Research and Course Guides: Immigration: History and Overviews

Sister Norma Pimentel, the Executive Director of Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley, will share her insights and experiences as a dedicated supporter and advocate for the most vulnerable members of our society, specifically focusing on immigrants seeking refuge in the United States. The topic of immigration in the United States has a complex and contentious history. To help navigate this topic, this guide provides links to library and web resources to give perspective and context to Sister Pimentel's presentation.

History

Immigrants in American History by Elliott Robert Barkan (Editor)
ISBN: 9781598842197
Publication Date: 2013-01-17
This encyclopedia is a unique collection of entries covering the arrival, adaptation, and integration of immigrants into American culture from the 1500s to 2010.

Mobility and Sovereignty: The Nineteenth-Century Origins of Immigration Restriction
The article presents an essay which looks at the U.S. constitutional and statutory origins of immigration restrictions. Topics of discussion include the Indian Removal Act of 1830, the Coolie Trade Prohibition Act of 1862, the Page Act of 1875, and the Chy Lung v. Freeman U.S. Supreme Court case.

Visualizing Two Centuries of U.S. Immigration

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Current Articles

Borderline Chaos
The article offers information on the U.S. flawed immigration system and the persistent negligence of Congress in addressing it. It examines the recent influx of migrants at the southern border, highlighting the difficulties faced by asylum seekers; and mentions that the longstanding dysfunction in the immigration system, which has continuously evaded substantial reform.

Overviews

Opposing Viewpoints - Immigration
A one-stop source for information on a variety of social issues such as immigration. Access viewpoint articles, topic overviews, statistics, primary documents, links to websites, as well as full-text magazine and newspaper articles.
Immigration Crisis Can the border crisis be fixed?
CQ Researcher presents reports with a balanced view of today's most pressing social, political, and economic issues. Each report covers the given topic in a non-sensationalized manner, and many reports feature a pro/con debate, highlighting both sides of the argument.

Charted: How Latin America Drove U.S. Immigration from 1970–2019

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Websites

Justice for Immigrants
Justice for Immigrants uniting and mobilizes a growing network of Catholic institutions, individuals, and other persons of goodwill in support of immigration reform.
Migration Policy Institute
The Migration Policy Institute is a nonpartisan organization that seeks to improve immigration and integration policies through authoritative research and analysis, opportunities for learning and dialogue, and the development of new ideas to address complex policy questions.