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U.S. Programs & Law
 Websites presented in alphabetical order 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 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 How Do I Participate in the Diversity Visa Lottery Program?
"Each year, 50,000 immigrant visas are made available through [the Diversity Lottery Program] to people who come from countries with low rates of immigration to the United States." The site contains information on how to participate in this program, who is eligible, the cost, and how winners will be notified. From the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.5af9bb95919f35e66f614176543f6d1a/?vgnextoid=963e6c854523d010VgnVCM10000048f3d6a1RCRD&vgnextchannel=34519c7755cb9010VgnVCM10000045f3d6a1____ Topics: Emigration & Immigration, Government Last updated Aug 22, 2007 Immigration Enforcement Within the United States
April 2006 Congressional Research Service (CRS) report about "the regulation of those who violate [civil and criminal] provisions of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA)." Topics include types of immigration enforcement (such as deportation, detention, alien smuggling and trafficking, and immigration fraud), and resource allocation for interior and border enforcement. Includes data and charts. Opens directly into a PDF document. Provided by the Foreign Press Centers of the U.S. Department of State. http://fpc.state.gov/documents/organization/64931.pdf Topics: Emigration & Immigration Last updated May 8, 2006 Immigration Equality
This site explains, promotes, and defends the immigration rights of gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgendered, and HIV-positive people under United States immigration law. The site addresses such issues as discrimination, referrals, consultations, outreach, and emergency asylum. It has a section where immigrants and would-be immigrants share their stories. Some information also available in Spanish. http://www.immigrationequality.org/ Topics: Emigration & Immigration, Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, & Transgendered People Last updated Nov 11, 2006 Immigration Law & You
Resources about immigration law for the general public, including reports, studies, and guides. Documents cover immigration basics, immigration lawyers, visas, voter registration, immigration reform, border control, and related topics. From the American Immigration Lawyers Association, an association of "attorneys and law professors who practice and teach immigration law." Note: Access to some material is limited to members. http://www.aila.org/content/default.aspx?docid=12621 Topics: Emigration & Immigration Last updated Apr 25, 2006 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 Immigration to the United States, 1789-1930
This is "a web-based collection of selected historical materials from Harvard's libraries, archives, and museums that documents voluntary immigration to the US from the signing of the Constitution to the onset of the Great Depression." Searchable, or browse by genre (such as photographs or manuscripts), topics, themes (such as the Statue of Liberty and immigrant press), people, and organizations. Also includes a timeline. From the Open Collections Program of the Harvard University Library. http://ocp.hul.harvard.edu/immigration/ Topics: Emigration & Immigration Last updated Jun 6, 2007 Immigration: The Changing Face of America
This site introduces teachers and students to online collections of the Library of Congress related to U.S. immigration. "It is far from the complete story, and focuses only on the immigrant groups that arrived in greatest numbers during the 19th and early 20th centuries." Browse by country to find illustrated essays on selected immigrant groups. Also includes international recipes, interviews, and more. From the American Memory Project of the Library of Congress (LOC). http://memory.loc.gov/learn//features/immig/immigration_set2.html Topics: Emigration & Immigration Last updated Oct 5, 2009 Questions and Answers for New Pilot Naturalization Exam
This document provides all of the 144 questions and answers for the pilot test (released in November 2006) of the new U.S. naturalization exam. The exam includes "new questions that focus on the concepts of democracy and the rights and responsibilities of citizenship." From U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), U.S. Department of Homeland Security. http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.5af9bb95919f35e66f614176543f6d1a/?vgnextoid=dcf5e1df53b2f010VgnVCM1000000ecd190aRCRD Topics: Emigration & Immigration Last updated Dec 4, 2006 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 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 TRAC: The INS at Work
How the Department of Homeland Security works in the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS). Provides a history of the department, an overview of its responsibilities, and trends in INS enforcement in the United States as a whole and in particular regions. Statistics include odds of criminal conviction, percent prosecuted, and length of prison sentence. From the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC), Syracuse University. http://trac.syr.edu/tracins/findings/aboutINS/ Topics: Emigration & Immigration Last updated Feb 19, 2007 U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
The site of this federal government agency (formerly known as the INS) contains forms, laws and regulations, online tracking for active cases, field office locations and hours, information about services such as green cards and benefit programs, news, a FAQ, a glossary, and more. http://www.uscis.gov/ Topics: Emigration & Immigration Last updated Nov 16, 2006 U.S. Immigration Handbook
A guide to permanent and temporary visas, citizenship, naturalization, applying for a social security card, and more. Provided by a law firm "practicing exclusively in the field of United States and Canadian immigration." http://www.americanlaw.com/usimmigration.html Topics: Emigration & Immigration, Government Last updated Jul 31, 2009 The U.S. Naturalization Test
Material about the testing for becoming a naturalized U.S. citizen. As of October 1, 2008, a new naturalization test covering English vocabulary and U.S. history and government ("civics") will be used. Includes information about which test will be administered (depending on timing of filing forms), exemptions, and links to sample test questions. From the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.eb1d4c2a3e5b9ac89243c6a7543f6d1a/?vgnextoid=ebf1bece24e7b110VgnVCM1000004718190aRCRD&vgnextchannel=ebf1bece24e7b110VgnVCM1000004718190aRCRD Topics: Emigration & Immigration Last updated Oct 27, 2008 United States Citizenship Resources
"Multilingual guides, exam practice questions and community resources" for the new U.S. citizenship exam (starting October 2008). Includes material in English, Spanish, Cantonese, Mandarin, and Russian on topics such as organizations that can help with citizenship, English as a Second Language (ESL) providers, and the naturalization process. From the San Francisco Public Library (SFPL). http://sfpl.org/citizenship/ Topics: Emigration & Immigration Last updated Oct 27, 2008 United States Department of Justice: Executive Office for Immigration Review
Background, fact sheets, news releases, statistics, and other material from this federal office that "interprets and administers federal immigration laws by conducting immigration court proceedings, appellate reviews, and administrative hearings." Find asylum statistics back to 1997, forms, procedure and ethics manuals, and details about offices and programs (such as the Board of Immigration Appeals and the Pro Bono Legal Access Program). http://www.justice.gov/eoir/ Topics: Emigration & Immigration Last updated Nov 1, 2009 Welcome, Stranger: Public Libraries and the Global Village
This 2008 report presents findings from 2007 surveys "gathering data on the ways in which urban public libraries are involved with the transition of immigrants into American life. ... [The findings] show that urban public libraries are in the forefront of the effort to make their cities stronger by welcoming and integrating new residents from all over the world." Opens directly into a PDF file. From the Urban Libraries Council (ULC). http://www.hypersimulation.com/ulc/ULC_WS.pdf Topics: Emigration & Immigration, Libraries & Archives by Type Last updated Apr 9, 2008 |
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