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AuthorLeMay, Michael C., 1941-TitleIllegal immigration : a reference handbook / Michael C. LeMay.PublishedSanta Barbara, Calif. : ABC-CLIO, c2007.FormatBook
Descriptionxviii, 341 p. ; 24 cm.
Series( ABC-CLIO’s contemporary world issues series)
LinkTable of contents only http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip072/2006032617.html
Publisher description http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0701/2006032617-d.html
NotesIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Contents|List of tables and figures --| |Preface --| |1.|Background and history --| |Introduction : the nature of unauthorized immigration --| |The|roots of the problem --| |The|change in legal immigration : setting the 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 : Dissolving the INS --| |Conclusion --| |References --| |2.|Problems, controversies, and solutions --| |Introduction --| |Current domestic-policy concerns --| |Amnesty of legalization issues of current unauthorized immigrants --| |Incorporation of illegal immigrants and their children --| |Border control and management issues --| |The|cost of illegal immigration --| |Guest-worker issues --| |Restructuring the INS --| |Current proposals --| |Other proposals --| |State-initiated proposals --| |Conclusion --| |References --| |3.|Worldwide perspective --| |Introduction --| |Amnesty or "regularisation: issues --| |Control of illegal immigration --| |Global refugee issues and illegal immigration --| |Border-management issues --| |Plagues and illegal immigration --| |Illegal immigration and economic development issues --| |The|economics of illegal immigration --| |Regional approaches to illegal migration issues --| |The|European Union --| |Conclusion --| |References --|
|4.|Chronology --| |Precursor legislation : setting the stage for things to come --| |The|revolving-door era, 1965 to 2000 --| |The|storm-door era : 2001-? --| |References --| |5.|Biographical sketches --| |Angelo Amador --| |John Ashcroft --| |Roy Beck --| |Robert Beauprez --| |Robert Bennett --| |Stanford D. Bishop --| |Patrick Buchanan --| |George Walker Bush --| |Jeanne Butterfield --| |Chris Cannon --| |James Earl Carter Jr. --| |Saxby Chambliss --| |Linda Chavez --| |Michael Chertoff --| |William Jefferson Clinton --| |John Cornyn --| |Larry Craig --| |Tom Delay--| |Dianne Feinstein --| |Barney Frank --| |Antonio O. Garza --| |Robert Goldsborough --| |Alberto Gonzales --| |Bob Goodlatte --| |Chuck Hagel --| |J.D. Hayworth --| |Tamar Jacoby --| |Lyndon Baines Johnson --| |Edward Kennedy --| |John Fitzgerald Kennedy --| |Peter King --| |Mark Krikorian --| |Jon Kyl --| |Richard Lamm --| |Joseph I. Lieberman --| |Susan Forbes Martin --| |John McCain --| |Candice Miller --| |Charles Norwood --| |Demetrios Papademetriou --| |Nancy Pelosi --| |Richard Pombo --| |Ronald Reagan --| |Silvestre Reyes --| |Charles E. Schumer --| |James Sensenbrenner --| |Frank Sharry --| |Christopher H. Smith --| |Gordon H. Smith --| |Lamar S. Smith --| |Arlen Specter --| |John E. Sununu --| |Roberto Suro --| |Tom Tancredo --| |John H. Tanton --| |Georges Vernez --| |Ron Wyden --| |References --|
|6.|Data and documents --| |Introduction --| |Tables and figures --| |Key legislative actions, 1965-2006 --| |Summary of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965 --| |Act of November 2, 1996, to adjust the status of Cuban refugees --| |Act of October 20, 1976, to amend the 1965 Immigration Act --| |Act of March 17, 1980 - The Refugee Act of 1980 --| |Executive Summary Recommendations of the Select Commission on Immigration and Refugee Policy, 1981 --| |INS v. Chadha et al., 1983 --| |Jean et al. v. Nelson, 1985 --| |Act of November 6, 1986 - The Immigration Reform and Control ACt of 1986 --| |California’s Proposition 187 - The "Save Our State" Initiative --| |LULAC et al. v. Pete Wilson, et al. --| |Welfare Reform Act of 1996 --| |Immigration Provisions of the Welfare Reform Act --| |Act of September 30, 1996 - Illegal Immigration Provisions of the Omnibus Spending Bill --| |USA Patriot Act of 2001 --| |Homeland Security Act of November 19, 2002 --| |References --|
|7.|Directory of organizations and government agencies --| |National government agencies and organizations --| |International agencies and organizations --| |Domestic advocacy agencies and organizations --| |Immigration research centers and think tanks --| |8.|Selected print and nonprint resources --| |Books --| |Leading scholarly journals --| |Reports and government documents --| |Nonprint resources --| |Glossary --| |Index --| |About the author.|
AbstractProvides 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.
ISBN1598840398 (hard cover : alk. paper)9781598840391 (hard cover : alk. paper)SubjectIllegal aliens -- United States.
Illegal aliens -- Government policy -- United States.
United States -- Emigration and immigration -- Government policy.
Series Add.EntryContemporary world issues

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