Immigration Issues: Recommended Websites

"The American Immigration Council, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, is a powerful voice in promoting laws, policies, and attitudes that honor the history as the U.S. as a nation of immigrants." (As stated from the American Immigration website.")

"The Brookings Institution is a nonprofit public policy organization based in Washington, DC. Our mission is to conduct in-depth research that leads to new ideas for solving problems facing society at the local, national and global level." (As stated from the Brookings Institute website.)

From the University of Minnesota, a research center of the College of Liberal Arts. Along with its partner, the IHRC Archives (University Libraries), it is the oldest and largest interdisciplinary research center and archives devoted to preserving and understanding immigrant and refugee life in North America.

"This presentation uses Library of Congress primary sources to explore moments and experiences from several of these communities." (As stated on the LOC website)

"This useful online guide links users directly to the most credible, high-quality data on immigrants and immigration in the United States and internationally. The easy-to-use publication includes more than 250 data resources compiled by governmental and authoritative nongovernmental sources." (As stated from the Migration Policy Institute website.)

(Presented as a lesson plan) "...use the New York Times archive to learn about immigration laws from 1882 to 1986...look closely at primary sources covering five key moments of U.S. immigration history from the 1880s to the 1980s: the 1882 Chinese Exclusion Act, the 1921 Emergency Quota Act, the Immigration Act of 1924, the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965 and the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986." (As stated on the New York Times website)

"Founded in 2001, the Pew Hispanic Center is a nonpartisan research organization supported by The Pew Charitable Trusts. Although the center’s primary focus is on the Latino population, its research and surveys often also include some information on other groups." (As state in the Pew Research Center About website)

An updated Gallop Poll showing survey results to questions about "Immigration / Border Security."

"Urban provides rigorous data and analysis to reveal immigrants’ experiences and show how federal, state, and local policies and practices affect their well-being." (As stated on the Urban Institute Topics website)