The Center for Research on Immigration Policy
The Center for Research on Immigration Policy (CRIP) was established in 1988 to conduct analytical research, policy analysis, and outreach to inform the development of effective immigration and immigrant policies. The Center is committed to work with decisionmakers at the local, state, federal, and international levels and other interested groups and individuals through briefings, workshops, conferences, and publications. The CRIP's research agenda concentrates on:
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the effects of immigration on receiving and sending countries
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integration of immigrants in the United States
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access to and use of public services by immigrants
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the education of immigrants and their children
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comparative analyses of the immigration experience and policies of other countries
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the link between immigration and key national security and international policy issues
The Center is directed by Dr. Georges Vernez. It is primarily supported by grants from foundations.
The Center informally trains policy analysts in the area of immigration through the RAND Graduate School of Policy Analysis (RGS) and RAND's Summer Associate Program.
Publications (1989-1999)
Immigration Policy and Effects | Mexican Migration | Integration of Immigrants | International Migration Issues
Immigration Policy and Effects
"Benefits and Costs of Immigration: The California Experience," Kevin McCarthy and Georges Vernez, in The Debate in the United States Over Immigration, Peter Duigman and Lewis H. Gann (eds.), Stanford, California: Hoover Institution Press, Stanford University, 1998.
"Labor Market Outcomes of Immigrant Women in the United States," Robert Schoeni, in International Migration Review, Vol. 32, Spring 1998, Center for Migration Studies.
Immigration in a Changing Economy: California's Experience --Questions and Answers, Kevin F. McCarthy and Georges Vernez, RAND, 1998.
Full Document
Immigration in a Changing Economy: California's Experience, Kevin F. McCarthy and Georges Vernez, RAND, 1997.
The Impact of Immigration on Economic Development in the United States and Canada, Georges Vernez, DEELSAK/ELSA/MI(97) 12, OECD, 1997.
National Security and Migration: How Strong the Link? Georges Vernez, RAND, 1996.
The Costs of Immigration to Taxpayers: Analytical and Policy Issues, Georges Vernez and Kevin F. McCarthy, RAND,1996.
"The Costs of Immigration to Taxpayers: Toward a Uniform Accounting Framework," Georges Vernez and Kevin F. McCarthy, Population and Environment, Vol. 18, No. 1, September 1996, pp. 9-36.
Emigration and Its Effects on the Sending Country, Beth J. Asch, with Courtland Reichmann, RAND, 1994.
"The United States Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986: Implementation and Effects," Georges Vernez, in Migration Policies in Europe and the United States, Centro di Studi Americani International, Kluuer Academic, 1992; RAND, 1994.
Immigration: Getting the Facts, Robert Valdez, Julie DaVanzo, Georges Vernez, and Mitchell Wade, RAND, 1993.
Increased Soviet Emigration and U.S. Immigration Policy, Georges Vernez, RAND, 1993.
Needed: A Federal Role in Helping Communities Cope with Immigration, Georges Vernez, published in Urban America: Policy Choices for Los Angeles and the Nation, James B. Steinberg, David W. Lyon, and Mary E. Vaiana (eds.), RAND, 1993.
Social Ties, Wages and Gender Among Salvadorean and Filipino Immigrants in Los Angeles, Lisa Greenwell, Julie DaVanzo, and R. Burciaga Valdez, RAND, 1993.
Statement of Georges Vernez Before the Select Committee on Statewide Immigration Impact, California State Assembly, Georges Vernez, RAND, 1993.
Wage Change and Remittances among Salvadorean and Filipino Immigrants in Los Angeles, Lisa Greenwell, Julie DaVanzo, and R. Burciaga Valdez, RAND, 1993.
Immigration Policies: Legacy from the 1980s and Issues for the 1990s, Elizabeth S. Rolph, RAND, 1992.
After Amnesty: The New Migratory Movement in the United States, Georges Vernez, RAND, 1991.
"Assessing the Effects of IRCA's Employer Requirements and Sanctions," Georges Vernez, in Defense of the Alien, Lydio F. Tomasi, Center for Migration Studies, New York, 1991, pp. 140-145.
