Immigration and DACA: Immigration Research
Books
Please also check the DACA page for information about the quickly-changing immigration landscape.
Search tip: Look at the subject headings suggested in a catalog record of a promising title. Subject headings are clickable links that run a new search in the specified area. Common subject headings related to immigration are:
- Immigrants -- United States
- United States --Emigration and immigration
or with added subtopics:
- United States --Emigration and immigration--Government policy
- United States --Emigration and immigration--Social aspects
or addressing immigration from specific countries:
- Mexico--Emigration and immigration--History
Another possible subject term is illegal aliens:
Search topics related to the subject Illegal aliens
search also under the broader term: Aliens
search also under the narrower term: Children of illegal aliens
search also under the narrower term: Women illegal aliens
search also under: Alien detention centers
search also under: Human smuggling
Databases
Please note: ProQuest launched a program to provide no-cost access to its databases for researchers or students who have been separated from their universities and libraries because of travel bans or other immigration changes. If needed, email ContinueMyResearch@proquest.com and include the name of your library or university (for institutions like Rice with ProQuest subscriptions) and your faculty adviser or research supervisor.
- Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new windowScholarly and general interest sources in business, medicine, humanities, social sciences, and science and technology. Provides full text for more than 5,000 scholarly publications covering academic areas of study including social sciences, humanities, education, computer sciences, engineering, language and linguistics, arts & literature, medical sciences, and ethnic studies.
- America: History and Life with Full Text This link opens in a new windowCovers the history of the United States and Canada from prehistory to the present. This extensive database indexes over 2,000 journals published worldwide. In addition to covering all key English-language historical journals, this database indexes selected historical journals from major countries, state and local history journals, and a targeted selection of hundreds of journals in the social sciences and humanities.
- JSTOR This link opens in a new windowOnline, full text access to scholarly journals from date of inception to a "moving wall" of 2-5 years from present. The archived collection includes journals in humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences. The content is searchable by author, title, fulltext with limits by discipline, year, and article type.
- Nexis Uni This link opens in a new windowNexis Uni™ features more than 15,000 news, business and legal sources from LexisNexis®—including U.S. Supreme Court decisions dating back to 1790— and is a good source for foreign newspapers.
*Previously called Lexis Nexis Academic. - PAIS Index (Public Affairs Information Service) This link opens in a new windowThis index "covers issues in public policy, combining both PAIS Archive and PAIS International, with coverage from 1915 to present. Sources include journal articles, books, government documents, statistical directories, grey literature, research reports, conference papers, publications of international agencies, microfiche, Internet material and more (ProQuest).
Periodicals
The INS historical periodicals (INS Monthly Review and the I&N Reporter) listed on the United States Citizen and Immigration Service site are givng a 504 resource not found error. If alternate sites are found, they will be linked.
Papers and Journal Articles
- Implications of Skilled MigrationThe author examines the state of high-skilled migration from Mexico, particularly of entrepreneurs, and raises questions that should be answered on both sides of the border before changes are made to the current system.
Geneaology and Immigration
See the Genealogy LibGuide for both government and non-government historical immigration materials.
Documentaries
- Films on Demand This link opens in a new windowStream educational and documentary videos, including the following collections: 1) Feature Films for Education; 2) World Cinema Collection; and 3) Science Video Collection.
- Kanopy Streaming This link opens in a new windowA collection of films available to stream on demand from a variety of producers covering many different subject areas. Includes a growing collection of international films.
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