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Immigration
A Guide To Resources In CSUF's Pollak Library


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Encyclopedias

Statistics
Census 2000 Reports
Books
Primary Sources & Historic Documents
Web Sites
Articles
 
California & Orange County
Illegal Aliens
Pro & Con


Encyclopedias 

new title Online: Gale Virtual Reference Library [CSUF only]

new title Core statistics: Yearbook of Immigration Statistics

new title Illegal immigration: a reference handbook
REFERENCE JV6483 .L45 2007

new title Encyclopedia of North American Immigration (2005)
REFERENCE  JV6465 .P68 2005 CATALOG RECORD

new title Immigration and asylum: from 1900 to the present (2005)
REFERENCE JV6012 .I56 2005 v. 1-3

new title Facts about American Immigration
REFERENCE  JV6465 .B73 2001 CATALOG RECORD

new title Encyclopedia of American Immigration
REFERENCE 
JV6465 .E53 2001 V.1-4 CATALOG RECORD

new title U.S. Immigration Made Easy
REFERENCE
KF4819.6 .U2 2003 CATALOG RECORD

new title American Economy (2003)
REFERENCE  HC102 .A66 2003 v. 2, p. 394 CATALOG RECORD
Note: See Volume 2 for essay on Immigration Policy.

American Immigrant Cultures: Builders of a Nation (1997)
REFERENCE 
E184.A1 A63448 1997  v.1-2 CATALOG RECORD

Atlas of American Migration
REFERENCE  G1201.E27 F5 1998 CATALOG RECORD

Encyclopedia of American Foreign Policy
REFERENCE
E183.7 .H28 2004, p. 222 CATALOG RECORD

Immigration and the Law: A Dictionary (1999)
REFERENCE 
KF4817 .H56 1999 CATALOG RECORD

U.S. Immigration & Citizenship: Your Complete Guide (2002)
REFERENCE  KF4819.6 .W54 2002 CATALOG RECORD 

Introduction to Immigration in the United States
Note: History of immigration
(2001)


Statistics 



Primary Sources & Historic Documents 

To find Primary Sources:

Search Library Catalog by subject:
     Emigration and immigration law -- United States -- History -- Sources

Database: Historic Documents (1972-present)
     In search box, type: immigration or other keywords.

Civics and Citizenship Toolkit: A Collection of Educational Resources for Immigrants (2007) [includes copies of some primary sources for instructional use]

Annual Reports:

Additional Publications
In reverse chronological order. For assistance in finding additional primary source materials, inquire at the Reference Desk.

  • Historical Census Statistics on the Foreign-Born Population of the United States: 1850 to 2000 (2006)
    Selected decennial census data on the foreign-born population, with data for the nation's largest metropolitan areas and cities. The 1850 decennial census was the first to collect data on the nativity of the U.S. population.

  •  Historical Census Statistics on the Foreign-Born Population of the United States: 1850-1990 (1999, rev. 2001).

  • "By Way of Canada: U.S. Records of Immigration Across the U.S.-Canadian Border, 1895–1954," Prologue 32(3), Fall 2000, pp. 192-199..

  • Chinese Immigration and the Chinese in the United States Recent report from the National Archives tracing the history of Chinese immigration...

  • Becoming an American: Immigration and Immigrant Policy (1997) Executive Summary | Full Report PDF-246 pages | CATALOG RECORD
  • Legal Immigration: Setting Priorities: A Report to Congress, 1995 CATALOG RECORD
  • U.S. Immigration Policy: Restoring Credibility: A Report to Congress, 1994 CATALOG RECORD
  • U.S. Immigration Policy and the National Interest (1981) CATALOG RECORD
    Originally published March 1981 as U.S. Immigration Policy: Final Report and Recommendations of the Select Commission. 97th Congress, 1st Session, Joint Committee Print, No. 8. Contents: I. International issues. II. Undocumented/illegal aliens. III. Admission of immigrants. IV. Phasing in new programs recommended by the Select Commission. V. Refugee and mass first asylum issues. VI. Nonimmigrant aliens. VII. Administrative issues.  VIII. Legal issues.  IX. Language requirement for naturalization. X. Treatment of U.S. territories under U.S. immigration and nationality laws. Tables: 1. Resettlement totals of receiving countries. 2. Contributions to international refugee agencies. 3. Outline of U.S. immigration policy, 1783-1980. 4. Levels and rates of U.S. immigration, 1870-1979. 5. U.S. gross immigration, 1976-1981. 6. Five countries with highest levels of immigration by decade, 1821-1978. 7. Proposed immigration admissions system. 8. Comparison of proposed and current visa allocation systems. 9. Countries with the greatest number of active visa applicants, January 1, 1980. 10. Proposed refugee admissions by region. 11. Selected refugee programs. 12. Current Indochinese refugee population in the United States by state as of December 31. 1980. 13. Estimated net secondary migration of Indochinese refugees by state. 14. Temporary visitor classifications and entry data, 1968 and 1978.

