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Immigration Sources
Finding Background Information
The following reference resources provide overviews, summaries, definitions, biographical information, statistics, chronologies, and bibliographical references. They are non-circulating and located in Doe/Moffitt libraries. KEY: DREF-located in North Reading Room, Doe; GREF-in east end of North Reading Room, Doe; MREF-in Moffitt (third floor).
- Encyclopedia of American immigration / James Ciment, ed. Armonk, N.Y. : Sharpe Reference, 2001. JV6465 E53 2001 v.1-4 DREF, GREF, MREF
- Dictionary of American immigration history / edited by Francesco Cordasco Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press, 1990. JV6450 .D53 1990 DREF, MREF
- Facts about American immigration / David M. Brownstone, Irene M. Franck. New York : H.W. Wilson, 2001. JV6465.B73 2001 DREF
- The handbook of international migration : the American experience / Charles Hirschman, Philip Kasinitz, Josh DeWind, editors. New York : Russell Sage Foundation, 1999. JV6465 .H25 1999 MAIN
- Harvard encyclopedia of American ethnic groups / Stephan Thernstrom, ed... Cambridge, Mass.: Belknap Press, 1980 E184.A1.H35 DREF, GREF, MREF
Classic work providing a comprehensive overview of America's ethnic groups including history and data. Updated by : A nation of peoples : a sourcebook on America's multicultural heritage / edited by Elliott Robert Barkan. Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 1999. E184.A1.N2866 1999 MAIN
- Illegal immigration in America : a reference handbook / edited by David W. Haines and Karen E. Rosenblum. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1999. JV6483.I53 1999 DREF
- Immigration and asylum: from 1900 to the present / edited by Matthew J. Gibney and Randall Hansen. Santa Barbara, Calif.: ABC-CLIO, 2006. 3 vols. JV6012.I56 2005 Doe Reference.
- Immigration policy handbook / National Immigration Forum. Washington, DC : National Immigration Forum, 2002. JV6001.I462 DREF--Govt/Stat
- Refugees in the United States: a reference handbook / edited by David W. Haines. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1985. E184.A1.R43 1985 Main
- Updated by: Refugees in America in the 1990s: a reference handbook / edited by David W. Haines.
Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1996. HV640.4.U54.R425 1996 DREF, MREF
- U.S. immigration : a reference handbook / M. LeMay.
Santa Barbara, Calif.: ABC-CLIO, 2004. JV6483L46 2004 DREF
Finding Legislation/Policy Overviews
- CQ Researcher. 1991-
This weekly publication covers the most current and controversial issues of the day with complete summaries, insight into all sides of the issues, bibliographies and more. Users may browse through articles in the current issue or search for past articles using words, dates or other criteria. Type "immigration" into the search box for a list of relevant reports. All are available in full text.
- CQ Weekly. 1983-
Pre-eminent resource for nonpartisan information on Capitol Hill. Provides weekly updates, summaries of major legislation, political news, etc. For a monthly review of California politics and government see: California Journal (1970-present) (JK8701 C22 GREF).
- Lexis/Nexis Congressional.
Provides access to federal bill tracking services back to 1989; indexing and abstracts to congressional publications back to 1970; full text of congressional committee reports and testimony, and the Congressional Record. For indexing to older (back to 1789) hearings, documents, reports, and committee prints see Congressional Indexes. For the text of public laws back to 1789 click on "Statutes at Large" under the Laws section. The Library also has bound volumes of the US Statutes at Large (1789 to present) at:
KA10 A2 GREF.
- PolicyFile.
Indexes and abstracts public policy literature from think tanks, research institutes, etc. with links to full text where available.
For an historical approach see:
Finding Historical Documents / Primacy Sources
Collections of Documents
- Debating American immigration, 1882--present / Roger Daniels and Otis L. Graham Lanham, Md.: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2001 JV6483.D35 2001 MAIN
- Major problems in Asian American history : documents and essays / edited by Lon Kurashige, Alice Yang Murray. Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 2003. E174.A75.M35 2003 MOFF
See also: Asian Americans and the Supreme Court; a documentary history / edited by Hyung-chan Kim. New York : Greenwood Press, 1992. KF4755.A97 1992 GREF, MOFF and Asian Americans and Congress : a documentary history / edited by Hyung-chan Kim. Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 1996. KF4848.A83.A96 1996 GREF
- U.S. immigration and naturalization laws and issues : a documentary history / edited by Michael LeMay and Elliott Robe... Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1999. KF4818.I85 1999 MREF
Includes over 100 primary documents including laws, treaties, court cases, opinion pieces.
Government Reports
- Reports of the Immigration Commission. United States. Immigration Commission (1907-1910). Washington, Govt. Print. Off., 1911. 41 volumes. JV6417.CO7 GREF
- Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service.
