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ESL 33: Oral Communications I - DACA and Immigration (Malicka-Alexandria)

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Introduction to Immigration in the United States

Encyclopedias have general information. They briefly describe the main ideas for different topics.

The encyclopedia collections below are online (off campus you will be prompted to log in with your MyNOVA username and password):

Legal & Illegal Immigration
From the Information Plus Reference Series. This book is from 2014 and gives information on the history and issues of immigration in the United States.
Gale Encyclopedia of Multicultural America

AtoZ: World Culture
A wealth of reference information about the nations of the world. Includes information about demographics, climate, culture and travel. (NVCC)

Websites with Immigration-Related Data & Information

Persons Naturalized by Region & Country of Birth (Dept. of Homeland Security)
Migration Policy Institute: U.S. Immigrant Population by State and County
Select your country from the dropdown menu to find out where immigrants from your country settle in the United States.
Statistical Portrait of the Foreign-Born Population in the United States, 2017 (Pew Research)
Pew Research Center: U.S. Foreign-Born Population Trends
Has an interactive map that shows top country of origin by year and state.
Immigrants' Rights (from the ACLU)

What is DACA?

What is DACA? Who Are the Dreamers? Here Are Some Answers
From the New York Times
What Is DACA and What Does the Trump Administration Want to Do with It?
From Fox News.
9 Facts that Explain DACA, the Immigration Program Trump Is Ending
Includes video; from Vox
Right and Left on Trump’s DACA Decision
New York Times, Sept. 5, 2017

U.S. Government DACA Information

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