USA Today
Usa Today: Immigrants Say 'We Need to Be Heard'
Article describing the boycott of businesses and schools by immigrant rights supporters that took place on May 1, 2006. Discusses the impact of the protests nationwide. Links to other articles on immigration.
BBC
Bbc News: Us Immigrants Stage Boycott Day
Detailed report of the May 1, 2006 protest against immigration law reform. Immigrants across the United States boycotted work to show their worth to America's economy. Provides links to a collection of stories about the immigration debate.
NPR: National Public Radio
Npr: Nation Sees Effects of 'Day Without Immigrants'
A brief look at the nationwide boycott by immigrants that took place across the nation on May 1, 2006 and its effect if any on our economy.
PBS
Pbs: Destination America
Why did they come? When did they come? Find out the answers and learn much about immigration to America that has been going on for generations.
Harvard University
Harvard Univ. Library: The Tide of Immigration: The Alien Contract Labor Law
This chapter from a 1916 book by Frank Julian Warne, titled The Tide of Immigration, outlines how the so-called native workers' jobs should be protected from the influx of immigrants. Read about the law that made it illegal for...
PBS
Pbs Teachers: The New Americans (Lessons on the Immigrant Experience)
Find eleven lesson plans developed in conjunction with the PBS documentary "The New Americans," which explores what it means to be a new Americans in the twenty-first century. Lessons touch on topics associated with recently arrived...
Curated OER
Pbs News Hour Extra: Illegal Immigration Protest: Photograph
Color photograph of a protest against illegal immigration reform in Alabama.
BBC
Bbc News: Migration Key Issue as Mexico's Calderon Visits Us
BBC News examines the issues of migration from Mexico to the United States. Arizona's illegal immigration and the implications of the drug violence in Mexico on economic cooperation between Mexico and the U.S. are discussed in some...
NPR: National Public Radio
Npr: Effort to Deport Central American Families
Article reports on efforts of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to deport families who were part of the surge of Central Americans who crossed into the U.S. illegally over the past two years.
Immigration and Ethnic History Society
Iehs: Torrie Hester "Repatriation Agreements of the U. S., Mexico, and Canada"
This article focuses on repatriation agreements, which streamline immigrant removals after a person has been ordered from a country. Without these agreements, officials deporting an immigrant must secure approval through individual...
Other
Theundocumented.com: The Map of the Undocumented
In an effort to honor every life that has been lost on our borders, Coalicion de Derechos Humanos records the number of bodies that are recovered in the Sonoran Desert. View the map to read the names of those that died since 2000. Click...
Other
Dieoff.com: Immigration, Jobs, & Wages
This site from Dieoff.com provides an essay about the issue of immigration. The author challenges position that immigration is good for America.
Other
Diversity Alliance for a Sustainable America
This group seeks to stabilize the population growth in America by limiting immigration. They present their platform and possible solutions.
New York Times
New York Times: Biometrics to Track Who Crosses Borders
Discusses the challenges the U.S. government faces in using biometric data, such as scanned fingerprints and facial features, to track foreign visitors in an effort to control illegal immigration and terrorist activity. Click on link for...
Immigration and Ethnic History Society
Iehs: Julie Weise, "2016: The Year Nativism Conquered the South"
This article focuses on South's change of heart toward undocumented immigrants from Mexico especially regarding their votes during the 1916 Presidential election of the anti-immigration Trump.
Other
Ar Net: Hispanic Americans, an Under Represented Group
An excellent description of the problems facing the involvement of Hispanic-Americans in American politics. The essay covers 1948 to 1996, with a good discussion of the civil rights era.
Other
Enki Village: Social Issues in America: Top 10 Social Issues in America
An article addresses the ten primary concerns in the United States from obesity to illegal immigration when discussing social issues.
University of Minnesota
Univerity of Minnesota: Global Rem: Border Control & Technology
This resource uses articles, images, and videos that describe the use of sophisticated technologies to control migration at the border between the United States and Mexico. The goal is to encourage students to understand how technology...
Curated OER
Ny Times: Biometrics to Track Who Crosses Borders
Discusses the challenges the U.S. government faces in using biometric data, such as scanned fingerprints and facial features, to track foreign visitors in an effort to control illegal immigration and terrorist activity. Click on link for...
Curated OER
Ny Times: Biometrics to Track Who Crosses Borders
Discusses the challenges the U.S. government faces in using biometric data, such as scanned fingerprints and facial features, to track foreign visitors in an effort to control illegal immigration and terrorist activity. Click on link for...
Curated OER
Ny Times: Biometrics to Track Who Crosses Borders
Discusses the challenges the U.S. government faces in using biometric data, such as scanned fingerprints and facial features, to track foreign visitors in an effort to control illegal immigration and terrorist activity. Click on link for...
Digital History
Digital History: Viva La Raza!
This Digital History site provides an informative overview of the Mexican American civil rights movement in America.
Countries and Their Cultures
Countries and Their Cultures: Multicultural America: Nicaraguan Americans
Provides an overview of the traditional culture and lifestyle of Nicaraguan Americans. (Note: Content is not the most current.)