Research Guides: Immigration Resources: Chicagoland and Mesa, AZ: Reports, Documents, Policy

Specific Documents/Reports/Publications

Governmental agencies at all levels (international, federal, state, local) and nonprofit organizations or nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) often work directly with many people and social, political, etc. issues we study. These organizations also often collect and compile a wealth of data and statistics.

Migration Dialogue
Migration Dialogue provides timely, factual and nonpartisan information and analysis of international migration issues through five major activities: the newsletters Migration News and Rural Migration News, Changing Face and other Research & Seminars, and the Sloan West Coast Program on Science and Engineering Workers.
Immigration and Migration in Latin America
Provides links to academic and research resources, articles and publications, and governmental and general resources.
Center for Comparative Immigration Studies
Based at UCSD, the CCIS is an interdisciplinary and multinational research and training program which focuses on the comparative and cross-national aspects of migration and refugee movements.
National Asian American Survey (NAAS)
NAAS is a scientific and nonpartisan effort to poll the opinions of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. - See more at: http://www.naasurvey.com/#sthash.35HAxw1b.dpuf
Pew Research Hispanic Trends Project
"The Pew Research Center’s Hispanic Trends Project, launched in 2001 as the Pew Hispanic Center, seeks to improve public understanding of the diverse Hispanic population in the United States and to chronicle Latinos’ growing impact on the nation."

International & General Policy Research Tools

There are a number of quality resources to search for public policy information including articles, reports, white papers, and government documents.

FDsys
Presents online versions of major U.S. government publications, such as: the Congressional Record, congressional publications of all kinds, the Federal Register, Code of Federal Regulations, Supreme Court decisions, executive branch documents and more.
Center for Security Studies: Resources
Formerly ISN. A one-stop information service in the fields of international relations and security. Among the services offered are: an annotated links library, a limited area search tool (ISN LASE), and a selection of resources on current world affairs.
Stateline
Stateline is a nonpartisan, nonprofit news service of the Pew Center on the States. Since 1999, it has reported and analyzed trends in state policy.