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General Resources
 Websites presented in alphabetical order ACLU: Immigrants' Rights 
 Policy statements and other material about the rights of immigrants, refugees and non-citizens in the U.S. Topics include asylum, detention, discrimination, workplace rights, and judicial review and court access. Includes legislative and legal documents, press releases, and position papers. Some documents available in Spanish. From the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). http://www.aclu.org/immigrants-rights Topics: Constitutional Law & Civil Liberties, Emigration & Immigration, Law by Subject Last updated Nov 6, 2009 The American Family Immigration History Center
This database provides information on 22 million immigrants and ships' crews who arrived at Ellis Island and the Port of New York between 1898 and 1924. Searchable by name, including alternate spelling, results provide date of arrival, age, marital status, ethnicity, residence, gender, ship, and port of departure. Information on each ship and ship manifests are also available. Immigrant Experience includes The Peopling of America , which covers pre-1790 to 2000 with a "timeline showing forces behind immigration and their impact on the immigrant experience." Free registration allows searches to be saved and records to be annotated. http://www.ellisislandrecords.org/ Topics: Emigration & Immigration, Families, Government, History, Hobbies Last updated Aug 19, 2007 The Center for Comparative Immigration Studies: Working Papers
Collection of dozens of publications on immigration topics such as U.S. immigration reform, illegal immigration, refugees, the U.S.-Mexico border, and health and education of immigrants. Archives go back to 2000. From the Center for Comparative Immigration Studies (CCIS), University of California, San Diego. http://ccis.ucsd.edu/category/working-papers/ Topics: Emigration & Immigration Last updated Oct 29, 2009 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 Forced Migration Online (FMO)
FMO provides a series of guides to key forced migration ("movements of refugees and internally displaced people") themes and country situations; a library of full-text documents and journals; an annotated, searchable collection of links; a directory of contact information for relevant organizations; a news feed; and an events schedule. "Each guide has been written by a subject or country expert." From the Refugee Studies Centre (RSC). http://www.forcedmigration.org Topics: Emigration & Immigration Last updated Mar 28, 2005 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 FAQ Central
Using a question and answer format, an immigration attorney provides lots of detailed answers to many common questions about immigration. Also includes immigration bulletins and updates containing recent developments and changes in immigration law. http://www.murthy.com/faqs.html Topics: Emigration & Immigration, Government Last updated Aug 22, 2007 International Organization for Migration (IOM)
"IOM works to help ensure the orderly and humane management of migration, to promote international cooperation on migration issues, to assist in the search for practical solutions to migration problems and to provide humanitarian assistance to migrants in need, including refugees and internally displaced people." The site features research materials, publications, and other content on human trafficking, migrant relations, migrant health, and other migration topics. http://www.iom.int/jahia/jsp/index.jsp Topics: Emigration & Immigration, Government Last updated Jun 5, 2007 Migration Information Source
This site offers "fresh thought, authoritative data, and global analysis of international migration and refugee trends" and chronicles global migration movements. Global Data contains charts and tables for several countries dating back to 1990 and Country Profiles contains articles on various countries' immigration and emigration policies, experience, patterns, and forecasts. There are also U.S. Historical Trends, related links, and a glossary. http://www.migrationinformation.org/ Topics: Emigration & Immigration, Government, Law, Regions of the World Last updated Jun 26, 2002 Migration News
This quarterly publication "summarizes and analyzes the most important immigration and integration developments of the preceding quarter. Topics are grouped by region: North America, Europe, Asia and Other." Archive includes issues back to 1994. From Migration Dialogue, a program of the University of California, Davis, devoted to "providing unbiased and timely information on immigration and integration issues." http://migration.ucdavis.edu/mn/ Topics: Emigration & Immigration Last updated Sep 7, 2006 Migration Policy Institute (MPI)
Analyses of "migration and refugee policies at the local, national, and international levels" from an "independent, non-partisan, non-profit think-tank." Find publications on U.S. immigration policy, U.S.-Mexico relations, European migration, temporary worker programs, refugees, border security, and other migration topics. Includes news releases and links to news stories. http://www.migrationpolicy.org/ Topics: Emigration & Immigration Last updated Aug 22, 2007 Migrations in History
This site gives a glimpse into human migration. "Peoples" covers travelers from around the world, including island peoples, nomads, pioneers, and explorers. "Objects" looks at clothing and fashion, food migration, medicinal plants, and transportation technology. "Cultures" gives examples of language, belief systems, trade, visual and performing arts, and more. "Ideas" discusses forced migrations and borders, race and identity, and women and society. From the Smithsonian Center for Education and Museum Studies. http://smithsonianeducation.org/migrations/start.html Topics: Emigration & Immigration Last updated Sep 22, 2003 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 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 TRAC Immigration
Collection of "independent and nonpartisan information about U.S. federal immigration enforcement." Includes government studies, reports and bulletins, statistics, and other publications about immigration policy, border security, visas, and related immigration topics. Also provides a glossary of immigration-related terms. From the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC) at Syracuse University. http://trac.syr.edu/immigration/ Topics: Emigration & Immigration Last updated Jul 31, 2006 Women Immigrants 1945 to the Present: A Bibliography
"Literature on women immigrants. It is a supplement and update of the publication, Women in Global Migration, 1945-2000: A Comprehensive Multidisciplinary Bibliography. ... The books, journals, essays, government reports and doctoral dissertations listed here treat all aspects of the lives and issues concerning women who are living permanently or for long periods outside their country of origin or who have migrated for fixed periods of time on work contracts." Note: not updated since May 2005. http://pages.towson.edu/hofstet/ Topics: Emigration & Immigration, Government, Nonfiction by Genre Last updated Jul 8, 2008 |
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