unpublished manuscript. Where possible, we have included the published testimony from the U.S. Government Printing Office as a related document.

Professor Briggs has deposited his papers at the Kheel Center. The material available through this site is a portion of a larger collection in paper format, information on which may be obtained by contacting the Kheel Center.

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Testimony on the Proposed Removal of Bans on Industrial Homework in the Apparel Industry
Briggs, Vernon M. Jr. (1989-03-30)
Public testimony by Prof. Briggs given at a public hearing of the U.S. Department of Labor, New York, NY, on March 30, 1989.
Testimony Before the U.S. Commission on Immigration Reform
Briggs, Vernon M. Jr. (1995-02-23)
Public testimony by Prof. Briggs given before the U.S. Commission on Immigration Reform, February 23, 1995.
Employment Implications of U.S. Immigration Policy
Briggs, Vernon M. Jr. (1987-07-21)
Public testimony by Prof. Briggs given before the before the Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees, and International Law of the Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives, July 21, 1987.
Real Immigration Reform: The Path To Credibility
Briggs, Vernon M. Jr (2007-05-03)
[Excerpt] For over 40 years, efforts have been made to respond to the unexpected consequences of the accidental revival of mass immigration that has followed the passage of the Immigration Act of 1965. Immigrants had been declining as a percentage of the population since 1914 and in absolute numbers since 1930. In 1965 only 4.4 percent of the population was foreign born and they totaled only 8.5 million people. There was absolutely no intention by policy makers of that era to increase the level of immigration. The post-World War II "baby boom" began pouring a tidal wave of new labor force entrants in the labor market that year and would continue to do so for the next 16 years. Moreover, the "War on Poverty" had been launched in 1964 and the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was passed. Both emphasized the need to focus on the employment needs of unskilled, poor and minority workers. Also, the infamous "bracero program" that had allowed the entry of temporary foreign workers from Mexico to do farm work had finally been terminated on December 31, 1964 because it had taken the agricultural labor market out of competition with the non-agricultural labor market.
The Reform of the Legal Immigration System of the United States
Briggs, Vernon M. Jr. (1987-12-11)
Public testimony by Prof. Briggs given before the Subcommittee on Immigration and Refugee Affairs of the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, December 11, 1987.
The Rural Labor Force: Unemployment and Underemployment Issues
Briggs, Vernon M. Jr. (1985-06-13)
Public testimony by Prof. Briggs given before the Subcommittee on Agriculture and Transportation of the Joint Economic Committee, Ninety-ninth Congress, June 13, 1985.
Testimony on H.R. 1915
Briggs, Vernon M. Jr. (1995-06-29)
Public testimony by Prof. Briggs given before the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims of the Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives, June 29, 1995.
Labor Market Transformation: The Role of U.S. Immigration Policy
Briggs, Vernon M. Jr. (1990-03-01)
Public testimony by Prof. Briggs given before the Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees, and International Law of the Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives, March 1, 1990
Labor Market Implications of Prevailing Immigration Policies and Practices
Briggs, Vernon M. Jr. (1978-04-05)
Public testimony by Prof. Briggs given before the Select Committee on Population, U.S. Congress on April 5, 1978.
Immigration Reform and the U.S. Labor Force
Briggs, Vernon M. Jr. (1995-09-13)
Public testimony by Prof. Briggs given before the Subcommittee on Immigration of the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, September 13, 1995.

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