Subject Guide with Search Tips for Immigration
Books and Media | Articles | Internet

Getting Started

These sources provide a good beginning. Some contain general discussion or an overview. This kind of background will often suggest topics, jargon, or keywords for further research.

American Immigrant Cultures: Builders of a Nation
Reference Escondido Center E 184 .A1 A63448 1997
This book contains descriptive profiles of various ethnic groups.

Encyclopedia of North American Immigration by John Powell
Reference Escondido Center JV 6465 .P68 2005
Concise information on people, groups, policies and events surrounding migration to the United States and Canada.

Books and Media

Use the Library Catalog http://sirsi.palomar.edu/uhtbin/cgisirsi.exe/x/0/0/49 to find books, periodicals, and media on your topic. You can enter keywords of your own choosing, or you can identify the specific subject headings that the library catalog uses to group related materials together.

Suggested Subject Headings
Emigration and Immigration
Illegal Aliens
Illegal Immigration
Immigrants

Selected Call Numbers
E 184
JV 6483

Ellis Island by Craig Haffner, executive producer.
JV 6484 .E45 1997 Escondido Center DVD CIRCULATING

Illegal Immigration: Opposing Viewpoints by William Dudley,ed.
JV 6483 .I54 2002 San Marcos Campus Library STACKS
Escondido Center CIRCULATING

Immigration Made Simple: An Easy to Read Guide to the U.S. Immigration Process by Barbara Brooks Kimmel
KF 4819.6 .K56 2003 Escondido Center REFERENCE

Immigration: Opposing Viewpoints by Mary E. Williams, ed.
JV 6483 .I5533 2004 San Marcos Campus Library STACKS
Escondido Center CIRCULATING

The South Asian Americans by Karen Isaksen Leonard
E 184 .S69 L36 1997 Escondido Center CIRCULATING

The Ties That Bind: Immigration Stories by Maryknoll World Productions
JV 6483 .T54 1996 San Marcos Campus Library VIDEO CIRCULATING
Escondido Center VIDEO CIRCULATING

United States Immigration: A Reference Handbook by E. Willard Miller
JV 6465 .M55 1996 Escondido Center CIRCULATING

Articles

Articles are usually identified by using online research databases or printed indexes. Printed indexes are especially helpful for older material. Journal, magazine, and newspaper articles can supply the latest information on a topic and often contain details not available elsewhere. NOTE: Passwords required to use off-campus http://www.palomar.edu/library/OnlineDatabases/offcampus.htm

· EBSCOhost http://prozy.palomar.edu/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.asp?profile=web

· EBSCOhost provides access to several databases including magazine, journal and newspaper articles. For a guide on how to search EBSCOhost, go to Using EBSCOhost at http://www.palomar.edu/library/OnlineDatabases/ebsco.htm

Internet

Basic internet Search Strategies - Use a directory, subject portal, or search engine to focus your Internet search. In addition to those listed below, find more sites on the Palomar Library Subject Links site at http://www.palomar.edu/library/subjects.htm Information on evaluating websites can be found at http://www.palomar.edu/library/ResearchAids/SelfHelp.htm#websearching.

• Center for Immigration Studies http://www.cis.org
• The American Family Immigration History Center http://www.ellisisland.org
• Immigration: The Demographic and Economic Facts http://www.cato.org/pubs/policy_report/pr-immig.html
• U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement http://www.ice.gov/index.htm
• U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis
• U.S. Immigration Handbook http://www.americanlaw.com/info.html

Information on Citation Styles – In order to create a bibliography for your research paper, you will need to follow the rules of a specific style. For a list of styles and information on how to use them, go to http://www.palomar.edu/library/ResearchAids/SubjectGuides/WritingStyles.htm

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