Implementation of the State Legalization Impact Assistance Grant (SLIAG), Lin Liu, RAND, 1991.
The Paper Curtain: Employer Sanctions, Implementation, Impact and Reform, Michael Fix, RAND and The Urban Institute, 1991.
The Impact of the Immigration Reform and Control Act Upon the Immigration and Naturalization Service, Jason Juffras, RAND and The Urban Institute, 1991.
Meeting the Economy's Labor Needs Through Immigration: Rationale and Challenges, Georges Vernez and Kevin F. McCarthy, RAND, 1990.
Undocumented Migration to the United States: IRCA and the Experience of the 1980s, Frank D. Bean, Barry Edmonston, and Jeffrey S. Passel (eds.), RAND and The Urban Institute, 1990.
A Window on Immigration Reform: Implementing IRCA in Los Angeles, Abby Robyn and Elizabeth Rolph, RAND and the Urban Institute, 1990.
The Cautious Welcome: The Legalization Programs of the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, Susan Gonzalez Baker, RAND and The Urban Institute, 1990.
Enforcing Employer Sanctions: Challenges and Strategies, Paul Hill and Michael Fix, RAND and The Urban Institute, 1990.
The Effect of Employer Sanctions on the Flow of Illegal Aliens to the United States, Keith Crane and Beth J. Asch, RAND and The Urban Institute, 1990.
Opening and Closing the Doors: Evaluating Immigration Reform and Control, Frank D. Bean, Georges Vernez, and Charles B. Keely, RAND and The Urban Institute, 1989.
Mexican Migration
"Undocumented Immigration: An Irritant or Significant Problem in U.S.-Mexico Relations?" Georges Vernez, in The Mexican Labor Migration to the United States of America: A Bilateral Perspective from Mexico, Instituto Matías Romero de Estudios Diplomáticos (ed.), Secretaría de Relaciones Exteriores, México, 1994; RAND, 1994.
"Mexican Labor in California's Economy: From Rapid Growth to Likely Stability," Georges Vernez, in The California-Mexico Connection, Abraham F. Lowenthal and Katrina Burgess (eds.), Stanford Press, 1993; RAND,
North America in the Era of Citizen Networks: State, Society and Security, David Ronfeldt and Cathryn L. Thorup, RAND, 1995.
North American NGO Networking on Trade and Immigration: Computer Communications in Cross-Border Coalition-Building, Howard H. Frederick, RAND, 1993.
Redefining Governance in North America: The Impact of Cross-Border Networks and Coalitions on Mexican Immigration into the United States, Cathryn L. Thorup, RAND, 1993.
The Evolution and Implications of Mexican Non-Governmental Organizations Working on Behalf of Displaced Central Americans, Sergio Aguayo, RAND, 1993.
A New Mexico in the Making, David Ronfeldt, RAND, 1991.
"The Current Situation in Mexican Immigration," Georges Vernez and David Ronfeldt, in Science, Vol. 251, March 1991, pp. 1189-1193; RAND, 1991.
Mexican Immigration, U.S. Investment, and U.S.-Mexican Relations, David Ronfeldt and Monica Ortiz de Oppermann, RAND and The Urban Institute, 1990.
Integration of Immigrants
Immigrant Women in the United States Labor Force: Who Struggles? Who Succeeds? Georges Vernez, Lexington Books, Lanham, MD, 1999.
Closing the Education Gap: Benefits and Costs, Georges Vernez, Richard Krop, and Peter Rydell, RAND, 1999.
Education's Hispanic Challenge, Georges Vernez, Working Paper No. 228, The Jerome Levy & Economics Institute, 1998.
The Social Returns to Increased Investment in Education, Richard A. Krop, RAND, 1998.
Projected Social Context for Education of Children: 1990-2015, Georges Vernez and Richard Krop, RAND, PM-837-CB, 1998.
"Labor Market Assimilation of Immigrant Women," Robert F. Schoeni, in Industrial & Labor Relations Review, Vol. 51, No. 3, Cornell University Press, 1998.
