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Important Help
Immigration
From
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. Includes
information about Green card.
(http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis)
Immigrants to the U.S.
From the U.S. Department of
State. See also
Family
Immigration.
(http://travel.state.gov/visa/immigrants/immigrants_1340.html)
Social Security
and Entering the United States of America
Process of applying
for Social Security as part of the immigration process.
(http://www.ssa.gov/immigration/)
National Immigration Law Center
Aimed to help low-income
immigrants and their families. Tabs provide
links to law,
employment, public benefits,
driver's license information, and Dream act.
(http://www.nilc.org/)
TennLegalAid Information for
Immigrants
Links from the Tennessee
Legal Aid Society.
(http://www.tennlegalaid.com/Immigrants/)
Identification
Georgia Secure ID Factsheet
From the Governor's Office.
(http://gov.georgia.gov/vgn/images/portal/cit_79369762/91801278Secure_ID_Fact_Sheet.pdf)
Tennessee
Department of Safety
"Acceptable Primary and Secondary
Identification." Look under
United States Citizenship and Immigration
Service Documentation.
(http://www.state.tn.us/safety/driverlicense/dlidentify.htm)
Forms
Immigration Forms
From
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.
(http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis)
Visa
Application Forms
From the U.S. Department of State. Look
down in the section Immigrant Visa Applications.
(http://travel.state.gov/visa/frvi/forms/forms_1342.html)
Immigration Intake Questionnaire
From Findlaw.
(http://immigration.findlaw.com/immigration/immigration-help/le6_4_1.html)
Naturalization Eligibility Worksheet
From USCIS
(http://www.uscis.gov/files/nativedocuments/M-480.pdf)
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Education
Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary and Online Thesaurus
An excellent site for both dictionary and thesaurus. This is an
excellent source to hear pronunciations.
(http://www.m-w.com/)
English
as a Second Language
Perdue University's OWL (online
learning lab) has links and resources to help.
(http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/esl/index.html)
ESL
Sites from the Chattanooga State
Reading & Writing Center
(http://www.chattanoogastate.edu/humanities/rwc/esl.html)
Help
Immigrants Learn English site launched
From the U.S. Department of Education at
USA Learns.
(http://www.ed.gov/news/pressreleases/2008/11/11072008.html)
Activities for ESL Students
Site is copyrighted by
the Internet TESL Journal. Without Flash player, use
Self-study Quizzes for ESL Students.
(http://a4esl.org/)
Employment
Green Card
From U.S.
Citizenship and Immigration Services
(http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis)
The Immigration and
Nationality Act
The U.S. Department of Labor gives information and helpful links
to further explain. See "Aliens and
Nationality" for 8 CFR under
law section in this topic guide.
(http://www.dol.gov/compliance/laws/comp-ina.htm)
Immigration for Workers Obtaining Permanent Employment in the United States
Excellent source of information from the U.S. Department of Labor.
(http://www.dol.gov/compliance/guide/pewbi.htm)
Foreign Labor Certification
From the U.S. Department of Labor.
(http://www.foreignlaborcert.doleta.gov/)
Mexican and
Canadian NAFTA Professional Worker
This is from the U.S.
Department of State.
(http://travel.state.gov/visa/temp/types/types_1274.html)
Permanent Labor Certification
To hire foreign laborers.
Site is from the U.S. Department of Labor
(http://www.foreignlaborcert.doleta.gov/perm.cfm)
Wage and Hour
Division Administered Immigration Programs
From the U.S. Department of Labor.
(http://www.dol.gov/whd/immigration/index.htm)
Handbooks and Manuals
Citizenship for Us: A Handbook on Naturalization & Citizenship
Handbook
publication list is also found at
CLIN
(Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc.).
Handbook for Employers, Instructions for Completing Form 1-9 (pdf from
OSHA).
See "Immigration Handbooks"
below from USCIS for their "Handbook for Employers"*)
Immigration Court Practice Manual
(Department of Justice)
Immigration Handbooks, Manuals, and Policy Guidance (from USCIS).
The manuals are:
Adjudicator's Field Manual
Affirmative Asylum Procedures Manual
E-Verify Employer Manual
Handbook
for Employers, M-274 - Instructions for Completing Form 1-9*
Managing an Immigration Program: Steps for Creating and Increasing Legal
Capacity (pdf from CLIN)
Handbook information is from CLIN.
Strategies for Naturalizing the Most Vulnerable Applicants (pdf from CLIN)
Handbook
information is from CLIN.
