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Guide to Ted Conover's "Coyotes" 

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NCC librarians have selected these websites that explore  illegal border crossings between the United States and Mexico, and the fates of those who make the trip.

  • Ted Conover: Coyotes  
    The author's own web page with favorable reviews and comments about the book, bibliographies of his other work, and a brief autobiography.
  • The American Immigration Law Foundation  
    The American Immigration Law Foundation (AILF) was established in 1987 as a tax-exempt, not-for-profit educational, charitable organization. The Foundation is dedicated to increasing public understanding of immigration law and policy and the value of immigration to American society, and to advancing fundamental fairness and due process under the law for immigrants.
  • Center for Immigration Studies  
    The Center for Immigration Studies is an independent, non-partisan, non-profit research organization founded in 1985. It is the nation's only think tank devoted exclusively to research and policy analysis of the economic, social, demographic, fiscal, and other impacts of immigration on the United States. It is the Center's mission to expand the base of public knowledge and understanding of the need for an immigration policy that gives first concern to the broad national interest.
  • The National Agricultural Workers Survey  
    The National Agricultural Workers Survey (NAWS) is an employment-based, random survey of the demographic, employment, and health characteristics of the U.S. crop labor force. The information is obtained directly from farm workers through face-to-face interviews.
  • National Center for Farmworker Health  
    The National Center for Farmworker Health (NCFH), established in 1975, is dedicated to improving the health status of farmworker families by providing information services and products.
  • National Conference of State Legislatures: Immigrant Policy  
    The NCSL Immigrant Policy Project provides legislative research and analysis on immigration policy issues, such as the provision of social services, health care and education and integration assistance, including citizenship and civic engagement. Project publications have examined immigrants’ eligibility for federal and state programs, including TANF, Food Stamps, Medicaid, SCHIP, and SSI. We provide information on federal immigration reform proposals; issues related to immigration employmen
  • Pew Hispanic Center  
    Includes statistical information
  • Rural Migration News  
    Rural Migration News summarizes and analyzes the most important migration-related issues affecting immigrant farm workers in California and the United States during the preceding quarter.
  • U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services  
    US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is the government agency that oversees lawful immigration to the United States of America.
  • U.S. Customs and Border Protection  
    CBPis one of the Department of Homeland Security’s largest and most complex components, with a priority mission of keeping terrorists and their weapons out of the U.S. It also has a responsibility for securing and facilitating trade and travel while enforcing hundreds of U.S. regulations, including immigration and drug laws.
  • U.S. Department of Homeland Security  
    The Department of Homeland Security has a vital mission: to secure the nation from the many threats we face.
  • United Farm Workers  
    The United Farm Workers works for social justice for farm workers, especially migrant workers. The organization was formed by Cesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta in California. Included in this site are action alerts, news releases, upcoming events, history, information about how to help, and the UFW store.
  • Yearbook of Immigration Statistics  
    The Yearbook of Immigration Statistics is a compendium of tables that provides data on foreign nationals who, during a fiscal year, were granted lawful permanent residence, were admitted into the United States on a temporary basis, applied for asylum or refugee status, or were naturalized. The Yearbook also presents data on immigration law enforcement actions, including alien apprehensions, removals, and prosecutions.
 
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