For Library holdings see Government Information Research Guide: "Immigration Resources." This guide also lists microform sets of American immigrant autobiographies and oral histories that are located in the Newspaper Microform Room in Doe.
Finding Statistics
United States | International
United States
- Historical statistics of the United States, colonial times to 1970. Washington : U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of the Census :GPO., 1975. 2 vols. HA202.B871 1975 DREF-Govt /Stat
- Statistical abstract of the United States. Washington : G.P.O., 1878- Annual. HA203.A3 DREF-Govt/Stat-latest year; previous vols in GREF.
For current census data use the American Factfinder on the US Census Bureau web site. Includes data on the US foreign-born population and specific racial/ethnic groups. Provides selected historical statistics as well. See specific "Current Population Survey: United States Foreign-Born Population."
- Statistical yearbook of the Immigration and Naturalization Service / U.S. Department of Justice, Immigration and ... Washington: G.P.O., 1978-
Continues: Annual report of the Immigration and Naturalization Service JV6461.U53.S73 MAIN: 1978-1984, 1986-2001// Note: Also available on ASI microfiche 6264-2 (MICROFICHE 1251 GREF) 1989, 1991- present
- Yearbook of Immigration Statistics / U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Office of Immigration Statistics. Washington : U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security, Office of
Immigration Statistics : GPO, 2003- . Annual. JV6461.U53.S73 DREF-Govt/Stat BOUND: 2002-
This publication provides information, in the form of text, tables, and charts, about the various types of foreign nationals who are inspected, naturalized, apprehended, or removed by the DHS. Types of aliens include immigrants, nonimmigrants (temporary visitors), parolees, refugees, and asylees, as well as those naturalized or apprehended. Topics covered include statistical data overview, discussion of specific statistical programs (e.g., naturalization), and assistance in understanding the data with information on data collection and data limitations.
For additional federal statistical reports related to immigration see: Government Information Research Guide: "Immigration Sources."
International
- International migration report / Dept. of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. New York : United Nations, 2002- Annual. JV6019.I56 DREF-Govt/Stat latest year; previous volumes in MAIN.
- World migration report. Geneva, Switzerland : International Organization for Migration :United Nations, 2000- Annual. JV6006.W67 DREF-Govt/Stat latest year; previous volumes in MAIN.
- World refugee survey. New York, United States Committee for Refugees. Annual.
HV640.W63 DREF-Govt/Stat latest year, previous volumes in MAIN; accompanied by CD-ROM --ask at Doe Ref Desk. 2004/05 WRS accessible at http://www.refugees.org/worldmap.aspx
- For additional statistical sources check Lexis/Nexis statistical which provides indexing/abstracts for federal, state, private and international statistical publications. Some fulltext tables are included. Publications are also accessible on microfiche; check at Doe Ref Desk.
Finding Books
Check the online catalogs Pathfinder and Melvyl under the following suggested keyword subject headings. Most are very broad headings that need to be limited by a geographic region/country or appropriate subheadings. See below for examples. Circulating books in Doe are housed in Gardner Main Stacks.
- Acculturation
- Alien labor
- [Asian Americans, Hispanic Americans, etc] -[ethnic identity, racial
identity, cultural assimilation, etc.]
- Assimilation
- Asylum, Right of
Citizenship
- Emigration and Immigration-[economic, political, psychological, social)
aspects, government policy, history, etc.]
- Emigration and immigration law
- Human rights
- Illegal aliens
- Immigrants-[United States] [name of country]
- Migrant labor
- Migrant agricultural laborers
- Refugees or use Political Refugees
Transnationalism
- United States-- emigration and immigration -various subheadings
United States-[ethnic relations, race relations]
Finding Articles: Journals
- Search by author, title or keyword subject in the following databases. Access from Library web page. Many of the resources provide full text of articles. For those that do not, look up journal titles in Pathfinder or Melvyl.
- America History and Life. 1964-
Contains abstracts of journal articles and citations for books and dissertations on the history and culture of US and Canada. For other countries use Historical Abstracts.
- Chicano Database. 1967-
Indexes materials about Mexican-American topics, and materials about other Latino cultures (Puerto Ricans, Cuban Americans, and Central American immigrants) since 1992. Coverage includes art, language, sociology, public policy, economics, history, literature, politics, and law
- Columbia international affairs online. (CIAO)
Full text of conference proceedings, working papers, and books as well as journal abstracts, and links to international affairs internet sources.
- Expanded Academic ASAP. 1980-
Indexes over 9 million articles from popular magazines, general interest journals, scholarly journals and newspapers in the humanities, social sciences, and general sciences. A good starting point for any research topic.
- JSTOR.
Provides full text of backfiles of core journals in selected academic fields. Does not include latest 3-5 years of titles. One can search by keyword in full text.
