Illegal immigration : a reference handbook /
Provides an overview of illegal immigration in America from 1965 to the present by discussing its history, controversies, laws, key legislative action, organizations involved, and proposed solutions.
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Santa Barbara, Calif. :
ABC-CLIO,
c2007.
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| 100 | 1 | |a LeMay, Michael C., |d 1941- | |
| 245 | 1 | 0 | |a Illegal immigration : |b a reference handbook / |c Michael C. LeMay. |
| 260 | |a Santa Barbara, Calif. : |b ABC-CLIO, |c c2007. | ||
| 300 | |a xviii, 341 p. ; |c 24 cm. | ||
| 490 | 1 | |a ABC-CLIO's contemporary world issues series | |
| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references and index. | ||
| 505 | 0 | 0 | |t List of tables and figures -- |t Preface -- |g 1. |t Background and history -- |t Introduction : the nature of unauthorized immigration -- |t The roots of the problem -- |t The change in legal immigration : setting the stage for illegal immigration -- |t The crisis of border control : illegal immigration and the enactment of IRCA -- |t Border security and anti-terrorism concerns -- |t Creating the Department of Homeland Security : Dissolving the INS -- |t Conclusion -- |t References -- |g 2. |t Problems, controversies, and solutions -- |t Introduction -- |t Current domestic-policy concerns -- |t Amnesty of legalization issues of current unauthorized immigrants -- |t Incorporation of illegal immigrants and their children -- |t Border control and management issues -- |t The cost of illegal immigration -- |t Guest-worker issues -- |t Restructuring the INS -- |t Current proposals -- |t Other proposals -- |t State-initiated proposals -- |t Conclusion -- |t References -- |g 3. |t Worldwide perspective -- |t Introduction -- |t Amnesty or "regularisation: issues -- |t Control of illegal immigration -- |t Global refugee issues and illegal immigration -- |t Border-management issues -- |t Plagues and illegal immigration -- |t Illegal immigration and economic development issues -- |t The economics of illegal immigration -- |t Regional approaches to illegal migration issues -- |t The European Union -- |t Conclusion -- |t References. |
| 505 | 0 | 0 | |g 4. |t Chronology -- |t Precursor legislation : setting the stage for things to come -- |t The revolving-door era, 1965 to 2000 -- |t The storm-door era : 2001-? -- |t References -- |g 5. |t Biographical sketches -- |t Angelo Amador -- |t John Ashcroft -- |t Roy Beck -- |t Robert Beauprez -- |t Robert Bennett -- |t Stanford D. Bishop -- |t Patrick Buchanan -- |t George Walker Bush -- |t Jeanne Butterfield -- |t Chris Cannon -- |t James Earl Carter Jr. -- |t Saxby Chambliss -- |t Linda Chavez -- |t Michael Chertoff -- |t William Jefferson Clinton -- |t John Cornyn -- |t Larry Craig -- |t Tom Delay-- |t Dianne Feinstein -- |t Barney Frank -- |t Antonio O. Garza -- |t Robert Goldsborough -- |t Alberto Gonzales -- |t Bob Goodlatte -- |t Chuck Hagel -- |t J.D. Hayworth -- |t Tamar Jacoby -- |t Lyndon Baines Johnson -- |t Edward Kennedy -- |t John Fitzgerald Kennedy -- |t Peter King -- |t Mark Krikorian -- |t Jon Kyl -- |t Richard Lamm -- |t Joseph I. Lieberman -- |t Susan Forbes Martin -- |t John McCain -- |t Candice Miller -- |t Charles Norwood -- |t Demetrios Papademetriou -- |t Nancy Pelosi -- |t Richard Pombo -- |t Ronald Reagan -- |t Silvestre Reyes -- |t Charles E. Schumer -- |t James Sensenbrenner -- |t Frank Sharry -- |t Christopher H. Smith -- |t Gordon H. Smith -- |t Lamar S. Smith -- |t Arlen Specter -- |t John E. Sununu -- |t Roberto Suro -- |t Tom Tancredo -- |t John H. Tanton -- |t Georges Vernez -- |t Ron Wyden -- |t References. |
| 505 | 0 | 0 | |g 6. |t Data and documents -- |t Introduction -- |t Tables and figures -- |t Key legislative actions, 1965-2006 -- |t Summary of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965 -- |t Act of November 2, 1996, to adjust the status of Cuban refugees -- |t Act of October 20, 1976, to amend the 1965 Immigration Act -- |t Act of March 17, 1980 -- The Refugee Act of 1980 -- |t Executive Summary Recommendations of the Select Commission on Immigration and Refugee Policy, 1981 -- |t INS v. Chadha et al., 1983 -- |t Jean et al. v. Nelson, 1985 -- |t Act of November 6, 1986 -- The Immigration Reform and Control ACt of 1986 -- |t California's Proposition 187 -- The "Save Our State" Initiative -- |t LULAC et al. v. Pete Wilson, et al. -- |t Welfare Reform Act of 1996 -- |t Immigration Provisions of the Welfare Reform Act -- |t Act of September 30, 1996 -- Illegal Immigration Provisions of the Omnibus Spending Bill -- |t USA Patriot Act of 2001 -- |t Homeland Security Act of November 19, 2002 -- |t References. |
| 505 | 0 | 0 | |g 7. |t Directory of organizations and government agencies -- |t National government agencies and organizations -- |t International agencies and organizations -- |t Domestic advocacy agencies and organizations -- |t Immigration research centers and think tanks -- |g 8. |t Selected print and nonprint resources -- |t Books -- |t Leading scholarly journals -- |t Reports and government documents -- |t Nonprint resources -- |t Glossary -- |t Index -- |t About the author. |
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| 650 | 0 | |a Illegal aliens |x Government policy |z United States. | |
| 651 | 0 | |a United States |x Emigration and immigration |x Government policy. | |
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| 830 | 0 | |a Contemporary world issues. | |
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