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United States -- Emigration and immigration America's Immigration Quandary: No Consensus on Immigration Problem or Proposed Fixes 
 Results of a 2006 survey about immigration that found that "the public remains largely divided in its views of the overall effect of immigration." Includes data and analysis from the survey of 2,000 adults nationally and from separate surveys of an additional 800 adults in five metropolitan areas. Survey topics include jobs and immigration, temporary worker programs, illegal immigration, and more. From the Pew Research Center for the People and the Press. http://people-press.org/report/274/americas-immigration-quandary Topics: Emigration & Immigration Last updated Feb 24, 2009 CastleGarden.org: America's First Immigration Center
This website offers a "database of information on 10 million immigrants from 1830 through 1892, the year Ellis Island opened." Search results include name, occupation (if known), age, arrival date, country of origin, and ship. The site also includes a timeline (1804-1999). "Castle Garden, today known as Castle Clinton National Monument, is the major landmark within The Battery, ... at the tip of Manhattan. ... [The] Castle was America's first official immigration center." Note: The comparative data section is under construction. http://www.castlegarden.org/ Topics: Emigration & Immigration, U.S. History By Place Last updated Oct 5, 2005 Center for Immigration Studies (CIS)
A "non-partisan, non-profit research organization ... devoted exclusively to research and policy analysis of the economic, social, demographic, fiscal, and other impacts of immigration on the United States." Features news, articles, and publications as well as topics that reflect concerns of the U.S. government, such as terrorism and national security, population and the environment, and guest workers. Includes an Employer Sanctions Database, "based on INS data obtained via the Freedom of Information Act." Searchable. http://www.cis.org/ Topics: Emigration & Immigration Last updated Jan 6, 2005 Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR)
The site addresses immigration issues (including national security and FAIR's support of a plan to curtail immigration) and provides some data as well as analyses of current immigration reform legislation. From a nonprofit organization that "seeks to improve border security, to stop illegal immigration, and to promote immigration levels consistent with the national interest -- more traditional rates of about 300,000 a year." http://www.fairus.org Topics: Emigration & Immigration Last updated Apr 3, 2006 The Immigration Debate
In addition to news stories from 2006 about potential reforms to U.S. immigration policy, this collection features questions and answers about immigration debates (immigration policy in general, illegal immigrants and the U.S. economy, and the U.S.-Mexico border), and opinions about immigration from politicians and other leaders. Includes stories on guest workers, border control, public opinion of immigration laws, immigration rights protests, and related topics. From National Public Radio (NPR). http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5310549 Topics: Emigration & Immigration Last updated Apr 29, 2006 The Immigration Debate in the Classroom
Annotated links to classroom materials for learning about "the highly charged national debate on the issues of immigration reform and border security." Includes background documents, lesson plans, ideas for teaching controversial topics, and classroom activities (such as debates and letter-writing). From SCORE (Schools of California Online Resources for Education) History/Social Science, a project of the San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools. http://score.rims.k12.ca.us/score_lessons/immigration_debate/ Topics: Emigration & Immigration, Lesson Plans Last updated Aug 22, 2007 Immigration Statistics
Publications from this federal office "responsible for developing, analyzing, and disseminating statistical information needed to assess the effects of immigration in the United States." Includes the Yearbook of Immigration Statistics, demographic profiles on legal permanent residents (LPR) and naturalized citizens, population estimates, maps, and working papers and special reports. This office is part of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. http://www.dhs.gov/ximgtn/statistics/ Topics: Emigration & Immigration Last updated Nov 16, 2006 Mexico Migration Project (MMP)
Each year this project compiles a history of Mexican migration to the U.S. based on interviews conducted in Mexico during the winter. Topics include employment, earnings, and use of U.S. social services. The site features downloadable data, maps, and a list of publications. Also includes oral histories, and an online exhibit of religious folk art retablos (1900-1993). In English and Spanish. The MMP is a research effort between investigators in Mexico and the United States. http://mmp.opr.princeton.edu Topics: Emigration & Immigration Last updated May 1, 2006 National Immigration Law Center (NILC)
Find issue briefs, articles, and other material about "immigration, public benefits, and employment laws affecting immigrants and refugees." Also provides analysis of pending immigration reform legislation, which includes topics such as guest workers, driver's licenses, and border controls. Other features include links to related federal and California sites and information for Hurricane Katrina survivors. From an organization "dedicated to protecting and promoting the rights of low income immigrants and their family members." http://www.nilc.org Topics: Emigration & Immigration Last updated Mar 30, 2006 The New Americans
Companion to a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) Independent Lens documentary about "a diverse group of immigrants and refugees as they leave their home ... and learn what it means to be new Americans in the 21st century." Immigrants include Nigerian refugee families, Palestinian bride, Dominican baseball player, Mexican farmer, and an Indian technical worker. Features material about the cultural riches brought by these people (such as henna body art, Indian musicals, and food). http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/newamericans/ Topics: Emigration & Immigration Last updated May 2, 2006 New Requirements for Travelers
Overview and brief facts about the new law that by January 1, 2008 will require that "travelers to and from the Caribbean, Bermuda, Panama, Mexico and Canada have a passport or other secure, accepted document to enter or re-enter the United States." Some material also in Spanish and French. From the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs. http://travel.state.gov/travel/cbpmc/cbpmc_2223.html Topics: Law by Subject, Travel Last updated Jan 25, 2006 Public Agenda Issue Guides: Immigration
Public opinion and arguments for and against different aspects of U.S. immigration policy. Features public views about immigration (from opinion polls), discussion guides with discussions of three perspectives (honoring commitment to newcomers, and cutting back because of security or economics), government immigration statistics, a "behind the headlines" feature, descriptions of agencies and organizations concerned with immigration, and related resources. From Public Agenda, "a nonpartisan opinion research and civic engagement organization." http://www.publicagenda.org/citizen/issueguides/immigration Topics: Emigration & Immigration Last updated Jul 28, 2008 Separate Lives, Broken Dreams: Saga of Chinese Immigration
A site about the Chinese Exclusion Act, which until its repeal in 1943 "barred all Chinese from U.S. citizenship by naturalization." Features immigration documents and photographs, Chinese exclusion literature such as speeches and satirical cartoons, a glossary of terms, links to related resources, and more. From the Center for Asian American Media. http://www.asianamericanmedia.org/separatelivesbrokendreams/ Topics: Photograph Collections: History, Social Issues Last updated Aug 22, 2007 Special Report: The New Frontier/La Nueva Frontera
Collection of articles from 2001 about economic, cultural, and political issues along the U.S.-Mexico border. Article topics include immigrants' use of "coyotes" for illegal border crossings, the impact of NAFTA on border cities, crime and drugs, and "nortec [music], a hot mix of tradition and techno." Also includes photo essays and music clips. From Time magazine. Note: Video clips from CNN are not available. http://www.time.com/time/covers/1101010611/ Topics: Emigration & Immigration, Regions of the World Last updated May 2, 2006 |
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