1. Bourke, Dale Hanson.

Skeptic's Guide Series : Immigration : Tough Questions, Direct

Answers. Downers Grove, IL, USA: InterVarsity Press, 2014. Accessed October 14,
2015. ProQuest ebrary.
The researchers and author gathered information and conducted valuable research here in the
United States in regard to all immigrants residing here by stating immigrants do more good than
harm. It has been found that immigrants have a lower criminal rate than average native born
American ultimately proving that immigrants are not entirely at fault for crime conducted here in
the United States. This has been understood simply due to the fact that immigrants need no
reason to be deported back from where they originally fled from therefore being more cautious
here in the states to avoid any conflict with the government and the law.
2. Cafaro, P. (2015). Chicago Studies in American Politics : How Many Is Too Many? : The
Progressive Argument for Reducing Immigration into the United States. Chicago,
IL,
USA: University of Chicago Press. Retrieved from http://www.ebrary.com
The author and researchers have been able to assemble quantitative data with the help of U.S
Census Bureau regarding immigrants here in America and provide valuable information
involving the rise of population, emigration and immigration expansion, and reasoning behind
the statistics. The massive number of immigrants residing here exemplifies what a high quality
place The United States is to live showing that our countrys economic and social opportunity is
to blame. It has been found that population has tripled since 1990, in contrast the amount of
immigration minus the emigration lowers as the years go on. Through the data obtained its
shown that immigration has increased but portrayed as a negative for the economy and industry
of the U.S.
3. DeSipio, Louis; de la Garza, Rodolfo O. (2015). U.S. Immigration in the Twenty-First
Century: Making Americans, Remaking America. Retrieved from http://www.eblib.com
The researcher Louis DeSipio who is primarily responsible for the information provided in the
book is a valuable resource as he has many published books in regard to U.S government and
politics and an expert in the area of Chicano and Latino studies. This book analyzes
contemporary and historic policies with immigration over the years and years that it has been in
effect here in the United States, while balancing the rights and wrongs from the decisions that
come from congress directly. The authors theories and information is reliable as he defends his
points with sufficient evidence proving how unethical it is to deny immigrants the right at a
danger-free lifestyle. It utilizing different components within the book such as the rights and
responsibilities of immigrants, U.S policy for immigration, political engagement into the matter,
and as to how weve created immigration to be such a massive debate.
4. Costa D. & Cooper D. & Shierholz H. (2014). Facts About Immigration and the U.S
. Economy: Answers to Frequently Asked Questions. (n.d.). Retrieved October 29, 2015.
Retrieved from http://www.epi.org/publication/immigration-facts/
The authors have gathered valuable data in relation to immigration here in the United
States with help from the U.S census bureau, EPI analysis of American Community
Survey microdata and other reliable sources. The information provided ranges from

actual life stories from recipients that have been affected through cruel immigration laws,
the number of immigrants residing here, labor migration, economic opportunities
provided for immigrants, unethical new ways that could possibly be put into effect, and
what should be done about parent-less children with no American status living in the
states. Its understood that this information will inform the reader with enough data and
statistics to realize the ugly truth that America doesnt treat all of its citizens, foreign or
not, with complete disrespect.
5. Schmiedeler J. M. & Heisler K. Immigration: Who has access to the American dream? [Video
file]. (1997). In Films On Demand. Retrieved October 15, 2015, from
http://0digital.films.com.lib.utep.edu/PortalPlaylists.aspx?aid =12400&xtid=7059
The researchers within this video interview real immigrants through government approval and
were able to receive credible information from their experience through the drastic changes
being made in their lives. Its been understood that immigrants escaped or flee their homeland
due to safety issues, although many immigrants do not contain credible documentation causing
conflict on their current residing status. Immigrants often seek for asylum as a last minute option
in order to keep from being deported back to the country that doesnt provide efficient living
statures and has low economic opportunity. In relation to the topic, this source gives face to face
information in relation to the lifestyle that immigrants face and their struggle to receive a normal
life in the United States.
6. Johnson, K. R. & Trujillo, B.(2011). Immigration Law and the U.S.Mexico Border: S se
puede? Tucson:University of Arizona Press. Retrieved October 18, 2015, from Project
MUSE database.
The researchers and author from University Arizona Press have obtained and assembled reliable
information in correlation to issues on immigration in the U.S-Mexico border from years of
history and the present situations that occur today. From the information gathered it branches off
into categories that describe a brief history of immigration history between U.S and Mexico,
regulating the labor of immigrants, enforcement of law at the borders, admissions and
inadmissibility, and reforms and protest that occur near the borderlands. They have found the
negatives and positives in the specific ways that government has handled immigration which
they believe to be the reasoning behind the predicament we have as a nation. In contrast,
7.Motomura, H. (2014). Immigration Outside the Law. Cary, NC, USA: Oxford University
Press, USA. Retrieved from http://www.ebrary.com
The researchers and author responsible for the information being given are credible as it
originates from Oxford University Press that is proven to be of great quality which the research.
The information provided goes through the two different perspectives citizens have on policies
with immigration and show how the idea of immigration has somewhat faded in the twentieth
century, this allows the author to exercise his reasoning obtained through the statistics. In
contrast, the authors work helps those who dont comprehend the situation at hand with views
of history, the capacity of government, and all sorts of assumptions with immigration.
8. Molina, Paola (2013). Re-Immigration after Deportation : Family, Gender, and the Decision to
Make a Second Attempt to Enter the U.S.. Retrieved from http://www.eblib.com

The researcher who is also the author, Molina Paola resides at a migrant shelter known as
Albergue San Juan Bosco on the U.S- Mexico Border and receives information from as much as
70 families who have gone through the hardship of deportation and the complex ways of living.
The researcher finds the different ways of mistreatment they experience, descriptive data by
gender for each immigrant, their intentions for living in the U.S, court and jail times, and various
ways that they were apprehended. Its understood through this information the immigrants
apprehended is unfair and unethical which seems to be undermined by the government to protect
their professed benevolence which they hold so dearly. In contrast, the author has had previous
studies that distinguish and pinpoint the fault in governments actions and exploiting the areas in
which no action is being taken to benefit people such as immigrants.