The Politics of Immigration Jim Bolner, Sr. ~ Spring, 2016 St. James Place: Mondays ~ February 15, 22, 29; March 7, 14, 21 St. Francisville: Thursdays ~ March 31; April 7, 14, 21, 28; May 5 jimbolnersr@gmail.com ~ The Bulletin |
Outline
I. The History of Migration, Emigration, and Immigration
II. Who Migrates, Emigrates, and Immigrates Today: Why, Where, and How?
III. United States Immigration Policy: Past and Present
V. The Causes of the
European Immigration Crisis
VI. Some Proposals for Addressing the European Immigration Crisis
RESOURSES ON THE INTERNET Christopher Heath Wellman, "Immigration" -Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy Human Evolution --from the TED Radio Hour, March 4, 2016 Explore Immigration Data- --NN "Cultual Mosaic" --from Wikipedia Journey of Mankind: The Peopling of the World - from the Bradshaw Foundation NN The Genographic Project - from National Geographic NN The Human Journey: Migration Routes - from National Geographic NN Who Migrates? --from Digital History The Great Human Migratiom" Why Humans Left Their African Homeland 80,000 Years Ago to Colonize the World The Root Causes of Migration --from Weareoneamerica.org ______________________________________________________________ Explore Immigation Data --from Scholastic --NN 5 Facts About Illegal Immigration --from the PEW Research --NN Illegal Immigration Profile --NN Immigration - from the Library of Congress How the U.S. Immigration System Works --NN Immigration and Nationality - from the United States Code (Title 8, chapter 12) Migration and Citizenship - American Political Science Association Syllabus Bank Article I, section 8, clause 4 - "...uniform rules of naturalization.." - from the Congress.gov Immigration: An Overview of the Constitutional Law - from Cornell LII NN President Obama's Actions on Immigration--NN Executive Action on Immigration Court Action on President Obama's Actions on Immigration --from The Washington Post, January 21, 2016 "Naturalization" - from the Heritage Foundation Major U.S. Immigration Laws, 1790-Present --from the Migration Policy Institute --NN Basics of Naturalization --from Findlaw Immigration Regulations - from the Citizenship and Immigration Services U.S. Visas - from the Department of State Categories of Visas - from the Department of State The H1B (Work) Visa E-Verify NN Department of Homeland Security - Organizational Chart NN U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services - Organizational Chart Immigration and Naturalization - (Annotation) - from the Cornell Legal Information Institute Immigration - Overview and Materials - from Cornell Legal Information Institute Annotation of Article I, section 8, clause 4 - from Justia.com Immigration Law - from Findlaw.com Immigration Impact - a liberal group Center for Immigration Studies - a conservative group U. S. Census Bureau --main page [Page displaying search results for "Undocumented Aliens 2012"] Naturalization and Citizenship - from Findlaw Immigration - from the Library of Congress Citizenship Test - from U.S. Citizen and Immigration Services Gallup Poll - Immigration PEW Research Center - Immigration Immigration Law - from Siskind Susser Immigration Law Firm What the Constitution (and the Courts) Say About Immigration - from the Annotated Constitution Scroll down to page 275. United States v. Wong Kim Ark (1897) Where We Came From and Where We Went To, State by State - from The New York Times, August 19, 2014 Mapping Migration Within the U.S. - from The New York Times, August 15, 2014 What are the Solutions to Illegal Immigration in the United States? - from procon.org ICE - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement USCIS - U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Executive Office of Immigration Revew - in the Department of Justice In U.S. Government Manual - Scroll down to page 249. Executive Office of Immigration Review- Court Listing Illegal Immigrant Population Clock --from immigrationcounters.com PEW- PEW Research Center Studies Relating to Immigration Immigration Immigration Attitudes Immigration Trends What We Know About Illegal Immigration from Mexico 2015 Report Three Decades of Mass Immigration: The Legacy of the 1964 Immigration Act - from the Center for Immigration Studies Stories About Immigration - from National Public Radio ______________________________________ Note: You will find interesting and valuable resources relating to contemporary immigration problems on the webpage devoted to "Understanding Terrorism." "Cultural Mosaic" --from Wikipedia French Problems with Immigrants from Syria - October, 2015 Canadian Government Refugee Services London Shariah Council - from Wikipedia Executive Actions on Immigration Have Long History - from the PEW Research Center --NN Immigration Into the United States - from Infoplease Catastrophic Moral Failures as Rich Countries Leave Millions to Cruel and Uncertain Fates - from Amnesty International February, 2015 UN Action to Counter Terrorism United Nations Refugee Agency United Nations News Centre UN News Centre - Report on recent migration UN News Centre - Refugees and Migrants in 2015 UN News Centre - Update on Migrants' Day International Organization for Migration - A private organization European Court Proceeding in the Case of the Turkish Political Party Which Wanted to Introduce Shariah Law in Turkey - (May, 1998) - Scroll down to Page 275 for the English version. List of Sanctuary Cities in the U.S. - from Apsan Law Firm Another List --from OJJPAC.org Sanctuary Cities --from the Center for Immigration Studies Uncodumented Immigrant Children in the United States --from The Washington Post, December, 2015 Immigration Facts - from the Federation for American Immigration Reform Fiscal Burden of Illegal Immigrants on the United States - from the Federation for American Immigration Reform - 2013 Donald Trump's Immigration Proposals - October, 2015 Plyler v. Doe (1982) - The Case Plyler v. Doe (1982) - from Wikipedia NumbersUSA.com - A (conservative) website dedicated to the immigration debate Haeyoun Park, "Paris Attacks Intensify Debate Over How Many Syrian Refugees to Allow Into the U.S.," - from The New York Times, November 19, 2015 "America Should Reclaim Its Role as a Beacon for Those Fleeing Persecution and War" --from The Economist, October 14, 2015 How to Solve the Immigration Crisis - from The Economist - February, 2016 TED Talks on "Refugees" - December 2, 2015 "Hoover, Truman, and Ike - Mass Deporters?" - from FactCheck.org Retracing Slavery's Trail of Tears - from The Smithsonian Muslim Resettlement Problems - Video - This Map Shows How Big Europe's Immigration Crtisis Really Is - from takepart.com Schengen Area --from schengenvisainfo.org Ayaan Hirsi Ali, "Why Islam Needs a Reformation" - from The Wall Street Journal UN 1951 Convention on Refugees and Its 1957 Protocol EU-Turkey Deal European Union Timeline --from the BBC European Immigrant Crisis --from Wikipedia (2015) Asylum Statistics --from Eurostat Sectarian Divisions in the Middle East --from Stratfor European Union and Euro Zone --from Europa.eu Migration --from Great Decisions Another View --from Great Decisions Migration Crisis Spawns Far-Right Leader's Rise --from The New York Times, March 10, 2016 Theodore Roosevelt on Immigration and Assimilation -PDF -Word EU-Turkey Plan to Deal With the Immigration Crisis Italy Rescues 2,500 Migrants Over Two Days --from ABC News, March 16, 2016 EU-Turkey Migration Plan Won't Stop Migration, But It Could Make it More Dangerous --from the Huffington Post, March 16, 2016 More Than One Million Refugees Travel to Greece Since 2015 --from the UNHCR Syrian Regional Refugee Response --from the UNHCR Syria Situation Map --from UNHCR - Syria War Map -- War Map Migrant Crisis: Turkey and EU Reach Deal on Return --from the BBC The Toll of Syria's Five-Year War --from USA Today Heavy Recruitment of Chinese Students Sows Discord on U.S. Campuses --from The Wall Street Journal, March 17, 2016 EU Migration Policy Center --from the European Union |