INFORMATION RESOURCES FOR
The following is a list of selected online
resources for research and current awareness of U.S.-Mexico migration issues.
Compiled by
Molly Molloy,
Updated
September 29, 2005
OFFICIAL
INFORMATION SOURCES
United States
Department of Homeland Security
Executive branch department with
responsibility for the security of the borders of the
On
Investigative and enforcement
responsibilities for enforcement of federal immigration laws, customs laws, and
air security laws was transferred to the Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement
(ICE).
The Bureau of Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is
responsible for protecting the
http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/enforcement/border_patrol/
The Border Patrol now falls under the Bureau of Customs
and Border Protection.
National Border Patrol
Council, American Federation of Government Employees, AFL-CIO.
The union representing Border Patrol Officers.
Department of State
Immigration data
from
http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/immigration.html
The INM is the official Mexican government department for
migration issues. It is a department within the Secretaría
de Gobernación (http://www.segob.gob.mx/). There are
three special programs of the INM providing services to migrants
Grupo Beta de Protección
a Migrantes
http://www.inami.gob.mx/paginas/420000.htm
Special program of the INM for
migrants.
Estadisticas Migratorias
http://www.inami.gob.mx/paginas/710000.htm
Migration statistics from the INM
Instituto Nacional
de Estadística, Geografía e
Informática
Official statistics compiled by Mexican government
agencies.
Programa Nacional
Paisano
Services for Mexican nationals
living in other countries. Oriented toward those who may be
returning to
RESEARCH
ORGANIZATIONS AND RESOURCES
Center for
Comparative Immigration Studies—
The Center for Comparative Immigration Studies at the
University of California-San Diego is an interdisciplinary, multinational
research and training program devoted to comparative (especially
cross-national) work on international migration and refugee movements. Its main
intellectual agenda is to systematically compare the
Center for
The Center for Immigration Research seeks to study the
consequences of current immigration trends in order to inform decision making
concerning international and national immigration policies, as well as to
disseminate information to local institutions, organizations and policy-makers involved
with the settlement and incorporation of America's "new immigrants"
into their communities.
Center for Migration
Studies
The Center for Migration Studies of
Mexican Migration
Project
A bi-national project of the Office
of Population Research at
Migration
Dialogue—Migration News
Migration Dialogue promotes an informed discussion of the
issues associated with international migration by providing unbiased and timely
information on immigration and integration issues. Migration Dialogue supports
five major activities: Migration News, Rural Migration News, Opinion Leader
Seminars, Comparative Migration Policy Research, and California Rural Welfare
Database. Migration News provides a monthly summary of recent immigration
developments that can be read in 60 minutes or less. Many issues also contain
summaries and reviews of recent research publications.
Migration Policy
Institute
http://www.migrationpolicy.org/
The Migration Policy Institute (MPI) is an independent,
non-partisan, non-profit think-tank in
Migration
Information Source
http://www.migrationinformation.org/
This site offers "fresh thought, authoritative data, and global analysis of international migration and
refugee trends" and chronicles global migration movements. Global Data
contains charts and tables for several countries dating back to 1990 and
Country Profiles contains articles on various countries' immigration and
emigration policies, experience, patterns, and forecasts. There are also U.S.
Historical Trends, related links, and a glossary.
Migracion Internacional/International
Migration
http://www.migracioninternacional.com/
Content-rich site with focus on migration worldwide, but
emphasis on the
Pew Hispanic Center
A nonpartisan research
organization supported by The Pew Charitable Trusts. Its mission is to improve
understanding of the U.S. Hispanic population and to chronicle Latinos' growing
impact on the entire nation. The Center does not advocate for or take positions
on policy issues. It is a project of the Pew Research Center, a nonpartisan
"fact tank" in Washington, DC that provides information on the
issues, attitudes and trends shaping America and the world. Regularly publishes
research reports on immigration and other policy issues affecting Hispanics in
the United States. All research reports are freely available online.
Transactional
Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC)
Based at Syracuse University, TRAC gathers and analyzes
U.S. government data on border, immigration and customs enforcement, drug,
alcohol, tobacco and firearms enforcement, etc. TRAC-DHS, http://trac.syr.edu/tracdhs/index.html
monitors the Department of Homeland Security and publishes regular reports on
immigration, and other border enforcement issues.