See also articles, guides, and reports from CLIN.
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Health
For Immigrants & Refugees (Tennessee)
From the Health Assist
Tennessee, a non-profit organization based in Nashville.
(http://www.healthassisttn.org/?page=refugee)
National
Alliance for Hispanic Health
This organization provides
health news applicable to anyone.
(http://www.hispanichealth.org/)
Law
(Note: LexisNexis Academic also has 8 CFR, but see free sites
below under "Aliens and Nationality")
Aliens and Nationality - CFR - Title 8
Code of Federal Regulations
has all parts.
General Requirements for Naturalization is Part 316.
Site is from the Government
Printing Office.
(http://ecfr.gpoaccess.gov/cgi/t/text/text-idx?sid=b47f99773c4864d2f87b2fe3404ff7bc&c=ecfr&tpl=/ecfrbrowse/Title08/8tab_02.tpl)
Aliens and Nationality - CFR - Title
8
Code of Federal
Regulations, Title 8, chapter 5, from Cornell.
(http://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/cfr.php?title=8&type=chapter&value=5)
Aliens
and Nationality - U.S. Code - Title
8
U.S. Code Title 8 is from Cornell.
(http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/uscode08/usc_sup_01_8.html)
Aliens and Nationality - U.S. Code - Title
8
U.S. Code Title 8 is from
the Government Printing Office.
(http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/usc.cgi?ACTION=BROWSE&title=8usc)
Board of
Immigration Appeals Appeals and Motions Information
From the U.S.
Department of Justice.
(http://www.usdoj.gov/eoir/vll/qapracmanual/apptmtn4.htm)
Immigration and Nationality Act (INA)
From U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services
(http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.eb1d4c2a3e5b9ac89243c6a7543f6d1a/?
vgnextoid=f3829c7755cb9010VgnVCM10000045f3d6a1RCRD&vgnextchannel=f3829c7755cb9010VgnVCM10000045f3d6a1RCRD)
Immigration Court Practice Manual
Listed by state.
Site is from the U.S. Department of
Justice.
(http://www.usdoj.gov/eoir/vll/OCIJPracManual/ocij_page1.htm)
Immigration Courts
Listed by state.
Site is from the U.S. Department of
Justice.
(http://www.usdoj.gov/eoir/sibpages/ICadr.htm)
Immigration Law: An
Overview
Cornell University Law School
provides an excellent overview with links to legislation.
(http://topics.law.cornell.edu/wex/immigration)
Immigrant Legal
Resource Center
Promotes immigrants'
rights.
(http://www.ilrc.org/about.php)
Laws, Regulations and Guides
From
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.
(http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis)
U.S. Department of
Justice Executive Office for Immigration Review
This includes EOIR forms.
(http://www.usdoj.gov/eoir/)
Georgia Security and Immigration Compliance Act Signed
A news release from the
Governor's Office.
(http://gov.georgia.gov/00/press/detail/0,2668,78006749_90413728_91429030,00.html)
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State Codes
Georgia Code
Find LexisNexis Academic database
from the library's web page for this and other state and
federal annotated codes.
(http://library.chattanoogastate.edu)
Georgia Code
Free access. After
reading the copyright statement, click OK - Close.
(http://www.lexis-nexis.com/hottopics/gacode/default.asp)
Tennessee Code
The unannotated version can be accessed for free from LexisNexis.
The annotated TCA can
be searched from the
LexisNexis Academic database
through the library's home page.
(http://www.michie.com/tennessee/lpext.dll?f=templates&fn=main-h.htm&cp=tncode)
U. S. Code and Government
GPO Access
Access various government documents
(http://www.gpoaccess.gov)
Public and Private Laws
Direct link at this free site.
(http://www.gpoaccess.gov/plaws/index.html)
Thomas
At the Library of Congress has legislative information full text.
(http://thomas.loc.gov/)
UC
Berkeley Library's Congressional Research Tutorials
Select Flash videos on finding recent
bills, hearings, and Congressional debates.
(http://sunsite3.berkeley.edu/wikis/congresearch/)
United States Code
May be accessed for free. This may also be accessed
by finding
LexisNexis Academic
database on the library's home page.
(http://www.gpoaccess.gov/uscode/index.html)
USA.gov
Has links to state and federal government sites.
(http://www.usa.gov/Agencies/State_and_Territories.shtml)
Paralegals and Certified Immigration
Consultants
Agencies That Allow NonLawyer Practice
Lists agencies and gives citations
from the CFR. Site is from the National Federation of Paralegal
Associations.
