Immigration Reform

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Immigration Reform group

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Alfino 09:58, 22 March 2007 (PDT)

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Background

From Katie: [Immigration Forum] This website is amazing, it goes into background on national immigration reform, statistics, and opinions. There is information about the affects of immigration on the economy and more, you just have to click around, and you'll find more and more options.

[Immigrants Statistics] - From Erin C.

History

From Nicole:

"History of Migration and Immigration Laws in the United States." [History of Immigration Laws]

"Immigration: People's Chief Concerns." [Public Opinion]

"Illegal Immigration." [Statistics on Illegal Immigration]

"Bush Begins to Push for Immigration Deal with Congress." [The President, Immigration, and Congress]

"Comprehensive Immigration Reform." [White House Immigration Information]

Summary of President Bush State of the Union Address. Important Quote: “We must address the problem of illegal immigration and deliver a system that is secure, productive, orderly, and fair.[He wants Congress to] secure our borders, enhance interior and worksite enforcement, create a temporary worker program, resolve – without animosity and without amnesty – the status of illegal immigrants already here, and promote assimilation into our society. All elements of this problem must be addressed together – or none of them will be solved."

"Citizenship Up for Grabs: the Supreme Court and Immigration." [The Supreme Court and Immigration]

Current Issues

Effects on the Economy

From Katie: [U.S. Immigration and Economic Growth: Putting Policy on Hold]

From Nicole:

"Life Without Illegal Immigrants-Effect on Economy-Editorial." [Effects on Economy]

Solutions to the Problem

From Katie: [Recently Leaked White House Proposal] From 4/11/07 the white house's immigration reform plan.

Opposing Viewpoints

From John:

[a perspective on migrant farm workersv1]

http://www.k12.nf.ca/jmolds/Web%20files/migrantfarmworkers.html - a perspective on migrant farming 2

http://www.foodfirst.org/node/45 -a perspective on migrant farming 3 (ariticle illustrates the danger and hardship faced by migrant farm workers)

http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?index=8&did=1079357611&SrchMode=1&sid=1&Fmt=3&VInst=PROD&VType=PQD&RQT=309&VName=PQD&TS=1176709693&clientId=10553 -immigrants create problems wherever they go

http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?index=1&did=610724141&SrchMode=1&sid=7&Fmt=3&VInst=PROD&VType=PQD&RQT=309&VName=PQD&TS=1176710734&clientId=10553 -a story of a immigrant who died crossing the border

From Nicole:

"Two Sides of the Same Coin: the Connection Between Legal and Illegal Immigration." [Legal vs. Illegal Immigration]

"An Examination of Divergent Views on Immigration." [Different Views]

"Interest Groups Lead Illegal Immigration Charge." [Interest Groups]

"Immigration Debate is Shaped by '08 Election." [Immigration Debate in Upcoming Election]

"Immigration Agenda: Republicans Vs. Democrats." [Republicans vs. Democrats]

Conservative Viewpoint

[Whitehouse Immigration Reform Plan] -- President Bush's Plan For Comprehensive Immigration Reform -Erin C.

Other Articles and Information

From Erin C.

http://www.workpermit.com/news/2006_04_06/us/us_tops_un_study.htm

http://memory.loc.gov/learn/features/immig/irish.html--- gives a brief description of different people- irish, german...- who have immigrated.

From Isabella:

http://www.fairus.org/site/PageServer?pagename=research_apr07newsletter FAIR's Immigration Report is the nation's most widely read immigration reform newsletter, packed with immigration reform facts and news, special bulletins on immigration legislation and happenings in Congress, and much more.

http://www.fairus.org/site/PageServer?pagename=leg_110_reform_agenda An Immigration Refrom Agenda the 110th Congress

http://usinfo.state.gov/gi/global_issues/immigration.html Visas and Immigration- Contains three article links "Bush, in Latin America, Explains Plan for Immigration Reform", "U.S. To Welcome Record Number of International Visitors in 2007", "Visitors to U.S. Have New Way To Report Entry, Exit Problems"

http://www.gop.com/Issues/ImmigrationReform/ Republican National Committee on Immigration Reform

http://www.fairimmigration.org/learn/immigration-reform-and-immigrants/national-level/immigration-raids/ Another view on immigration with some personal stories "Keep Families Together"

From Nicole: I wrote a paper on this early in the semester and I have a lot of information from books that I got from Foley. Titles include: "Defining America through Immigration Policy" by: Bill Hing, "Illegal Immigration: Opposing Viewpoints" by: Dudley William, and "Immigration the Beleagured Bureacracy" by: Morris D Milton

I just returned these books to the library and there isnt much information in them. I will try to cut and paste any important quotes that I used in my paper before so you dont have to go through the whole book.