Research Guides: Migration & Immigration in the United States: Articles & Books

Political Science Related Databases

Worldwide Political Science Abstracts
Focus on the research literature in political science and its complementary fields, including international relations, law, public administration, and public policy. 1975-present.
Global Newsstream
Articles from international, national, and regional newspapers, newswires, and news sites. It includes access to major United States newspapers, such as, Chicago Tribune, Los Angeles Times, New York Times, and Wall Street Journal. Coverage 1980-present.
PAIS Index
Focused on public policy research and issues. Includes international journal articles, books, government documents, statistical directories, grey literature, research reports, conference reports, and publications of international agencies. Does not include newspapers. Coverage: 1915-present.
Historical Abstracts with Full Text
World history including military history, women's history, history of education, and more. Indexing of scholarly journals in over 40 languages back to 1955. Coverage: 1450-present.
America: History & Life with Full Text
U.S. and Canadian history and culture which includes scholarly journal articles, magazine articles, reference sources, and other documents and multimedia. Coverage: prehistoric times to the present.
Immigrations, Migrations and Refugees: Global Perspectives, 1941-1996
Translated news broadcasts, reports, and publications from around the world cover topics related to immigration and refugees. Subset of Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS) Daily Reports, 1941-1996.
PRISMA Database with HAPI Index
Spanish and Portuguese-language portal for scholarly journals in the social sciences and humanities on Hispanic and Latin America and the Caribbean Basin. Coverage: 1960-present.
Web of Science Core Collection
Multidisciplinary collection of citations and abstracts for scholarly journal articles, proceedings, data sets, and other resources. Has a tool for citation analysis. Includes the Arts & Humanities Citation Index, Science Citation Index, Social Science Citation Index, among others.
Alternative Press Index (1991-present)
A database of journal, newspaper and magazine articles from hundreds of international alternative, radical and left periodicals. it provides access to emerging theories and practices of social change. Coverage: 1991 - present

Books & References

Encyclopedic entries on Immigration
Long entries on immigration in the United States from Credo Reference
Search in Catalog for Books since 2015
(su: immigration AND su:"united states") NOT au:("united states" OR "U.S.")

American Immigration (2021)
Book captures the histories of dozens of American ethnic groups over more than two centuries and reveals how American life has been formed in significant ways by immigration, along with immigration policy and legislation.
Immigration, emigration, and migration (2017)
This volume presents chapters on the theme of borders and migration, written for the annual meetings of the American Society for Political and Legal Philosophy.
The Economics of Immigration (2021)
The main themes and objectives of the book are for readers to understand the decision to migrate, the impacts of immigration on markets and government budgets and the consequences of immigration policies in a global context.
States of Belonging (2021)
Authors explore the interconnections among immigration policies, attitudes about immigrants and immigration, and sense of belonging in two neighboring states - Arizona and New Mexico - with divergent approaches to welcoming newcomers.
Borderlands Sourcebook (1983)
A handy reference to the most reputable source on border area topics written and evaluated by scholars in the field.

Pro/Con Resources

CQ Researcher Online
Comprehensive reports about current issues and news in the United States. Coverage: 1991-present.
Gale In Context: Opposing Viewpoints
Contextual information and opinions on hundreds of today's hottest social issues.
Points of View Reference Center
Essays, scholarly journal articles, news articles and primary documents that present multiple perspectives on current and controversial topics. Helpful for debating, developing arguments, and writing position papers. Coverage: 2010-present.