United States Immigration: further reading...

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This web site complements a UIUC Government Documents Library exhibit on United States Immigration. The exhibit is located in the wall cases in the south hall of the Main Library building. This site is intended as a starting point for those interested in finding further information about the past, present, and future of U.S. Immigration on the Internet. The Government Documents Library also contains relevant materials in its historical print and microfiche collections. Call, e-mail, or stop by the Government Documents Library reference desk for additional information or for help using the library's collection.

Government Web Sites

The Immigration and Naturalizations Service's homepage: http://www.ins.usdoj.gov/, providing information on FOIA, current INS practices, and immigration guidelines.

The National Archives and Records Administration presents a web page full of links for genealogical research: http://www.nara.gov/genealogy/genindex.html

On-Line Government Documents

United States House of Representatives: Downloadable U.S. Code: Title 8__Aliens and Nationality: http://uscode.house.gov/title_08.htm

The publication "Communique", http://www.ins.usdoj.gov/graphics/publicaffairs/communique/index.html, by the Immigration and Naturalization Service.

Chinese Immigration and Chinese in the United States, a publication by the National Archives and Records Administration: www.nara.gov/regional/findaids/chirip.html

The U.S. Department of States's Background Notes for Mexico: http://198.252.9.108/govper/backgroundnotes/[mexico_0849.pdf]

Other Online Resources

Human Rights Watch World Report: www.hrw.org/wr2k1/usa

The Canada-United States Relations site: can-am.gc.ca/menu-e.asp

Genealogical research links: www.genealogylinks.net/usa

United States Immigration Law: http://www.lawguru.com/ilawlib/04.htm

Human Rights Watch World Report: United States: http://www.hrw.org/reports98/us-immig

Diversity and United States Immigration: http://www.prb.org/pt/2001/July2001/us_diversity.html

A helpful listing of research links by the University of Colorado: http://www-libraries.colorado.edu/ps/gov/us/immigration.htm

University of Michigan's list of Immigration statistical sources: http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/stats.html

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