Former Division Of Immigration Policy and Research

ILAB's former Division of Immigration Policy and Research was an active participant within the Administration in the formulation of U.S. immigration policy, playing the lead role in the assessment of the labor-market consequences of immigration proposals and legislation. Additionally, as a result of the 1986 passage of the Immigration Reform and Control Act, the Division had the responsibility for evaluating the labor-related impacts for a series of Presidential reports-those on employer sanctions and the legalization program, as well as the triennial comprehensive reports on immigration. In support of its increased research responsibilities, the Division instituted a contract research program on immigration and labor force issues. The activities of the Division of Immigration Policy and Research were disbanded in 2003.

Copies of the studies and reports listed below are available while the supply lasts. Please address requests for reports to: Office of International Economic Affairs, ILAB S-5317, U.S. Department of Labor, Washington, D.C. 20210.

Report #1.

The Effects of Immigration on the U.S. Economy and Labor Market (The Department of Labor's submission to the President's Comprehensive Triennial Report on Immigration, 1989).

Report #2

Employer Sanctions and U.S. Labor Markets: First Report (The Department of Labor's submission to the President's First Report on the Implementation and Impact of Employer Sanctions, 1991).

Report #3

Employer Sanctions and U.S. Labor Markets: Second Report. (The Department of Labor's submission to the President's Second Report on the Implementation and Impact of Employer Sanctions, 1991).

Report #4

Characteristics and Labor Market Behavior of the Legalized Population Five Years Following Legalization, (The Department of Labor's submission to the Administration's Report on the Effects of the Immigration Reform and Control Act, 1996).

WP #1

"The Labor Market Consequences of U.S. Immigration: A Survey," Michael J. Greenwood, Center for Economic Analysis, University of Colorado at Boulder, and John M. McDowell, Department of Economics, Arizona State University (1990).

WP #2

"The Role of Foreign Medical Graduates in the Delivery of Health Care in the United States: The Immigration Ramifications," Arnold H. Leibowitz, Cameron, Hornbostel and Butterman, (1990).

WP #3

"They Come on Behalf of Their Children: Central American Families in Washington, D.C.," Terry A. Repak, Institute for Liberal Arts, Emory University (1990).

WP #4

"Immigration Policy and Colombian Textile Workers in New England," Eleanor E. Glaessel-Brown (1990).

WP #5

"The Effect of Immigration Reform on Collective Bargaining in the California Fruit and Vegetable Processing Industry," William Segal, University of California, Santa Cruz, and Peter Philips, University of Utah (1990).

WP #6

"Economic Adaptation and Integration of Non-Southeast Asian Refugees to the United States," Elzbieta Gozdziak, Refugee Policy Group (1990).

WP #7

"Immigration and Regional Labor Market Performance in the U.S. Apparel Industry, " Carol A. Parsons, Department of Geography, University of Iowa (1990).

WP #8

"Employment Obstacles Experienced by Foreign-Born Workers in New York City because of the Employer Sanctions Provisions of the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986," Josh DeWind, Latin American and Caribbean Studies, Hunter College (1990).

WP #9

"Immigration Reform: The Effects of Employer Sanctions and Legalization on Wages," Deborah A. Cobb-Clark, Clint Shiells, B. Lindsay Lowell, Immigration Policy and Research, U.S. Department of Labor (1991).

WP #10

"IRCA Did Not do Much To the Labor Market: A Los Angeles County Case Study," David North, TransCentury Corporation (1991).

WP #11

"Impact of IRCA on the U.S. Labor Market and Economy," Robert Bach and Howard Brill, Institute on Multiculturalism and International Labor, SUNY Binghamton (1991).

WP #12

"Unemployment Insurance and Layoff Duration," Richard Fry, Immigration Policy and Research, U.S. Department of Labor (1992).

WP #13

"Circular Mobility, Migrant Communities, and Policy Restrictions: Unauthorized Flows from Mexico," B. Lindsay Lowell, Immigration Policy and Research, U.S. Department of Labor (1992).

WP #14

"International Migration in North America: Issues, Policies, Implications," Demetrios G. Papademetriou, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (1992).

WP #15

"Confronting the Challenge of Transnational Migration: Domestic and International Response," Demetrios G.. Papademetriou, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (1992).

WP #16

"Economic Effects of Immigrants on Native and Foreign-Born Workers: Complementarity, Substitutability, and other Channels of Influence," Michael J. Greenwood, Center for Economic Analysis, University of Colorado at Boulder, and Gary L. Hunt, East Carolina University (1991).

