Focus on Immigration

Compiled by: A. Jusino

Introduction
Books, government documents, periodicals, and media materials on immigration may be found listed in the Libraries' catalog by keyword or subject heading searches using "immigration." Materials listed here represent items on both the Queens and Staten Island campuses. Those available only on the Queens campus have been marked with an asterisk (*).

The following items are representative samples from the Libraries' collections.

Circulating Books
This is a selective list of books that can be checked out from the Queens and/or Staten Island Libraries.

America's demographic tapestry: baseline for the new millenium.Edited by James W. Hughes and Joseph J. Seneca. New Brunswick, N.J.: Rutgers University Press, ) 1999. (HB3505 .A683 1999)*

Borjas, George J. Heaven's door: immigration policy and the American economy. Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press, ) 1999. (JV6471 .B675 1999)

Chavez, Leo R. Covering immigration: popular images and the politics of the nation. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, ) 2001. (JV6455 .C44 2001)*

Dinnerstein, Leonard and David M. Reimers. Ethnic Americans: a history of immigration. New York: Columbia University Press, ) 1999. (E184 .A1D48 1999)

Fernandez, Ronald. America's banquet of cultures: harnessing ethnicity, race, and immigration in the twenty–first century. Westport, Conn.: Praeger, 2000. (E184 .A1 F474 2000)*

Fetzer, Joel S. Public attitudes toward immigration in the United States, France and Germany. Cambridge, New York: Cambridge University Press, 2000. (JV6455 .F47 2000)*

Flanders, Stephen A. Atlas of American migration. New York: Facts on File, 1998. (G1201 .E27 F5 1998)*

Issues in the economics of immigration. Edited by George J. Borjas. Chicage: University of Chicago Press, 2000. (JV6217 .I77 2000)*

King, Desmond S. Making Americans: immigration, race, and the origins of the diverse democracy. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 2000. (JV6483 .K54 2000)*

Portes, Alejandro and Ruben G. Rumbaut. Immigrant America: a portrait. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 1990,1996. (JV6450 .P67)

Reimers, David M. Unwelcome strangers: American identity and the turn against immigration. New York: Columbia University Press, ) 1998. (JV6483 .R45 1998)


Reference Books
This is a selective list of books that are located in the Reference section of the Queens and/or Staten Island Libraries. These materials are forin–library use only.

Buenker, John D. Immigration and ethnicity: a guide to information sources. Detroit: Gale Research Co., ) 1977. (Ref. Z7165 .U5 B83)*

Dictionary of American immigration history. Edited by Francesco Cordasco. Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press, 1990. (Ref. JV6450 .D53 1990)


Foreign nationals in the United States [1991–1997]. New York: Price Waterhouse Center for Transnational Taxation, ) 1981. (Ref. HJ2348 .U6 F67)

Mageli, Paul D. The immigrant experience: an annotated bibliography. Pasadena, CA: Englewood CLiffs, N.J.: Salem PRess, 1991.(Ref. Z1361 .E4 M334 1991)

Passenger and immigration lists bibliography, 1538–1900: being a guide to published lists of arrivals in the United States and Canada. Detroit, Mich.: Gale Research Co., )1984. (Ref. CS47 .P36 1981 Suppl.)*


Government Documents
The following is a selective list of materials located in the Government Documents collection on the Queens campus. These materaisl are for in–library use only.

Brittingham, Angela. The foreign–born population in the United States, March, 1999. Washington, DC: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Economics, and Statistics Administration, U.S. Census Bureau.:Supt. of Docs. U. S. G.P.O., distributor, 2000. (Gov. Doc. C3.186: P–20/519*; electronic access: http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS7782, (Adobe Acrobat required).

McLaughlin, Bob and Mary. USA immigration and orientation, 2nd ed., rev. Satellite Beach, FL: Wellesworth Publishers,) 1999. (Gov. Doc. Ref. KF4819.6 .M35 1999

Mukamal, Steven S. U.S. immigration laws: working, living, and studying in America. Buffalo, N.Y.: William S. Hein and Co., Inc., )1999. (Gov. Doc. Ref. KF4819 .M85 1999)*.

Statistical yearbook of the Immigration and Naturalization Service/ U.S. Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization Service. Washington, D.C.: The Service: For sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. G.P.O. (Gov. Doc. J21.2:St 2; Gov. Doc. J21:2/10)*.

United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Final report of the Commission on Immigration Reform: hearing before the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims of the Committee of the Judiciary, House of Representatives, One Hundred Fifth Congress, first session, November 7, 1997. Washington, DC: U.S.G.P.O: For sale by the U.S. G.P.O., Supt. of Docs., Congressional Sales Office, 1999. (Gov. Doc. Y4.J 89/1:105/82)*.

United States Commission of Immigration Reform. Becoming an American: immigration and immigrant policy: 1997 executive summary. Washington, DC: U.S. Commission of Immigration Reform, 1997. (Gov. Doc. Y3:2:IM 6/AM 3/EXEC.SUM.)*.

United States. President (1993 –: Clinton). Accepting the immigration challenge : the President's report on immigration. Washington, DC : [U.S. Office of the President] : For sale by the U.S. G.P.O., Supt. of Docs., 1994. (Gov. Doc. PR42.2:IM 6)*.