"New Evidence on the Economic Progress of Foreign-Born Men in the 1970s and 1980s," Robert F. Schoeni, in The Journal of Human Resources, Vol. 32, No. 4, 1997, pp. 683-740; RAND, 1997
"Student Access and the 'New' Immigrants: Assessing Their Impact on Institutions," Maryann Jacobi Gray, Georges Vernez, and Elizabeth Rolph, in Change, Vol. 28, No. 5, September-October 1996, pp. 40-47; RAND, 1997.
"Surveying Immigrant Communities," Georges Vernez, Kevin F. McCarthy, and Julie DaVanzo, in Focus, Wisconsin, 1996-97, Vol. 18, No. 2, pp 19-23.
How Immigrants Fare in U.S. Education, Georges Vernez and Allan Abrahamse, RAND, 1996.
Immigration and Higher Education: Institutional Responses to Changing Demographics, Maryann Jacobi Gray, Elizabeth Rolph, and Elan Melamid, RAND, 1996.
The Mixed Economic Progress of Immigrants, Robert F. Schoeni, Kevin F. McCarthy, and Georges Vernez, RAND, 1996.
Native and Immigrant School-to-Work Transitions: Refocusing Policy Concerns Denise Quigley, RAND, 1996.
A Profile of Women Immigrants in California, Georges Vernez and Kevin McCarthy, RAND, 1994.
Surveying Immigrant Communities: Policy Imperative and Technical Challenges, Julie DaVanzo, Jennifer Hawes-Dawson, R. Burciaga Valdez, and Georges Vernez, RAND, 1994.
Institutions, Markets and Networks: A Framework about the Evolution of Societies, David Ronfeldt, RAND, 1993.
Newcomers in American Schools: Meeting the Educational Needs of Immigrant Youth, Lorraine M. McDonnell and Paul T. Hill, RAND, 1993.
Restructuring Civil Society Across North America in the Information Age: New Networks for Immigration Advocacy Organizations, David Ronfeldt (ed.), with Cathryn Thorup, Sergio Aguayo, and Howard Frederick, RAND, 1993.
Preparing Adult Immigrants for Work: The Educational Response in Two Communities, Kim Ramsey and Abby Robyn, RAND, 1992.
International Migration Issues
Cooperation and Conflict in the Former Soviet Union: Implications for Migration, Jeremy R. Azrael, Emil A. Payin, with Kevin F. McCarthy and Georges Vernez, RAND, 1996.
Employment, Economic Development and Migration in Southern Europe and the Maghreb: Conference Proceedings, John Van Oudenaren, RAND, 1996.
Comparison of Immigration and Refugee Policy Regimes Among Major Western Nations: A Documented Briefing, Georges Vernez, RAND, 1994.
Potential Energy: Emergent Emigration of Highly Qualified Manpower from the Former Soviet Union, Vladimir D. Shkolnikov, RAND, 1994.
Scientific Bodies in Motion: The Domestic and International Consequences of the Current and Emergent Brain Drain from the Former USSR, Vladimir D. Shkolnikov, RAND, 1994.
Aftermaths of Empire and the Unmixing of Peoples: Historical and Comparative Perspectives, Rogers Brubaker, RAND, 1993.
Eastern Europe and East-West Migration, F. Stephen Larrabee, RAND, 1993.
Forced Migration Within and From the Former USSR: The Policy Challenges Ahead, Gil Loescher, RAND, 1993.
National Minorities in the Non-Russian Soviet Successor States of the Former Soviet Union, Pål Kolstø, RAND, 1993.
"Soviétiques aux Etats Unis" Georges Vernez, in Est: Ces Immigrés qui Viendraient du Froid, Anne de Tinguy and Catherine Withol de Wenden (eds.), Panoramiques, Arlea-Corbet, France, 1993, pp. 175-179.
"Current Global Refugee Situation and International Public Policy," Georges Vernez, American Psychologist, June 1991, pp. 627-631.
Immigration and International Relations: Proceedings of a Conference on the International Effects of the 1986 Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA), Georges Vernez (ed.), RAND and The Urban Institute, 1990.
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