Annotated Bibliography


Annotated Bibliography: Immigration

Idaly Hernandez

University of Texas at El Paso

October, 07, 2011

Jorge Gomez















Annotated Bibliography



Carabelli, M. (2009). WHOSE CHILDREN ARE THESE? A RATIONAL APPROACH TO EDUCATING ILLEGAL-ALIEN SCHOOLCHILDREN. International Social Science Review, 84(3/4), 115-134. Retrieved from EBSCOhost.

It talks about how illegal immigrants should receive the same rights as legal Americans, and also the right to have an education in the USA. It discusses a public policy debate over which rights and privileges of U.S. citizens should receive illegal immigrants. This information I can identify in my research because it mentions a lot of useful facts of illegal immigrant laws.



  Channel One Network (producer). (2006).  Dangerous Journey. Visual video.  Films Media Group.     Retrieved  from Encore Nugget.

In this video we can see how many teenagers in Mexico leave their country to come to the USA. The Law enforcement in the USA gets tougher and it gets harder for illegal immigrants to cross to the USA. We can see how the border patrol agents capture hundredths of undocumented people every day. Even though is a little bit old it helps in a way that I can address this information in my research.



  David Haugen and Susan Musser. (2011). Illegal immigration. Farmington Hills, MI : Greenhaven Press.

This book has negative aspects and positive aspects of undocumented people. It has information about the law enforcement of immigrants. I picked this book because it has a lot of information about different topics of illegal immigration.



   Drachman, E. (2006). Access to Higher Education for Undocumented Students. Peace Review, 18(1),      91-100. doi:10.1080/10402650500511667

This article focuses on the higher education in undocumented students. It’s about how illegals come to the USA for a better education and want to succeed in their lives. It also mentions how the United legalizes for students K-12 free education. This is informative and useful for me to know more about illegal students and their free benefits



   Escobar, V. (October, 5, 2011) The New York Times: All quiet on the Southern front. Retrieved from:             http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/06/opinion/rick-perry-is-wrong-about-el-paso.html?_r=1&ref=illegalimmigrants

It is about how according to the Republican candidates the border in El Paso, TX and Mexico is the most dangerous in the world yet El Paso was classified as the safest city in the world. It also mentions how the government spends millions of money putting the border fence and cameras, and how it is a waste of money. This helps me to know more information about our frontier.



Joch, R. (2010). Immigration in the United States. New Presence: The Prague Journal of Central European Affairs, 12(2), 32-34. Retrieved from EBSCOhost.

This article concerns the debate of illegal immigrants in the USA. It analyzes the consideration of liberal intellectuals on illegal immigration as racism. This it is useful to my research because it gives me facts about the USA government rights. This article also mentions how immigrants should enter legally to this country.



Nadadur, R. (2009). Illegal Immigration: A Positive Economic Contribution to the United States. Journal of Ethnic & Migration Studies, 35(6), 1037-1052. doi:10.1080/13691830902957775

This article is about how illegal immigrants have a positive impact in the US economy.  It also has a brief history of illegal immigration and this is helpful for my research. It has a lot of topics regarding illegal immigration and has a lot of information of illegal aliens paying taxes.