This work is an overview of America’s attempts to deal with the problem of illegal immigration, with discussions of every immigration law passed since 1965, crucial court cases, key actors and organizations, and proposed solutions.
Twelve million illegal immigrants currently live and work in the United States. The American economy relies on them. Yet we hesitate to provide social services and citizenship to people who are in the country unlawfully. What's the answer? A 1,200-mile fence? Amnesty and citizenship? Or something in between?
Emotions run high around the problem of illegal immigration. It not only affects jobs, schools, social services, prisons, and taxes, it also raises difficult issues of race, class, vigilantism, and human rights.
Illegal Immigration: A Reference Handbook confronts these heated controversies head on. It traces the successes and the failures of our attempts to manage illegal immigration, from 1965 to the present. Through examination of pertinent laws and court cases, it analyzes the many problems that result from high levels of illegal immigration, our current efforts at control, and the proposed reforms now on the national agenda—from barricades to guest worker programs to amnesty. It offers readers a fair and thorough grounding on an issue of central importance to the future of North America.
Features
• Excerpts from key law documents and court cases, and a chronology including key cases since 1965 provide a historical overview
• Fourteen graphs illustrate major trends, flows, or impacts arising from illegal immigration
Highlights
• Identifies important trends in illegal-immigration flows since 1965 and analyzes how our policies have affected them
• Presents summaries from every key law or court case concerning immigration and illegal immigration since 1965
• Includes brief bio-sketches of key actors—presidents, members of Congress, advocacy group leaders on both sides of the issue, and think-tank researchers
Michael C. LeMay is professor emeritus of political science at California State University, San Bernardino, CA, and has written over 12 books. He specializes in immigration-policy matters.
ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION:
A REFERENCE HANDBOOK
BY
Michael C. LeMay
TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Preface
1. Chapter 1: The Background and History of Illegal Immigration to the U.S.
Introduction—The Nature of Unauthorized Immigration
The Roots of the Problem
The Change in Legal Immigration Setting Stage for Illegal Immigration
The Crisis of Border Control—Illegal Immigration and the Enactment of IRCA
Border Security and Anti-Terrorism Concerns
Creating the Department of Homeland Security and Dissolving the INS
Conclusion
References and Further Readings
2. Problems, Controversies and Proposed Solutions
Illegal Immigration and the Amnesty Issue
The Political Incorporation of Illegal Immigrants or Their Children
Border Control and Management Issues
The Costs of Unauthorized Immigration
The Guest-Worker Issue
Management Issues at the DHS
Some Proposed Solutions to the Unauthorized Immigration Problem
Conclusion
References and Further Readings
3. Global Issues Concerning Unauthorized Immigration
Introduction
Amnesty, Regularization, and Legalization Issues
Control of the Illegal Immigration Flows
Global Refugee Issues and Illegal Immigration
Border Management Issues
Plagues and Illegal Immigration
Illegal Migration and Economic Development Issues
The Economics of Unauthorized Emigration
Regional Approaches to Illegal Migration
Conclusion
References and Further Readings
4. Chronology
1965 to 1975
1976 to 1986
1987 to 2001
2002 to Date
References and Further Reading
5. Biographical Sketches
6. Graphs, Figures, and Summaries of Key Laws and Court Cases
The Unauthorized Immigration Flow and Dispersal of Population
Figures and Graphs
The Immigration and Naturalization Act of 1965
Amendment to the Immigration and Naturalization Act
Executive Summary of the SCIRP Final Report
The Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986
The Immigration Act of 1990
California’s Proposition 187
LUCLAC et al v. WILSON et al
Illegal Immigration Provisions of the Welfare Reform Act
Illegal Immigration Provisions of the Omnibus Spending Bill
USA Patriot Act
Homeland Security Act
USA Patriot Act II
References and Further Reading
7. Directory of Key Agencies and Organizations
U.S. Government Agencies and Organizations
International Agencies and Organizations
U.S. Advocacy (Nongovernmental) Organizations
U.S. Research Centers and Think Tanks
Conclusion
References and Further Readings
8. Print and Nonprint Resources
Books and Government Reports
Journals
Videos
Glossary
Index
About the Author
