Updated February 20, 2013
"Flows of migrants and refugees influence and change the social, economic and political dynamics of their destinations -- and the places they have left behind," writes the Inter Press Service on human migration. In the United States, politicians are saying they are committed to reform of the U.S. immigration system. Immigration Research Links provides resources for news, legislation, statistics, organizations, and reports on immigration and are divided into:
See more news sources for specific issues in the subtopic sections (Migration and Development, Migration, Education, and Integration, Forced Migration and Trafficking).
Weekly round up of U.S. and international news on immigration.
From the University of California-Davis, monthly survey of migration news in different regions; see also Rural Migration News that focuses specifically on migrant workers and rural America.
Resources included here include timelines, trends, comprehensive research guides, glossaries.
Backgrounder on causes of migration, key terms, patterns of migration (historical and current).
Select "electronic resources only" in search.
(Updated in 2011) history of the agency, with photos of chiefs
Region and country backgrounds on migration, archived expert guides, articles on specific topics within human displacement, and organizations.
Publications, policy briefs, fact sheets, and more for topics like migration and the economic crisis, migration and human rights, migration and climate change, forced migration
Data and statistics, overview of issues, government reports, hearings and testimonies, plans and strategies.
Facts and figures, key terms, law database, and UN documents.
Maps, photographs, and digital exhibitions, suggested search terms
This section includes: flow of people, population and demography, enforcement, visas. For specific data related to remittances, naturalizations, or refugees, see subtopic sections (Migration and Development, Migration, Education, and Integration, Forced Migration and Trafficking).
(2008) find which organizations produce types of data; focuses on U.S. government agencies and data, but includes some foreign governments and research organizations, and some resources for international migration data.
(2010)
At Princeton University, data sets by country or region of origin (Mexico, Cuba, Haiti; Latin America) and other factors.
2011 and 2012
Yearbook of Immigration Statistics (1996-2011), Profiles on Legal Permanent Immigrants (2003-2011), Profiles on Naturalized Citizens (2003-2011), and Mapping Immigration.
Annual Flow Reports, Annual Population Estimates, Apprehensions by the U.S. Border Patrol (2005-2010), Immigrant Enforcement Actions, Naturalization Rates
(2010) distribution by country of origin; see also Country and Comparative data
Some data tables extracted from subscription database; foreign and/or foreign-born population stocks and flows and foreign or foreign-born labour force.
Incldues 2013 report: "A Nation of Immigrants: A Portrait of the 40 Million, Including 11 Million Unauthorized." Related topics include immgration attitudes, immigration trends, migration, unauthorized immigration.
(2008) See also UN's World Population Prospects (2010) http://esa.un.org/wpp/Excel-Data/migration.htm
(2000-2012)
(2012)
"Information on laws, regulations and interpretations controlling immigration and the work of the immigration-related components of the Department of Homeland Security."
Public Law No. 82-414, established in 1952, "collected and codified many existing provisions and reorganized the structure of immigration law."
News, statistics and publications, virtual law library
Sorted by new to old; add terms to search string, or use filters to narrow down results.
Timeline of hearings related to immigration from 1923-2006, with PDFs
"Contains all immigration-related legislation for 2007. Data for 2008 and historic 2001-2006 data will be added in the coming months."
Government directory for immigration-related agencies, functions, forms, statistics, history, and laws.
Effects on economy, labor force, student visas. See 2010 report: "Immigration Policy in the United States: An Update" for overview
Saved search for immigration; add additional search terms or change search for more specific topics
See more organizations for specific issues in the subtopic sections (Migration and Development, Migration, Education, and Integration, Forced Migration and Trafficking).
"Research on international migratory movements, immigration policy, and citizenship policy"
Studies the causes and nature of migration, managing migration flows, and how to maintain social cohesion. In addition to research by the organization, extensive list of links to “related projects and networks”
In addition to their own analysis, data, fact sheets, links to other organizations, data sources, and publications
Includes information on trends in immigration and employment, a “children of immigrants data tool,” economics and social impacts, and recent publications on immigrants and immigration in the U.S.
Includes data and publication related to remittances.
African Development Bank and World Bank joint project : "to improve our understanding of migration and remittances in Sub-Saharan Africa, including their magnitude, causes, and impacts on poverty reduction"
"Survey of over 1,200 Colombian, Dominican, and Salvadoran family heads is the first to explicitly measure the extent of economic, political, and socio-cultural transnationalism among immigrants and to develop predictive models of these activities."
Topics covered in conventions include: civil society, development planning, diaspora, education, gender, family, and children, irregular migration, labor, health, root causes, human rights
October 2009 publication is free; 2012 costs $25
Statements, meetings (like High Level Dialogue on International Migration and Development), data, publications, presentations.
World Bank effort to bring together immigration experts from around the world to advance the state of knowledge on migration issues
Part of World Bank's KNOWMAD project: blog covers migration, remittances, and development
"Qualifying undocumented youth would be eligible for a 6 year long conditional path to citizenship that requires completion of a college degree or two years of military service."
Mostly blog posts, but some articles and memos.
"To shape a rational conversation on immigration and immigrant integration." Compares various immigration policies and data.
Resources for businesses on why and how to integrate immigrants; related data and video series on immigrants teling their stories
Data, publications, country-specific cases
Region and country backgrounds on migration, archived expert guides, articles on specific topics within human displacement, and organizations
"To analyse displacement processes resulting from violent conflicts in regions of origin, and to examine the societal position of refugees and migrants from conflict regions in the EU. It aims to develop policy options for durable solutions."
Conflict-induced displacement.
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