(http://www.paralegals.org/displaycommon.cfm?an=1&subarticlenbr=334)
Immigration
Paralegal duties from National
Federation of Paralegal Associations
(http://www.paralegals.org/displaycommon.cfm?an=1&subarticlenbr=285)
Paralegals & Immigration Consultants of Canada
(http://www.piccimmigrationservices.com/dotnetnuke/)
Organizations, Associations,
Foundations, and Agencies
From Immigration
and Illegal Aliens, by Cynthia S. Becker (Detroit: The Gale Group, 2008),
pp. 147-48. Ref HA209 .I54 I5, with additional sites added by Laura Young.
American Civil Liberties Union
Immigrants' Rights Project
(http://www.aclu.org)
American Immigration
Council
(http://www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/)
American Immigration Lawyers
Association
(http://www.aila.org/)
Amnesty International USA
(http://www.amnestyusa.org)
Bureau of Population,
Refugees, and Migration, U.S. Department of State
(http://www.state.gov/g/prm/)
Catholic Legal Immigration
Network
Check their
Resources for handbooks
and other resources.
(http://cliniclegal.org/)
Cato Institute
(http://www.cato.org)
Center for Immigration Studies
(http://www.cis.org)
Federation for American
Immigration Reform
(http://www.fairus.org)
Human Rights Watch
(http://www.hrw.org)
Immigration
Advocates Network
Some of the information is for
members.
(http://www.immigrationadvocates.org/)
Institute of International
Education
(http://www.iie.org)
Lutheran Immigration and
Refugee Service
(http://www.lirs.org)
Mexican American Legal
Defense and Education Fund (MALDEF)
(http://www.maldef.org)
Migration Policy
Institute
(http://www.migrationpolicy.org)
National Center for Refugee
and Immigrant Children, U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants
(http://www.refugees.org)
National Conference of State
Legislatures
(http://www.ncsl.org)
National Council of La Raza
(http://www.nclr.org)
National Foundation for
American Policy
(http://www.nfap.net)
National
Immigration Forum
(http://www.immigrationforum.org/)
Office of
Refugee Resettlement, Administration for Children and Families
(http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/orr/)
Pew Hispanic Center
(http://www.pewhispanic.org)
Refugee Council
USA
(http://www.refugeecouncilusa.org/)
United
Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
(http://www.unhcr.org/cgi-bin/texis/vtx/home)
Urban Institute
(http://www.urban.org/)
U.S. Bureau of the Census
(http://www.census.gov/)
U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services
(http://www.uscis.gov/)
U.S. Immigration and Customs
Enforcement
(http://www.ice.gov/)
U.S.
House of Representatives Committee on the Judiciary
Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims
(http://judiciary.house.gov/about/subimmigration.html)
U.S.
Senate Committee on the Judiciary
Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Citizenship
(http://judiciary.senate.gov/about/subcommittees/immigration.cfm)
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Immigration Studies and Statistics
Center for Immigration
Studies
This independent organization
analyzes the impact of immigration.
Shaping Georgia is
one report.
(http://www.cis.org/)
Immigration Data
From the U.S. Census Bureau.
(http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/immigration.html)
Immigration to Tennessee
United States Immigration
Support organization, not a federal agency, has statistics, but is trying to
sell forms.
(http://www.usimmigrationsupport.org/tennessee.html)
Illegal Aliens
Frequently Asked
Questions for Illegal Alien Employment Act
From the Tennessee Deparment of Labor
and Workforce Development.
(http://tennessee.gov/labor-wfd/faq_illegal_alien.htm)
Immigration Issues in Tennessee
Short sheet from the Tennessee
Comptroller of the Treasury.
(http://www.comptroller1.state.tn.us/repository/nr/8-1-07immigrationissuesintn.pdf)
Immigration Issues in Tennessee
This is a 28-page document from the
Tennessee Comptroller of the Treasury.
(http://www.comptroller1.state.tn.us/repository/re/immigration07.pdf)
Reporting State Contractors.
From Tennessee Department of Finance and
Administration.
(http://tennessee.gov/finance/Exe_Order/faq.html)
License Suspension for the Employment of Illegal Aliens
From the Tennessee Department of Labor and
Workforce Development
(http://tennessee.gov/sos/rules/0800/0800-07-01.pdf)
See also the
Government
Officials Topic.
See also the GED Test Prep Topic.
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