Illegal Immigration: A Reference Handbook, 2nd Edition

✍ Scribed by Michael C. LeMay Ph.D

• Publisher: ABC-CLIO
• Year: 2015
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 401
• Series: Contemporary world issues
• Edition: Second edition
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

A valuable resource for high school, college, and general readers, this book provides an up-to-date, comprehensive examination of illegal immigration in America, addressing its complex history, comparing its occurrence today with the past, and explaining why a solution is so difficult to enact.

• Discusses in detail all of the proposed solutions to the illegal immigration problem in the United States

• Enables the reader, on an objective and factual basis, to compare illegal immigration of today with the immigration of the past, and to assess for themselves whether today's immigrants are any more or less likely to be able to successfully assimilate into American society and economy

• Provides perspective essays by a range of scholars, "think-tank" subject experts, and advocacy activists that give voice to various sides of the issue in a contrasting point/counterpoint fashion

• Documents how the U.S. federal system of three levels and three branches of government complicates any effort and approach to resolving the illegal immigration problem

• Includes an extensive, annotated bibliography of print and nonprint resources that directs readers toward further reading on the topic

✦ Table of Contents

Content: 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.

✦ Subjects

Illegal aliens -- United States. Illegal aliens -- Government policy -- United States. United States -- Emigration and immigration -- Government policy. Emigration and immigration -- Government policy. Illegal aliens. Illegal aliens -- Government policy. United States.