This category is intended for sites which deal with societal issues and controversies regarding immigration.
Immigration-related controversies include the scope of and restrictions on immigration, immigration law reform, the status of asylum-seekers, the means to control or discourage illegal immigration, the rights and privileges of aliens contrasted with those of citizens, and questions of culture, assimilation, and language.
Engages in scholarly research and public policy analysis bearing on international migration, refugees, and the incorporation of newcomers. Based at New York City's New School for Social Research. http://www.newschool.edu/icmec/
Bipartisan commission formed to review and evaluate the implementation and impact of U.S. immigration policy and to transmit to the Congress reports of its findings and recommendations. Dissolved on December 31, 1997. http://www.utexas.edu/lbj/uscir/
Working to help the American public convince Congress that United States immigration must be reduced. Information and links on a wide variety of immigration-related topics. http://www.fairus.org/
Helps promote fairness and safe, healthy environments for immigrants, refugees, and their families by supporting education, research, advocacy and bridge-building among all of America's Communities. http://www.nnirr.org
Information and documents on the campaign to ratify 1990 "International Convention on the Protection of Migrants' Human Rights". http://www.migrantsrights.org
Examining the growth in the numbers of Latinos and Latinas who live and work in Tennessee for all or part of the year, and the experiences and needs of Latino immigrants. http://web.utk.edu/~tnlatina
Services, Immigrant Rights, and Education Network (SIREN) exists to empower all immigrants and refugees in order to achieve full human rights. Since our founding, we have developed unique strategies that integrate direct services, community education, http://www.siren-bayarea.org
Information on all types of U.S. visas (travel, business, immigration, employment), travel abroad, consular posts and the monthly visa bulletin. http://travel.state.gov
A quarterly journal on public issues and policy in the interrelated fields of the environment, human population, international migration, language, and assimilation. Contains extensive searchable archives of essays and reviews. http://www.thesocialcontract.com/
An interactive overview of the political, economic and social issues related to international migration - including maps, statistics and the latest news. http://www.pstalker.com/migration/
Biographie of Haitian activist, instrumental in lobbying for passage of the Haitian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act (HRIFA). http://jrlafortune0.tripod.com/
U.S. House group for immigration reform, chaired by Rep. Tom Tancredo (R-CO). Releases, immigration factsheets, event calendar and photographs, and links to other members provided. http://www.house.gov/tancredo/Immigration/
Paper by George Weissinger, Ph.D., of New York Institute of Technology, supporting a theory that explains the illegal alien problem as part of the general environment in which it is found. http://www.immigration-usa.com/george_weissinger.html
