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Illegal immigration : a reference handbook / Michael C. LeMay.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
LeMay, Michael C., 1941-
Series:
Contemporary world issues
ABC-CLIO's contemporary world issues series
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Noncitizens--United States.
Noncitizens.
Illegal immigration--United States.
Illegal immigration.
United States.
Noncitizens--Government policy--United States.
Illegal immigration--Government policy--United States.
Noncitizens--Government policy.
United States--Emigration and immigration--Government policy.
Emigration and immigration.
Government policy.
Physical Description:
xviii, 341 pages ; 24 cm.
Place of Publication:
Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-CLIO, [2007]
Contents:
1 Background and History 1
Introduction: The Nature of Unauthorized Immigration 1
The Roots of the Problem 3
The Change in Legal Immigration: Setting the Stage for Illegal Immigration 7
The Crisis of Border Control: Illegal Immigration and the Enactment of IRCA 10
Border Security and Anti-Terrorism Concerns 20
Creating the Department of Homeland Security: Dissolving the INS 24
2 Problems, Controversies, and Solutions 31
Current Domestic-Policy Concerns 32
Amnesty or Legalization Issues of Current Unauthorized Immigrants 32
Incorporation of Illegal Immigrants and Their Children 41
Border Control and Management Issues 47
The Cost of Illegal Immigration 56
Guest-Worker Issues 58
Restructuring the INS 61
Current Proposals 63
Other Proposals 66
State-Initiated Proposals 70
3 Worldwide Perspective 83
Amnesty or "Regularisation" Issues 84
Control of Illegal Immigration 87
Global Refugee Issues and Illegal Immigration 92
Border-Management Issues 95
Plagues and Illegal Immigration 97
Illegal Immigration and Economic Development Issues 104
The Economics of Illegal Immigration 107
Regional Approaches to Illegal Migration Issues 108
The European Union 111
Precursor Legislation: Setting the Stage for Things to Come 117
The Revolving-Door Era, 1965 to 2000 124
The Storm-Door Era: 2001-? 131
Angelo Amador 137
John Ashcroft 138
Roy Beck 138
Robert Beauprez 139
Robert Bennett 139
Sandford D. Bishop 140
Patrick Buchanan 140
George Walker Bush 141
Jeanne Butterfield 141
Chris Cannon 142
James Earl Carter Jr. 143
Saxby Chambliss 143
Linda Chavez 143
Michael Chertoff 144
William Jefferson Clinton 145
John Cornyn 146
Larry Craig 146
Tom Delay 147
Dianne Feinstein 147
Barney Frank 148
Antonio O. Garza 148
Robert Goldsborough 149
Alberto Gonzales 149
Bob Goodlatte 150
Chuck Hagel 150
J. D. Hayworth 151
Tamar Jacoby 151
Lyndon Baines Johnson 152
Edward Kennedy 152
John Fitzgerald Kennedy 153
Peter King 153
Mark Krikorian 154
Jon Kyl 154
Richard Lamm 155
Joseph I. Lieberman 155
Susan Forbes Martin 156
John McCain 157
Candice Miller 157
Charles Norwood 158
Demetrios Papademetriou 158
Nancy Pelosi 159
Richard Pombo 159
Ronald Reagan 160
Silvestre Reyes 160
Charles E. Schumer 161
James Sensenbrenner 161
Frank Sharry 162
Christopher H. Smith 162
Gordon H. Smith 162
Lamar S. Smith 163
Arlen Specter 163
John E. Sununu 164
Roberto Suro 164
Tom Tancredo 165
John H. Tanton 166
Georges Vernez 166
Ron Wyden 167
6 Data and Documents 169
Key Legislative Actions, 1965-2006 186
Act of November 2, 1966, to Adjust the Status of Cuban Refugees 190
Act of October 20, 1976, to Amend the 1965 Immigration Act 191
Act of March 17, 1980-The Refugee Act of 1980 192
Executive Summary Recommendations of the Select Commission on Immigration and Refugee Policy, 1981 195
INS v. Chadha et al., 1983 197
Jean et al. v. Nelson, 1985 198
Act of November 6, 1986-The Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 199
California's Proposition 187-The "Save Our State" Initiative 205
LULAC et al. v. Pete Wilson, et al. 211
Welfare Reform Act of 1996 212
Immigration Provisions of the Welfare Reform Act 212
Act of September 30, 1996-Illegal Immigration Provisions of the Omnibus Spending Bill 214
USA Patriot Act of 2001 219
Homeland Security Act of November 19, 2002 221
7 Directory of Organizations and Government Agencies 225
National Government Agencies and Organizations 225
International Agencies and Organizations 233
Domestic Advocacy Agencies and Organizations 237
Immigration Research Centers and Think Tanks 260
8 Selected Print and Nonprint Resources 271
Leading Scholarly Journals 290
Reports and Government Documents 301
Nonprint Resources 304.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
1598840398
9781598840391
1598840401
9781598840407
OCLC:
72353763

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