PROGRAM ON CITIZENSHIP & SECURITY

Resources

Text and summary of the German immigration law, from German Ministry of the Interior

Information from German Ministry of the Interior on immigration

Do Visa Delays Hurt US Business?
June 2004 report by eight leading business organizations citing $30bn in losses from business visa backlog (pdf)

IIE Open Doors Annual Report on International Education

Law & Security Digest Newsletter on Civil Rights & Security

Realizing America's Potential: National Science Foundation Report August 2003 (pdf)

The Economic Effects of Immigration in California. Response to Veto of Drivers License Bill Sept. 2004 (pdf)

Southeast Asia Research and Action Center (SEARAC)
SEARAC's mission is to carry out research and analysis on issues of particular concern and importance to Americans of Southeast Asian descent, and to disseminate information on such issues to as wide an audience as possible.

Department of Homeland Security: Real ID Act of 2005

ACLU Analysis of the Final Real ID Regulations

Statistics

2007 Yearbook of Immigration Statistics

From the U.S. Department of Homeland Security

Asylum statistics  
From the United Nations High Commissioner on Refugees.

Census Bureau Home Page  
U.S. Government Census data, compiled in various categories. 

Immigration

Immigration and Ethnic History Society
This organization brings together academics in the field, and publishes the quarterly Journal of American Ethnic History.

Migration Policy Institute A new independent, non-partisan think tank dedicated to the study of movements of people worldwide.  Its projects include the Migration Information Source.

National Immigration Forum
Embracing and upholding America's tradition as a nation of immigrants, the Forum advocates and builds public support for public policies that welcome immigrants and refugees and that are fair and supportive to newcomers in our country.

The Immigrant Voting Project

The New York Immigration Coalition

Immigrant Civic Participation in the United States: A Bibliography

Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996
A summary of the major provisions of the controversial law.

Committee on Judiciary - Immigrations and Claims Subcommittee Hearings
Transcripts of recent testimony on immigration.