  • U.S. Immigration Policy and the National Interest [supplements] (1981) CATALOG RECORD
  • Report of the Commission on Government Security (see chapter: Immigration and Nationality Program, pp. 519-612) (1971) CATALOG RECORD
    This commission report strives to give an objective, nonpolitical review of the laws and regulations concerning immigration that were passed to provide for the protection of the national security, starting with the 1882 Chinese Exclusion Act. Provides summary and analysis of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952.
  • Reports of the Immigration Commission (1957) CATALOG RECORD
    Note:  Pollak Library owns volumes 1, 2, and 5. Other volumes may be requested via Link+ or Interlibrary Loan.
    Contents: v. 1-2. Abstracts of reports of the Immigration Commission.--v. 3. Statistical review of immigration, 1819-1910.--v. 4. Emigration conditions in Europe.--v. 5. Dictionary of races of peoples.--v. 6-25. Immigrants in industries.--v. 26-27. Immigrants in cities.--v. 28. Occupations of the first and second generation of immigrants in the United States. Fecundity of immigrant women.--v. 29-33. The children of immigrants in schools.--v. 34-35. Immigrants as charity seekers.--v. 36. Immigration and crime.--v. 37. Steerage conditions. Importation and harboring of women for immoral purposes. Immigrant homes and aid societies. Immigrant banks.--v. 38. Changes in bodily form of descendants of immigrants.--v. 39. Federal immigration legislation. Digest of immigration decisions. Steerage legislation, 1819-1908. State immigration and alien law.--v. 40. The immigration situation in other countries.--v. 41. Statements and recommendations submitted by societies and organizations interested in the subject of immigration.
  • Treaty, Laws, and Rules Governing the Admission of Chinese: Rules Approved January 24, 1914 (1914) CATALOG RECORD
  • Statistical Review of Immigration, 1820-1910. Distribution of Immigrants, 1850-1900 (1911) CATALOG RECORD
    61st Cong., 3d sess, Senate Document 756. Popularly known as the Dillingham Commission.
  • Final Report of the Industrial Commission (see chapter: "Immigration," pp. 957-1030) (1902) CATALOG RECORD
  • Reports of the Industrial Commission on Immigration : including testimony with review and digest (1901) CATALOG RECORD
    Immigration issues as viewed in 1901: statistics, social character and effects of immigration, economic effects of immigration, distribution and employment of immigration, causes inducing immigration, existing legislation restricting immigration. Of special note: Part IV: Chinese and Japanese Immigration (discusses laborers on railway lines, in mines, in agriculture, and in San Francisco).
  • Chinese Immigration: Its Social, Moral, and Political Effect: report to the California State Senate of its Special Committee on Chinese Immigration (1878) CATALOG RECORD
    Report of the Special committee.--An address to the people of the United States upon the evils of Chinese immigration.--Memorial of the Senate of California to the Congress of the United States.--Chinese immigration, resolution offered by Creed Haymond.--Proceedings of the commission: testimony taken before a committee of the Senate, appointed April 3, 1876.--Statistics.--Resolutions adopted by the General association of Congregational churches of California, and address of Rev. S. V. Blakeslee.--The Chinese question, by J. H. Boalt.--The conflict of races in California, by H. N. Clement.--Opinions of J. W. Draper, Goldwin Smith, and the London times.--Address by E. R. Meade.
  • History of Immigration to the United States (originally published in 1856) CATALOG RECORD
    By William Jeremy Bromwell. Immigration statistics from official data.


To find articles, search Pollak Library's subscription databases. The links below will take you to a list of relevant databases.

Databases--Statistics
Databases--Pro & Con
Databases--Scholarly Journals
Databases--Newspapers
Databases--Government Sources

CQ Researcher issues of note:

  • "Immigration Debate," February 1, 2008 new title
  • "Illegal Immigration," May 6, 2005
  • "Debate Over Immigration," July 14, 2000
  •  "New Immigrants," February 14, 1997

Articles of special note:  

"Illegal--but Essential" [Experts say undocumented immigrants are a driving force in the economy, despite a toll on public services and unskilled workers], by David Streitfield, Los Angeles Times, October 1, 2006.

"Immigration Debate Omits Key Issue: Immigrants," Los Angeles Times, August 6, 2001, Part A, Part 1, page 6.

"The Nation: INS Penalty System Falls Down on Job Enforcement: Failed employer sanctions are no longer an option as U.S., Mexico look to new immigration," Los Angeles Times, August 6, 2001, page A1.

"Census Illustrates Diversity From Sea to Shining Sea; Population: Massive Surge of Immigration in '90s Makes Nearly One in Every Three U.S. Residents a Minority, Report says. Trend is Nationwide." March 13, 2001, Los Angeles Times, Home Edition, page A16.