Immigration Information Guide - Middletown Thrall Library Special Coverage Web Guide

Government Information

Information published by United States governmental agencies

Bills

House Bill - H.R. 4240: To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act and other Acts to strengthen the enforcement of the immigration laws, and for other purposes.
House Bill- H.R.2330: To improve border security and immigration.
Senate Bill - S. 2611: A bill to provide for comprehensive immigration reform and for other purposes.

General

Case Status Service Online - If you have an application receipt number, you can check the status of your case online.
Citizenship and Immigration Services Ombudsman - Provides recommendations for resolving individual and employer problems with the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS).
Comprehenvive Immigration Reform - An overview of President Bush's May 15, 2006 speech on immigration reform.
GovSites: Immigration - Links to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services and U.S. Customs and Border Patrol.
Immigration Data - Find definitions of immigration terms as well as tables of estimates and projections for the foreign born populations based on the U.S.Census.
The Immigrant Experience - Family stories of immigration experience ("Family Histories") and an annotated timeline of immigration in America ("The Peopling of America") from the Ellis Island Foundation.
Immigration Law Sanctions and Enforcement in Selected Foreign Countries Report for Congress April 2006 - (Adobe PDF format)
Mapping Immigration - Legal Permanent Residents (PDF format maps). "Legal permanent residents (LPRs) are foreign nationals who have been granted the right to reside permanently in the United States. LPRs are often referred to as simply "immigrants", but they are also known as "permanent resident aliens" and "green card holders."
U.S. Citizen and Immigration Services (UCIS) - Includes: Fingerprints, Electronic Filing, Paperwork Reduction Act, Employment Based Forms, Family Based Forms, Green Card Based Forms, Humanitarian Benefits Based Forms, Citizenship and Naturalization Based Forms.
Yearbook of Immigration Statistics - Tables that provide data on foreign nationals who were granted lawful residence, on a temporary or permanent basis. Either applied for asylum or refugee status, or were naturalized.

News, Opinion, and Debate

2007 Enacted State Legislation Related to Immigrants and Immigration - National Conference of State Legislatures
Center for Immigration Studies - An independent, non-partisan, non-profit research organization founded in 1985. It is the Center's mission to expand the base of public knowledge and understanding of the need for an immigration policy that gives first concern to the broad national interest.
The Immigration Debate - National Public Radio's coverage of the issues. Includes news stories, question and answer style fact sheets, links to speeches and opinions, and border stories.
New York Times - Immigration and Refugees - "News about immigration and refugees, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times."
Public Agenda: Immigration - Public Agenda, a nonpartisan group, has links to discussion guides, fact files, resources, and more.
Washington Post - The Battle Over Immigration - The Washington Post's coverage of the immigration issue.
Yahoo News - Immigration - A directory of immigration news stories collected from the web.

History

Immigration: Introduction - "an introduction to the study of immigration to the United States" from the Library of Congress.
Immigration to the United States, 1790 - 1930 - from Harvard University Library
Immigration: Legal History - "a compilation of federal immigration and naturalization statutes in the United States provides an overview of the legislative history of immigration to the United States." From U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.
Internet Modern History Sourcebook: U.S. Immigration - from the Internet History Sourcebooks Project at Fordham University.
U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service - Populating a Nation: A History of Immigration and Naturalization - from the U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency.