Links
This page holds links to various resources, documents, and sites mentioned in class, as well as to immigration-related issues in recent news. If you have suggestions, let me know!
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Miscellanea
The State Department’s page of Visa Bulletins – this is the publication that shows how the immigration line is moving for different preference categories. Archives go back to 2002.
IowaLegalAid.org on who can get food stamps – this is a pretty clear explanation of how immigrants do and do not qualify for federal assistance.
Immigration in the news
1112: Denver Post: Rural Colorado’s white population is declining, and minorities are transforming the region’s culture and economy
1102: NPR – Latino USA (from Aug 11, 2017; audio): Inside MS-13
1101: AP: Trump wants tougher immigration after attack, faults Schumer
1101: Vox.com: Kamala Harris’s immigration gamble
1029: NPR: Canada’s ‘Welcome’ To Immigrants Has Some Unintended Consequences
1009: Reuters: Trump seeks border wall, crackdown on unaccompanied minors for ‘Dreamer’ deal
1008: Associated Press (AP): Indigenous Peoples Day? Italians say stick with Columbus
1005: LA Times: As ‘Dreamers’ program is phased out under Trump, Congress is split on protecting them
0925: Associated Press (AP): Trump replaces 90-day ban with new travel restrictions
0913: LA Times: Trump’s talks with Democrats may finally end stalemate in Congress over ‘Dreamers’
0913: Politico (AP): Supreme Court lets Trump ban on most refugees stand
0913: The Supreme Court: TRUMP, PRESIDENT OF U.S., ET AL. V. HAWAII, ET AL. (PDF)
0905: The Intercept – Watch what Trump does, not what he says. He may not actually end DACA.
0905: NPR – Trump Ends DACA, Calls On Congress To Act
0901: Fox News – Hill Republicans revive ‘Dream Act’ talks as Trump decides fate of Obama program
0901: LA Times – Speaker Ryan, business groups urge Trump to save DACA program for young immigrants
0901: Business Insider – Top Republicans are urging Trump not to end DACA — and a decision could come any minute
0901: NY Times – The Looming Uncertainty for Dreamers Like Me
0831: Fox News – Trump expected to announce end to Obama-era DACA, official says
Useful resources
Current/recent immigration policy, stats, opinion
DHS Immigration Data and Statistics &mdash: Department of Homeland Security reports on recent immigration statistics.
USCIS resources page — Especially links on the right and Reports & Studies menu item on the left.
Migration Policy Institute — Think tank “dedicated to analysis of the movement of people worldwide”; lots of research and data.
American Immigration Council — Advocacy and research; describes itself as “promoting laws, policies, and attitudes that honor our proud history as a nation of immigrants.” See esp. “Topics” menu items.
LaborEcon Blog — Blog of George Borjas, a Harvard economist sometimes termed “academia’s leading immigration skeptic”.
Writing and research tips
How to search with Google – Yes, we all start with a Google search these days. So at least do the search right.
How to write an essay — Extensive advice on research and writing.
Learning Historical Research — A comprehensive site created by a prominent historian and his students.
Research resources
Some of these require logging in with your IdentiKey for full functionality. Those marked with an asterisk (*) are freely available, at least more or less.
Gale Virtual Reference Library – The Gale Virtual Reference Library compiles academic encyclopedia entries (think of it as an academic-vetted Wikipedia).
JSTOR academic article database — Academic articles from all fields.
America: History and Life – More academic articles, on U.S. and Canada prehistory to present.
* Chronicling America – Large collection of (smaller) U.S. newspapers, pre-1923.
ProQuest News and Newspapers — Current and historical, make sure to set your search settings.
Access World News – Interested in foreign newspapers? Check out this database of English-language news from around the world, as well as news sources in Spanish, German, French, and a few other languages. Mostly recent decades. (The link goes to the library’s catalog page on this, click through from there to log in with your IdentiKey).
* HathiTrust Digital Library — Books, pamphlets, government reports, etc.; many public domain and fully available.
* Digital Public Library of America — Images, audio, video, text, historical and current.
* American Memory — A collection of documents, books, etc. from the Library of Congress.
Also, if you need help with finding sources for your project, doing searches in library databases, or the like, Frederick Carey the History Librarian is willing to help you! You can schedule a consultation with him. Yay librarians!
His email is frederick.carey@colorado.edu and you can book an appointment directly on his calendar here: http://colorado.libcal.com/appointment/31008. Also, his library profile page is here: http://www.colorado.edu/libraries/frederick-carey .
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