Suggested statistical sources. Statistical information can be found in many sources, both print and online. Given the necessary time for a book to come to press the most recent information is likely to be found online. Note, as well, statistical sources cited in background and reference sources you consult.
International Organization on Migration (IOM)
IOM works to help ensure the orderly and humane management of migration, to promote international cooperation on migration issues, to assist in the search for practical solutions to migration problems and to provide humanitarian assistance to migrants in need, including refugees and internally displaced people.
UN High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR)
The UNHCR is mandated to lead and co-ordinate international action to protect refugees and resolve refugee problems worldwide. Its primary purpose is to safeguard the rights and well-being of refugees.
ProQuest Statistical Insight. 1973-present. Provides abstracting, indexing, and full text for publications from hundreds of public domain and licensed sources. Institutions can subscribe to the entire collection or to selected modules.
Pew Research Center - A non-partisan public opinion polling and demographic research organization. Includes public opinion polls on immigration.
U.S. Census Bureau Immigration Data - The U.S. Census Bureau provides a variety of demographic, social, economic, geographic, and housing information on the foreign-born population in the United States.
Congressional Research Guide to Internet Resources on Immigration.
Statistical yearbook of the Immigration and Naturalization Service (online, print, and microfiche resources). The Centennial Year Edition (1990) of the Statistical Yearbook of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, U.S. Department of Justice, INS, 1990, contains an Appendix I giving a history of major pieces of legislation regarding immigration and a brief summary of the purpose and intent of the legislation.
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services website
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services History Office and Library Catalog
U.S. Census Bureau Immigration Data - The U.S. Census Bureau provides a variety of demographic, social, economic, geographic, and housing information on the foreign-born population in the United States.