Research Guides: WRPR 162: Immigration and Representation (HC): Background

The Citizenship Process

New citizens take the oath of allegiance at the Grand Canyon. By Grand Canyon National Park

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News

BBC News
This British news service reports on events and issues across the world. Note the links that direct you to more specific topics including geographic areas and subject areas.

New York Times
Full-text access to news articles, blog posts, videos, images, and multimedia features. Coverage from 1851 to the present. Use the link New York Times for the most recent 5 years. It requires an initial registration but then you will have access with your password for a full year.
If you want articles in the NY Times more than 5 years old, use the Proquest Historical Newspapers link for a more sophisticated search interface.

Christian Science Monitor
This is a paper with international coverage which emphasizes news analysis.

Congressional Quarterly (CQ) Researcher
Original reporting and analysis on issues in the news. See in particular these reports on immigration.. Published weekly, 1991-present.

Economist
Influential British magazine which focuses on financial and political issues. The viewpoint expressed about American and British politics tends toward the conservative.
Los Angeles Times
Access news from 2014 to the present which focuses on immigrants from Latin America as well as those coming from Asia,

Washington Post
This is the most widely circulated newspaper published in the capital city of the United States with particular emphasis on national politics.

Blogs

Brookings Reports on Immigration
Brookings is generally regarded as one of the world's leading think tanks for public policy. This link provides access to recent reports about immigration.
ImmigrationProfBlog
Highlights current issues and recommends the recent work of lawyers and scholars.
Hyphen Blog
The blog of Hyphen magazine, which covers Asian-American arts and culture.

Immigration Backgrounders

New York Times Topic Collection: Immigration and Emigration
News about immigration and emigration, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times. Especially valuable are related resources including government agencies, think tanks and advocacy groups.
Immigration
American Psychology Association Topic Collection on Immigration.
National Immigration Project
The National Lawyers Guild, dedicated to justice in immigration law, presents resources for immigrants and for their lawyers.
Resources on Topics in Immigration
Resource pages on border walls, immigrant mental health, family separations and other pertinent issues. Put together for journalists by the Shorenstein Center at Harvard University.

Writing Program 162 Librarians

		Andy Janco Haverford College Profile & Guides
		Margaret Schaus Haverford College Profile & Guides

Think Tanks

Think tanks are non-governmental organizations which specialize in research and policy analysis of current social issues. The groups make much, if not all, of their reports and policy proposals available on their websites. Think tank members can influence public policy through their research, policy papers, and advice to political figures.

Global Go to Think Tanks, 2019
James McGann at the University of Pennsylvania ranks public policy organizations each year. The report organizes ranking by the world and by region in addition to a ranking by area of research. Good for identifying new think tanks as sources of research and analysis.
Extremist Groups
To some degree this listing serves as a counterpoint to the Global Go to Think Tanks list. Here the Southern Poverty Law Center tracks hate groups and individuals who advocate extreme responses to political problems.
The opening line to their description of FAIR reads: "FAIR leaders have ties to white supremacist groups and eugenicists and have made many racist statements. Its advertisements have been rejected because of racist content. FAIR’s founder, John Tanton, has expressed his wish that America remain a majority-white population: a goal to be achieved, presumably, by limiting the number of nonwhites who enter the country."
Social Science Research Network (SSRN)
Website that makes conference papers searchable with many available full text. SSRN collects conference papers, journal article pre-prints and working papers in the social sciences.
Brookings Institution
Cato Institute
Immigration - Pew Research Center
See also:
Immigration Attitudes
Immigration Trends
Immigrants and Immigration
Current research material from the Urban Institute.

Literature Reviews

Literature reviews are a particularly useful resource when doing research. They address the issues involved in a particular question and the debates among scholars. They map out the intellectual terrain succinctly and give you the major landmarks in terms of key authors and significant titles for greater understanding.

Oxford Bibliographies Online: Political Science
The Oxford Bibliographies Online lay out the parameters of a field and evaluate the importance of individual books and journal articles in the form of an annotated bibliography. They are valuable for identifying authoritative sources on your topic.
This volume is under development with more entries being added twice a year. Essays of interest now available include:
Immigration Politics and Policy in the United States (2017);
Interethnic Contact and Impact on Attitudes (2018);
Politics of the US-Mexico Border (2018);
Public Opinion on Immigration (2019).