ADVOCACY
ORGANIZATIONS AND RESOURCES
[In
most cases, descriptions are taken directly from organizations’ pages]
Immigrants’
Rights Information & Advocacy
American Civil
Liberties Union Immigrants’ Rights Project
http://www.aclu.org/ImmigrantsRights/ImmigrantsRightsMain.cfm
The Immigrants' Rights Project (IRP) of the American Civil
Liberties Union works to defend the civil and constitutional rights of
immigrants through a comprehensive program of impact litigation and public
education. The IRP files constitutional and class action lawsuits protecting
the historic guarantee to judicial review, enforcing fair employment practices,
and maintaining constitutional safeguards against detention practices and
biased asylum adjudication.
American Friends
Service Committee—Immigration Programs
http://www.afsc.org/immigrants-rights/default.htm
Links to many local, national and
international organizations providing services to immigrants and refugees.
American Immigration
Lawyers Association
AILA is a national bar association of over 6,700 attorneys
who practice and teach immigration law. Working closely with leading
immigration experts throughout the country, the American Immigration Law Foundation
has established three core program areas: the
National Immigration
Forum
http://www.immigrationforum.org/
The purpose of the National Immigration Forum is to
embrace and uphold
The National Immigration Law Center (NILC) is a national
support center whose mission is to protect and promote the rights and
opportunities of low income immigrants and their family members. NILC staff specialize in immigration law, and the employment and
public benefits rights of immigrants. The Center conducts policy analysis
and impact litigation and provides publications, technical advice, and trainings
to a broad constituency of legal aid agencies, community groups, and pro bono
attorneys.
National Immigration
Project of the National Lawyers Guild
http://www.nationalimmigrationproject.org/
The National Immigration Project is a network of
immigration lawyers, law students, jailhouse lawyers, and legal workers who
work to end unlawful immigration practices, to recognize the contributions of
immigrants in this country, to promote fair immigration practices, and to
expand the civil and human rights of all immigrants, regardless of their status
in the United States.
National Network for
Immigrant and Refugee Rights
The National Network for Immigrant and Refugee Rights
(NNIRR) is a national organization composed of local coalitions and immigrant,
refugee, community, religious, civil rights and labor organizations and
activists. It serves as a forum to share information and analysis, to educate
communities and the general public, and to develop and coordinate plans of
action on important immigrant and refugee issues. NNIRR works promote a just
immigration and refugee policy in the
Immigration
Reform/Restriction Information and Advocacy
Americans for Better
Immigration
http://www.betterimmigration.com/
Americans for Better Immigration (ABI) is a non-profit,
non-partisan organization that lobbies Congress for reductions in immigration
numbers. ABI believes the problem with immigration today is not the individual
immigrant but the numbers. "Better" immigration is lower immigration.
Center for
Immigration Studies (CIS)
The Center for Immigration Studies is an independent,
non-partisan, non-profit research organization founded in 1985. It is the
nation's only think tank devoted exclusively to research and policy analysis of
the economic, social, demographic, fiscal, and other impacts of immigration on
the
Coalition for the
Future American Worker
http://www.americanworker.org/
CFAW is an umbrella organization of professional trade
groups, population/environment organizations, and immigration reform groups.
CFAW was formed to represent the interests of American workers and students in
the formulation of immigration policy.
Federation for
American Immigration Reform
The Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) is a
national, non-profit, public- interest, membership organization of concerned
citizens who share a common belief that the unforeseen mass immigration that
has occurred over the last 30 years should be curtailed. The FAIR website
maintains a database of immigration news from many sources.
Minuteman Project
http://www.minutemanproject.com/
A grassroots effort to bring Americans to the defense of their homeland… This
call for volunteers is not a call to arms, but a call to voices seeking a
peaceful and respectable resolve to the chaotic neglect by members of
our local, state and federal governments charged with applying
Numbers
http://www.numbersusa.com/index
NumbersUSA examines numerical levels of
annual legal and illegal immigration and provides information to educate the
public about the immigration-reduction recommendations from recent national
commissions. As a resource for voters, NumbersUSA
exhaustively details the positions on immigration taken by each member of
Congress.
United to Secure
http://www.secureamerica.info/
United to Secure America (USA/SECURE AMERICA) is a
national coalition that believes immigration should be in the national
interest, and that to protect all Americans, we must restore integrity to
America’s immigration system and effectively enforce our laws.