Illegal immigration : a reference handbook /
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Santa Barbara, California :
ABC-CLIO, LLC,
[2015]
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| Edition: | Second edition. |
| Series: | Contemporary world issues.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
Table of Contents:
- Background and history
- Problems, controversies, and solutions
- Perspectives
- Profiles
- Data and documents
- Resources
- Chronology.
- 1. Background and history. Introduction: the scope and nature of unauthorized immigration ; The roots of the problem ; Changes in legal immigration: setting the stage for illegal immigration ; The crisis of border control: illegal immigration and enactment of IRCA ; Border security and antiterrorism concerns ; Creating the department of homeland security: dissolving the INS ; Conclusion ; References
- 2. Problems, controversies, and solutions. Introduction ; Current domestic-policy concern: amnesty or earned legalization issue of the unauthorized ; Incorporation of illegal immigrants and their children ; Border control and management issues ; The cost of illegal immigration ; Guest-worker issues ; Restructuring the INS into the DHS ; Immigration and related policy issues ; Solutions ; References
- 3. Perspectives. Introduction ; On hospitality to the stranger: some moral implications of immigration reform: the Rev. Canon Pablo Ramos ; Examining the adequacy and enforcement of U.S. immigration laws: Jessica Vaughan ; Should the United States enact tougher laws to stem illegal immigration?: Karen K. Clark ; In opposition to birthright citizenship: Judith Ann Warner ; In support of maintaining birthright citizenship: Judith Ann Warner ; Mitigating federal immigration law: inclusion at the local level: Roberto Suro ; Obama's "executive action" on immigration and judicial review: Alemayehu G. Mariam ; Resolving the issue of illegal immigration, a question of balance: David E. Krahl
- 4. Profiles. Introduction ; Biographies ; Directory of organizations and agencies ; National government agencies and organizations ; International organizations ; Domestic advocacy agencies and organizations ; NGOs and nonprofits ; Immigration research centers and think tanks ; References
- 5. Data and documents. Introduction ; Data: Comparison of legal and illegal immigration trends over time ; Estimated unauthorized Mexican-born immigrant population compared to all unauthorized immigrants, assorted years, 1995-2012 ; Estimated unauthorized immigrants in the U.S. labor force, assorted years, 1995-2014 ; Trends in removals, 2011-2013 ; Gallup Poll trend line, "Do you think immigration is a good thing or a bad thing for the U.S. today?," 2001-2014 ; Gallup Poll trend line, 2001-2014, "Should immigration be kept at its present level, increased, or decreased?" ; Gallup Poll trend line, 2006-2014, "What should be the main focus of U.S. government in dealing with illegal immigration?" ; Gallup Poll trend line, 2006-2011, "What should U.S. policy be toward illegal immigrants residing in the United States?" ; U.S. customs and Border Patrol, sector map ; Department of Homeland Security organizational chart ; Documents: LExecutive summary recommendations of the Select Commissiono on Immigration and Refugee Polilcy, 1981 ; The Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 ; Summaries of laws on immigration ; References
- 6. Resources. Introduction ; Selected print resources ; Books ; Leading scholarly journals ; Reports and government documents ; Nonprint resources
- 7. Chronology. Precursor legislation: setting the stage for things to come ; The revolving-door era, 1965-2000 ; The storm-door era: 2001-? ; References.