WP #17

"Job Mobility Paths of Recent Immigrants to the United States," Howard Wial, Immigration Policy and Research, U.S. Department of Labor (1992).

WP #18

"Developments in International Migration to the United States: 1992," Roger G. Kramer, Immigration Policy and Research, U.S. Department of Labor (1993 - out of print).

WP #19

"Production Systems, Social Networks and the Roles of Immigrants in the U.S. Labor Market: A Review," Howard Wial, Immigration Policy and Research, U.S. Department of Labor (1993).

WP #20

"Developments in International Migration to the United States: 1993," Roger G. Kramer, Immigration Policy and Research, U.S. Department of Labor (1993).

WP #21

"Developments in International Migration to the United States: 1994," Roger G. Kramer, Immigration Policy and Research, U.S. Department of Labor (1994).

WP #22

"Developments in International Migration to the United States: 1995," Roger G. Kramer, Immigration Policy and Research, U.S. Department of Labor (1995).

WP #23

"The Local Labor Market Effects of Immigration on Native Minorities," Frank D. Bean and Jennifer V.W. Van Hook, The University of Texas at Austin, and Mark A. Fossett, Texas A & M University (1995).

WP #24

"Impacts of Nonimmigrant (H-2B) Worker Programs on Domestic Workers," David. Griffith, East Carolina University (1996).

WP #25

"Development, Agricultural Policies, and Mexico-US Migration, or Do Mexican Agricultural Policies Stimulate Emigration?," Philip Martin, University of California at Davis (1996).

WP #26

"The Cuban Ethnic Economy and Labor Market Outcomes of Latinos in Metropolitan Florida," Barbara A. Zsembik, University of Florida (1996).

WP #27

"Do Immigrants Use and Need JTPA?," Nikki Blasberg and Elaine Sorensen, The Urban Institute (1996).

WP #28

"Developments in International Migration to the United States: 1996," Roger G. Kramer, Immigration Policy and Research, U.S. Department of Labor (1996 ).

WP #29

"Four Populations of Alien Workers in the U.S., A New Labor Force Taxonomy," David S. North (1996).

WP #30

"Immigrants and Low-Wage Labor Markets," Stephen J. Trejo, University of California at Santa Barbara (1997).

WP #31

"Language and Earnings," Barry R. Chiswick, University of Illinois at Chicago, and Paul W. Miller, University of Western Australia (1997).

WP #32

"Developments in International Migration to the United States: 1997," Roger G. Kramer, Immigration Policy and Research, U.S. Department of Labor (1997).

WP #33

"Developments in International Migration to the United States: 1998," Roger G. Kramer, Immigration Policy and Research, U.S. Department of Labor (1999).

WP #34

"Developments in International Migration to the United States: 1999," Roger G. Kramer, Immigration Policy and Research, U.S. Department of Labor (1999).

WP #35

"Developments in International Migration to the United States: 2001," Roger G. Kramer, Immigration Policy and Research, U.S. Department of Labor (2001).

WP #36

"Developments in International Migration to the United States: 2002, A Midyear Report," Roger G. Kramer, Immigration Policy and Research, U.S. Department of Labor (2002).

"The 'Amnesty' Aftermath: Current Policy Issues Stemming from the Legalization Program of the 1986 Immigration Reform and Control Act," Susan Gonzalez Baker, University of Texas (1996).
"Household Structure and Recent and Prospective Immigration: Legalized Population Follow-up Survey," Karen A. Woodrow-Lafield, State University of New York at Albany (1996).
"Legalization, Wages and Self-Investment," Sherrie A. Koussoudji, University of Michigan, and Deborah A. Cobb-Clark, Illinois State University (1996).
"IRCA, Legalization, and the Occupational Concentration and Mobility of Amnestied Immigrants," Deborah A. Cobb-Clark, Illinois State University, and Sherrie A. Koussoudji, University of Michigan (1996).

A.

Report to the Congress: An Evaluation of the Pilot Program of Off-Campus Work uthorization for Foreign Students (F-1 Nonimmigrants), U.S. Department of Labor and Immigration and Naturalization Service, U.S. Department of Justice.

B.

Evaluation of Pilot Foreign Student Employment Program, Casals and Associates, Report Prepared under U.S. Department of Labor Contract No. J-9-K-2-0044.

C.

Integrating Immigrants Into the Workforce: North American And European Experiences