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Annotated Bibliography: Immigration

Avila, J., & Marshall, S. (2013, February 28). Secure border? El Paso, Texas, says, yes! ABC
News. Retrieved from http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/OTUS/secure-border-el-paso/story?
id=18611135
Illegal immigration in El Paso, TX is expressed throughout this article. It gives the
opinion of a fellow El Paso native and his thoughts on the issue. He explains that it has
become much harder to cross the border illegally without being caught. The article also
gives information about the border and various thoughts on how secure it is. (Avila &
Marshall, 2013). This article will provide many examples for a well written research
essay. Having a native El Pasoan will give insight to how many other natives of the city
think. These components will provide a clear background for the readers of the research
paper.
Camarota, S. (2015, January 6). Unskilled workers lose out to immigrants. The New York
Times. Retrieved from http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2015/01/06/doimmigrants-take-jobs-from-american-born-workers/unskilled-workers-lose-out-toimmigrants
This article states, "There are an estimated 11 million illegal immigrants in the country
and we also admit over a million permanent legal immigrants each year." (Camarota,
2015, para.1). With a numerous amount of immigrants in our country, this article explains
how they are impacting American jobs. This article goes on to express that immigration

could harm the Americans that are struggling currently in our society. (Camarota, 2015)
This information relates to immigration by giving specific facts that will help in a
research paper. This article also gives very good information that can be related to the
American people.
CAP Immigration Team. (2014, October 23). The facts on immigration today. Center for
American Progress. Retrieved from
https://www.americanprogress.org/issues/immigration/report/2014/10/23/59040/the-factson-immigration-today-3/
This article explains how the issue of immigration is taking place currently. The article is
broken into sections explaining important subjects of immigration. Some of the topics
being discussed throughout the article are the population of immigrants, how immigrants
fit into our economy, and policies that are implemented on immigrants (CAP Immigration
Team, 2014). These facts relate to immigration and will be great examples to include in a
research paper. It will also be very beneficial to include this information because it is
current.
Kane, T., Johnson, K. (2006, March 1). The Real Problem with Immigration... and the Real
Solution. The Heritage Foundation. Retrieved from http://www.heritage.org/research/rep
orts/2006/03/the-real-problem-with-immigration-and-the-real-solution
This article provides pros and cons that our society goes through with the presence of immigrants
in our homeland. According to the article, When three out of every 100 people in America

are undocumented (or, rather, documented with forged and faked papers), there is a

profound security problem, (Kane & Johnson, 2010, para. 5). This article also explains
the economic principles that immigrants should follow when being a guest worker (Kane
& Johnson, 2006). These important points about immigration will be a great addition to a
research paper. All this information relates to the topic and will give the reader a good
understanding of pros and cons of immigration.
Salamon, J. (2010, November). Everything you ever wanted to know about illegal immigration
(but didnt know who to ask). Texas Monthly. Retrieved from http://www.texasmonthly.c
om/politics/everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know-about-illegal-immigration-but-didntknow-who-to-ask/
This article written by Jeff Salamon provides information on illegal immigrants. This
article gives the information in a question and answer type format. It focuses on facts that
a great amount people would like to know. Some facts include the number of immigrants
and how they are influencing our state budget (Salamon, 2010). This source will be
beneficial in a research paper by backing up claims with specific facts that are included in
it. These vital facts about illegal immigrants will really add to a paper and fill it with
important information.
Semuels, A. (2016, March 7). Can Texas figure out how to teach English to immigrant
children? The Atlantic. Retrieved from
http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2016/03/texas-experiments-with-teachingenglish-language-learners/472401

This article describes the troubles that El Paso has experienced with immigrant Spanish
speaking students. One school district in El Paso hid their scores and even told some of
the students "to drop out of school," (Semuels, 2016, para. 2). A key reason that kept
these students from learning proper English was the cut of school funds (Semuels, 2016).
This article can be used to describe how immigration is being expressed in the school
districts. This article can also relate to El Paso and will be good evidence in a research
paper.
Simcox, D. (1993, September). Immigration, population, and economic growth in El
Paso, Texas. Center for Immigration Studies. Retrieved from http://cis.org/ImmigrationIn
ElPaso-LaborMarket
This article provides helpful information about the issue of immigration in El Paso,
Texas. This article gives a descriptive background on the types of illegal immigrant
workers throughout the El Paso, TX area. They also relate these facts to the population
and the economy in El Paso, TX. (Simcox, 1993). This article will provide key
information for a research paper. It will also allow a full description of illegal immigrant
workers and how they relate to El Paso area.