- PAIS International. 1972- and PAIS Archive 1915-1976
Indexes books, articles, documents, reports of public and private agencies related to business, economic and social conditions, public policy and administration, and international relations published in English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish throughout the world.
- Sociological abstracts. 1963-
Indexes over 1,900 journals, books, dissertations, and reviews in the social sciences on sociological topics as well as selected anthropology, criminology, demography, law, social psychology, and urban development.
- Worldwide political science abstracts. 1975-
Provides citations, abstracts, and indexing of the international serials literature in political science and its complementary fields, including international relations, law, and public administration/policy.
Browse selected journals in migration/immigration, refugees, racial/ethnic relations, and identities/ethnicities. The current unbound issues of the following titles are located in the Heyns Reading Room of Doe (in Current Periodicals) except where noted. Online text may be available for many of these at least for current issues. Check Pathfinder by journal titles for the urls. For subject access check the indexes listed above.
Finding Articles: Newspapers
Finding Media
The Media Resources Center , first floor, Doe has thousands of audio/video tapes and cds covering many fields. Titles are listed in Pathfinder/Melvyl plus there are videographies created for selected subject areas. For ex. see "Ethnic studies, the immigrant experience : an annotated videography of holdings in the Media" ... 2002.
http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/MRC/ImmigrantsVid.html
Internet Sources
US and International Governmental Organizations | NGOs and Research Centers
US and International Governmental Organizations
- U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security. Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services.
Formerly the INS, the new BCIS handles most immigration and naturalization services. The site is a great resource for information about American policy, past and present immigration/citizenship data and there are some very good reports providing an overview of the INS and American immigration history
- International Labor Organization (ILO).
The UN specialized agency which seeks the promotion of social justice and internationally recognized human and labour rights. The ILO has a strong interest in migrant labour, and has publications, data and other information on its web site.
- International Organization for Migration (IOM).
An inter-governmental organization that works with states and NGOs to settle migrants and collect information about migration. The web site offers publications and data.
- Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.
An agency of the United Nations, with a primary mission to safeguard the rights and well-being of refugees. A great resource for information about refugee numbers and flows around the world.
NGOs and Research Centers
Center for Migration Studies.
CMS in Staten Island New York is one of the premier institutes in the United States committed to facilitating the study of sociodemographic, historical, economic, political, legislative, and pastoral aspects of human migration and refugee movements. Established in 1964, CMS is a non-profit institute. The CMS WebSite provides information on the various ongoing CMS projects, information on the many CMS publications and journals, as well as news and announcements that would be of interest to those who are involved in migration studies.
- Center for Immigration Studies.
A Washington-based think tank, right of center. It publishes reports, analyzes data and also offers a very helpful free news/publications email clipping service.
- Centre for Refugee Studies.
CRS is an organized research unit of York University in Canada. Research activities have been arranged into five related programs, each with its own research unit: Gender; Refugee Law Research; Development, Displacement and Repatriation; Resettlement; and Prevention. The web site provides more information on the Centre, the research units, the education program, and a list of online refugee and human rights resources
- European Research Centre on Migration and Ethnic Relations.
Based in the Faculty of Social Sciences, Utrecht University, the Netherlands, this research centre concentrates on comparative research in the fields of international migration, ethnic relations, racism and ethnic conflict within the European context. Especially helpful are the extensive listings and information available at the WWW Virtual Library on Migration and Ethnic Relations.
- Federation for American Immigration Reform.
FAIR is a national, non-profit, public interest membership organization focused on the need for immigration reform. Founded in 1979, FAIR believes that the U.S. can and must have an immigration policy that is non-discriminatory and designed to serve the environmental, economic, and social needs of our country. FAIR 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.
- Immigration History Research Center, University of Minnesota.
An international resource on American immigration and ethnic history. It maintains archival and library collections, sponsors academic and public programs, and publishes bibliographic and scholarly works.
- Migration Dialogue, UC Davis.
Run under the auspices of UC Davis Professor Philip Martin, this is probably the best resource available on migration to rural America (e.g., migrant farm workers). They also publish the renowned Migration News newsletter which summarizes and analyzes the most important immigration and integration developments every quarter from around the world. These reports are available for free on the website.
- Migration Policy Institute.
A centrist/left of center think tank in Washington, DC. MPI offers some excellent, short policy overview papers (e.g., on welfare reform in the US), overviews of immigration policies around the world and they also have an international "data center" that carries immigration, refugee and citizenship stats from a variety of countries.
- Public Policy Institute of California.
A private, nonprofit organization that does research on population, economy, and governance and public finance. It has published a number of reports and working papers on migrants in California, including the undocumented, naturalization and educational achievement.
- US Committee for Refugees.
A non-profit organization initially set up to coordinate the United States' participation in the United Nations' International Refugee Year. Today it acts as a refugee advocate and helps coordinate refugee services.
Evaluating Internet Sources
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Citing Internet Sources
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