United States. Immigration and Naturalization Service. Code of federal regulations. 8, Aliens and nationality. Washington : Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Service, General Services Administration : For sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. G.P.O. (Gov. Doc. AE2.106/3:8/; GS 4.108:8/*; electronic access: http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr).

United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims. Illegal immigration issues : hearing before the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims of the Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives, One Hundred Sixth Congress, first session, June 10, 1999. Washington : U.S. G.P.O. : For sale by the U.S. G.P.O., Supt. of Docs., Congressional Sales Office, 2000. (Gov. Doc. Y4.J 89/1:106/8)*.

United States. Congress. House. Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. Subcommittee on Census and Population. Demographic impact of immigration on the United States : hearings before the Subcommittee on Census and Population of the Committee on Post Office and Civil Service, House of Representatives, Ninety–ninth Congress, first session. Washington : U.S. G.P.O., 1985– (Gov. Doc. Y 4 P 84/10 99–8)*.

Periodicals
This is a selective list of periodicals to which the Queens and/or Staten Island Libraries subscribe and that contain articles relevant to this topic. Please note that some periodical titles are available in electronic full–text format (see Online Databases for further information).

Immigrants and minorities (1984–; paper)*

INS reporter / Immigration and Naturalization Service, U.S. Department of Justice (Fall 1976–; Gov. Doc. Periodical)

The International migration review : IMR. (1971–1996; paper, microfiche/film)

Journal of American ethnic history (microfilm 1988–*; full–text 1990 – pres. through EBSCOhost (Academic Search Elite)

Migration today (Queens:Vols/Yrs: 4–13/1976–1985; paper; SI: 5–13/1977–85;microfiche)

Migration world magazine. (Vol. 14–26/1986–1998; paper, microfiche)

Visa Bulletin (Gov. Doc. S 1.3/4 1995–2001; electronic access: http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS1692)

Media Materials
This is a selective list of video, audio, and other non–print media that are located in the Media Center at the Queens Library.

America's ethnic heritage, growth and expansion. Santa Monica, Ca. : BFA Educational Media, p1976. 4 filmstrips col. 35 mm. + 4 sound cassettes + teacher's guide. (E184 .A1 B49 A45 1976, Gr. 4–12)

The golden door – our nation of immigrants. Madison, Wis. : Knowledge Unlimited, c1987. 1 videocassette (19 min., 4 sec.). (JV 6455 .K56 G66 1987 Gr. 7–12)

The great immigration. New York, NY : Educational Design, c1973. 1 filmstrip (55 fr.) col. ; 35mm. + 1 sound cassette (11 min.) + guide. (JV 6465 .M67 E3646 1973 Gr. 4–9)

Immigration reform. [Chicago] : Annenberg/CPB Project ; Santa Barbara, CA : Intellimation [distributor], c1984. 1 videocassette (60 min). (KF 4550 .C63 1984 no. 11)

Immigration then and now. New York, N.Y. : Scholastic Inc., c1997. Instructinoal Media Center Kit – 1 teacher's resource book (80 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.), 1 chart (43 x 56 cm.) + 1 sound cassette (analog, mono). (JV 6450 .I44S364 1997 Gr. 4–8)

The ties that bind:stories behind the immigration controversy. Maryknoll, N.Y. : Maryknoll World Productions, [1997] 1 videocassette (56 min). (E184 .M5 T53 1997)

Online Databases
These are online databases that are of particular interest for this subject. Selected databases include full–text coverage of journal articles. For a complete listing of our databases, please check the Libraries' Databases A-Z page.

  • LEXIS–NEXIS. Congressional Universe Home Page
  • Catalog of U.S. Government Publications (CGP)
  • EBSCOhost (Academic Search Elite)
E–Books
The following are relevant e–book selections from the St. John's University NetLibrary collection.

Gutiirrez, David. Walls and Mirrors. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 1995. (eBook ISBN 0520202198).

Immigration and Race. New Have: Yale University Press, 2000 (eBook ISBN 0585363838).

The Immigration Debate. Washington, DC: National Academy Press, 1998. (eBook ISBN 0585030715).

The New Americans. Washington, DC: National Academy Press, 1997. (eBook ISBN 0585053146).

Web Sites
The following list contains links to a few web sites on this topic that have been selected for the quality and relevance of their content.

Center for Immigration Studies – This organization is "the nation's only think tank devoted exclusively to research and policy analysis of the economic, social, demographic, fiscal, and other impacts of immigration on the United States". The website includes current news stories and common toics in immigration, including illegal immigration, current numbers, and terrorism and national security.

Immigration Forum – A not–for–profit organization whose website "advocates and builds public support for public policies that welcome immigrants and refugees and that are fair and supportive to newcomers in our country."

Immigration Index – A directory of hundreds of resources covering all areas of immigration, such as asylum and refugees, country data, detention and deportation, discrimination, human trafficking, migration studies, etc. as well as breaking news items.

Immigration and Naturalization Service Online – A comprehensive website of the INS which provides current news, descriptions and forms for applying for citizenship.

* Available only at the Library on the Queens Campus.