U.S. immigration : a reference handbook / Michael C. LeMay.
2004
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Author
Title
U.S. immigration : a reference handbook / Michael C. LeMay.
Published
Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-CLIO, [2004]
Copyright
©2004
Call Number
JV6483 .L46 2004
ISBN
1851095438 (alk. paper)
Description
xvii, 283 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
System Control No.
(OCoLC)53123557
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-264) and index.
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Variant Title
US immigration
Table of Contents
Preface
1
U.S. Immigration Policy since 1965
1
The Immigration and Naturalization Act of 1965
3
Refugee Acts
5
The Flood of Undocumented Aliens
9
The Crisis of Border Control
11
Illegal Immigration, IRCA, and the Employer-Sanctions Approach
12
The Impact of IRCA
17
The Immigration Act of 1990 (IMMACT)
18
The 1996 Acts
21
2
Domestic Policy
31
Amnesty and Legalization Issues for Current Undocumented Aliens
32
Assimilation and the Incorporation of Immigrants and Their Children
36
Asylum and Adjudication Processing Issues
45
Border Control and Management Issues
51
The Cost of Immigration
58
The Guest-Worker Issue
60
Restructuring the INS
63
3
Global Issues
73
Amnesty, or "Regularization," Issues
73
Control of Illegal Immigration
75
Global Refugee Issues
78
Border-Management Issues
81
Migration and Development Issues
83
The Economics of Emigration
86
Regional Approaches to Migration Issues
87
4
Chronology
93
The Open-Door Era: Foundation-1880
93
The Door-Ajar Era: 1880-1920
94
The Pet-Door Era: 1920-1965
97
The Revolving-Door Era: 1965-2001
100
The Storm-Door Era? 2001-Present
105
5
Biographical Sketches
107
6
Key Laws and Court Cases
129
The Immigration and Naturalization Act of 1965
129
Immigration Act of November 2, 1966, to Adjust the Status of Cuban Refugees
133
Afroyim v. Rusk, 1967
134
Proclamation of the President of the United States of America, November 6, 1968, Multilateral Protocol Relating to the Status of Refugees
137
Mathews v. Santiago Diaz et al., 1976
139
Amendment to the Immigration and Naturalization Act of 1965 (1976)
140
The Refugee Act of 1980
142
Executive Summary Recommendations of the Select Commission on Immigration and Refugee Policy, 1981
145
INS v. Chadha et al., 1983
147
Jean et al. v. Nelson, 1985
148
The Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986
149
The Immigration Act of 1990
155
California's Proposition 187 (1994)
161
LULAC et al. v. Pete Wilson et al., 1995
166
Immigration Provisions of the Welfare Reform Act of 1996
168
Immigration-Related Provisions of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigration Responsibility Act of 1996
170
Immigration Provisions of the Omnibus Spending Bill, 1996
172
Legal Immigration and Family Equity Act (LIFE) of 2000
174
Child Citizenship Act of 2000
175
USA Patriot Act of 2001
176
Homeland Security Act of 2002
177
7
Directory of Agencies and Organizations
181
U.S. Government Agencies and Organizations
182
International Agencies and Organizations
187
U.S. Advocacy Organizations
190
U.S. Research Centers and Think Tanks
204
8
Print and Nonprint Resources
211
Books and Government Reports
211
Journals
234
Videos
249
Glossary
265
Index
271
About the Author
285