LibGuides: Project-Based Learning: Immigration

Websites

American Immigration Council
"The American Immigration Council is a non-profit, non-partisan, organization based in Washington D.C. Our legal, education, policy and exchange programs work to strengthen America by honoring our immigrant history and shaping how Americans think and act towards immigration now and in the future."
Bienvenido a los Estados Unidos de America: Guia para nuevos inmigrantes
Spanish version of the publication "Welcome to the United States: a Guide for New Immigrants". U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services publication M-618-S (rev. 09/15).
Biographies of Notable U.S. Immigrants
From InfoPlease.com
Famous U.S. Immigrants
From Biography.com
Immigrant Visa Process
"Foreign citizens who want to live permanently in the United States must first obtain an immigrant visa. This is the first step to becoming a lawful permanent resident." From the U.S. State Department.
Immigration: Stories of Yesterday and Today
"Explore the history of immigration in America and learn what it's like to be an immigrant today." From Scholastic.com.
Immigration ProCon.org: What are the Solutions to Illegal Immigration in America?
"Immigration ProCon.org is a nonpartisan, nonprofit website that presents research, studies, and pro and con statements on questions related to illegal immigration in the United States."
Immigration Statistics
From the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
National Network for Immigrant and Refugee Rights
"The National Network for Immigrant and Refugee Rights (NNIRR) works to defend and expand the rights of all immigrants and refugees, regardless of immigration status. Since its founding in 1986, the organization has drawn membership from diverse immigrant communities, and actively builds alliances with social and economic justice partners around the country."
United States Citizenship and Immigration Services Department
Official website of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). This is the government agency that oversees lawful immigration to the United States.
Visual Guide to 75 Years of Major Refugee Crises around the World
Infographic from the Washington Post dated 12/21/15.
Welcome to the United States: a Guide for New Immigrants
Published by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security in Sept. 2015. Publication number M-618 (rev. 09/15).

RTC Library Materials Available for Checkout

Bienvenidos A los Estados Unidos de America by U. S. Government Printing Office Staff (Created by)
Call Number: 304.873 BIENVIE 2007a
ISBN: 9780160787348
Publication Date: 2007
"Bienvenidos a los Estados Unidos de América: Guía para Inmigrantes Nuevos" is the Spanish version of "Welcome to the United States: a Guide for New Immigrants." A 2015 version is available online at http://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/files/nativedocuments/M-618_sp.pdf
Destination America: The People and Cultures that Created a Nation [DVD]
Call Number: MEDIA 304.873 DESTINA 2005a
ISBN: 9781415717035
Publication Date: 2005
4-part PBS mini-series. Total of 220 minutes. DVD format.
An Immigrant Class: Oral Histories from Chicago's Newest Immigrants by Jeff Libman and Steve Kagan (Photographer)
Call Number: 325.77311 LIBMAN 2004
ISBN: 0974142905
Publication Date: 2004
Knowing Your Rights and Responsibilities by Paula Schlusberg
Call Number: 428.0071 KNOWING 2007y
ISBN: 9781564205315
Publication Date: 2007
"Designed to help new learners of English address the challenge of dealing with a new and unfamiliar legal system."
La Inmigracion (Immigration) DVD by Experience Education in cooperation with Iowa State University Extension
Call Number: MEDIA 325.1 LA-INMIG 2006
Publication Date: 2006
20 minute DVD. Part of the Exito en el norte (Success in the U.S.) series.
Using Official Documents by Paula Schlusberg
Call Number: 428.0071 USING 2007o
ISBN: 9781564205278
Publication Date: 2007
"Helps learners to understand the basic language of important paperwork and to handle official documents appropriately."
Welcome to the United States by U. S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Staff
Call Number: 304.873 WELCOME 2007t
ISBN: 9780160787331
Publication Date: 2007
A comprehensive guide for new permanent residents. The guide contains practical information to help immigrants settle into everyday life in the United States, as well as basic civics information that introduces new immigrants to the U.S. system of government. A 2015 version is available online at http://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/files/nativedocuments/M-618.pdf
What Was Ellis Island? by Patricia Brennan Demuth and Kevin McVeigh (Illustrator); David Groff (Illustrator)
Call Number: 428.64 DEMUTH 2014e
ISBN: 9780448479156
Publication Date: 2014
From 1892 to 1954, Ellis Island was the gateway to a new life in the United States for millions of immigrants. In later years, the island was deserted, the buildings decaying. Ellis Island was not restored until the 1980s, when Americans from all over the country donated more than $150 million. It opened to the public once again in 1990 as a museum. Learn more about America's history, and perhaps even your own, through the story of one of the most popular landmarks in the country.

Videos about Immigration (Click on Play arrow and then CC button to view closed captioning)

PDF and MS Word Documents

Bienvenido a los Estados Unidos de America: Guia para nuevos inmigrantes
Spanish version of the publication "Welcome to the United States: a Guide for New Immigrants". U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services publication M-618-S (rev. 09/15).
Fast Facts about the Foreign Born in Washington State
Published by Literacy NOW, a division of Tacoma Community House.
Welcome to the United States: a Guide for New Immigrants
Published by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security in Sept. 2015. Publication number M-618 (rev. 09/15).