MCNY Human Services Resources
This subject page is to help you get started with research about immigration. It is not a comprehensive guide, but a starter guide. For more comprehensive research in the broad category of Human Services, use the Human Services research guide.
Credo Topic Page
Brings together various resources available through the library's subscription databases. Designed by Credo Reference, topic pages provide excellent background material including definitions, encyclopedia entries, scholarly articles and relevant e-books.
We suggest the following topic pages:
MCNY Catalog Search
- Immigration Catalog SearchThis link will search the MCNY catalog for the subject heading "immigration."
Data & Statistics
- Department of Homeland SecurityDatasets and resources published by the Office of Immigration Statistics under the auspices of the Department of Homeland Security.
- Center for Immigration StudiesCenter for Immigration Studies Data Portal consolidating government agencies' most recent immigration statistics into one location.
- U.S. Census -foreign-born population.Includes Reports, Data Tables, and Foreign-Born Profiles.
Articles and Databases
Here are a few databases to get you started on the topic of immigration. We have many more databases available on the Databases by Subject page.
- Proquest Social Science Databases This link opens in a new windowDisciplines covered include anthropology, criminology, education, political science, sociology, psychology and more.
- EBSCOHost This link opens in a new windowA variety of full text databases ranging from general reference collections to subject-specific databases. Select EBSCOhost Web to search multiple databases at once.
Immagrants on Ellis Island
Government Organizations
- U.S. Citizenship and Immigration ServicesUnited States government’s portal for information on immigration provides the necessary forms along with resources and legal information.
Non-Profit Organizations
- ACLU - Immigrants Rights ProjectThe ACLU protects the rights and liberties of immigrants.
- BorderLinksA bi-national, nonprofit educational organization at the U.S./Mexico border dedicated to raising awareness and inspiring action around global political economics. Its programs focus on cross-border relationship building opportunities, issues of immigration, community formation and development, and social justice in the borderlands between Mexico, the U.S., and beyond.
- Center for Immigration StudiesIndependent, non-partisan immigration studies think tank
- Ellis Island Immigration MuseumEllis Island Foundation web site; history of immigration
- Immigrant Defense ProjectThe Immigrant Defense Project (IDP), formerly an initiative of the New York State Defenders Association, defends the legal, constitutional and human rights of immigrants facing criminal or deportation charges.
- Immigrant Legal Resource CenterNational non-profit resource center that provides legal trainings, educational materials, and advocacy to advance immigrant rights.
- Make the Road New York: ImmigrationProvides a full range of services to 17,000 people each year, including legal representation in immigration, housing, and worker exploitation cases.
- National Immigrant Justice Center (NIJC)Provides direct legal services to and advocates for these populations through policy reform, impact litigation, and public education.
- National Immigration Law Center (NILC)Dedicated to defending and advancing the rights of low-income immigrants and their family members.