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Melissa Soria

Trotter

English Literature (4)

01 December 2017

Annotated Bibliography

Camarota, Steven A. “The Fiscal and Economic Impact of Immigration on the United

States.”CIS.org, Center for Immigration Studies, 17 May 2013,

https://cis.org/Testimony/Fiscal-and-Economic-Impact-Immigration-

United-States

In this article, Camarota not only goes into detail, but gives a plethora of statistics

involved with the economic effects immigrants have in the United States. After first listing and

describing his key research findings such as facts about the expanding size of the economy, as

well as, impacts on wages and employment, Camarota explains what his three main points will

be. Those being the development in the labor market over the course of a decade, the impact on

the labor market of immigration, and the fiscal impact of immigration. When Camarota

specifically explains the theoretical impact of immigration on the labor market, he refers to his

sources which include the National Research Counsel (NRC) and the President’s Council of

Economic Advisers (CEA) among others. This article provides a significant amount of reasons

with statistics to support the counterargument that immigrants and immigration have a negative

effect on our country’s economy. This in turn not only answers one of my research questions,

but also serves an overall purpose in my project by breaking a stereotype.

Frey, William H. “Recent Foreign-Born Growth Counters Trump's Immigration

Stereotypes.”Brookings, Brookings, 3 Oct. 2017, www.brookings.edu/blog/the-

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avenue/2017/10/02/recent-foreign-born-growth-counters-trumps-immigration-

stereotypes/.

In this article, Frey focuses on the specific stereotypes or misconceptions of immigrant

population growth and the demographic population of these immigrant groups. Specifically, he

questions and counter argues some of the forty-fifth president’s rhetoric about immigration. In

addition, Frey disagrees with the forty-fifth president’s wanting to build a seven hundred to nine

hundred mile long wall along the U.S.-Mexican border. Frey goes on to show graphs and

statistics from the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2016 American Community Survey (ACS) which

shows the immigration growth. Also, Frey describes another stereotype, that says that states

with a lower immigrant population have a higher population of Trump voters, which is not

necessarily true. This article was very informative because of the fact that it lists and explains

stereotypes that you do not really take into account. This article will aid me in my project

because it will help me break stereotypes.

Hipsman, Faye, and Doris Meissner. “Immigration in the United States: New Economic, Social,

Political Landscapes with Legislative Reform on the Horizon.” Migrationpolicy.org,

Migration Policy Institute , 2 Mar. 2017, www.migrationpolicy.org/article/immigration-

united-states-new-economic-social-political-landscapes-legislative-reform.

In this article, Hipsman and Meissner begin by explaining that although this country’s

trend of immigration began over four hundred years ago, there have been four peak periods

where it has occurred en masse which are characterized by the fundamental transformations of

the economy. They continue by stating that although immigration is a common and expanding

entity, there is rarely immigration policy change. They mention that the issue in question is the

looming need for immigration reform as there has not been one updated since 1990. Hipsman
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and Meissner go on by describing the different eras of mass immigration in detail including the

causes. Towards the end of the article, Hipsman and Meissner include graphs and statistics from

MPI Data Hub, as well as research from The Department of Homeland Security, to support their

statements and additional findings. I believe this article is very useful because it answers my

research question regarding reasons why people immigrate. I can also use the article to break a

stereotype by showing that not all immigrants are the same, they have different reasons for

coming to this country.

Tamer, Mary. “The Education of Immigrant Children.” Harvard Graduate School of

Education, Usable Knowledge, 11 Dec. 2014,

www.gse.harvard.edu/news/uk/14/12/education-immigrant-children.

In this article, Tamer poses the question about how schools can best serve the changing

population as the demography of the U.S. continues to shift. Tamer begins by explaining a “key

milestone” published by Education Week that stated that children of color would outnumber

non-Hispanic white children in schools. In addition, Tamer includes a statistic by Pew Research

Center that predicted that by 2050, one-third of the country’s schoolchildren will either be

immigrants or children of at least one immigrant. Tamer continues by posing questions that

should be considered and answered by school leaders in order to better the educational

experience of immigrant children, or the children of immigrants. For example, comparing how

school is difficult for children in general and for undocumented children. Tamer then proposes

that school leaders ask themselves how they can enhance teacher preparation programs and how

they can prepare their staff to address the change. This article is notable for my project because

it answers one of my research questions. Also, it can provide an aid for me in my action steps

because I can create a plan to action at Poly.

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Wolgin, Philip E. “5 Major Immigration Laws That the House Passed in an Election

Year.”Center for American Progress, Center for American Progress, 9 Jan. 2014,

www.americanprogress.org/issues/immigration/news/2014/01/09/81849/5-major-

immigration-laws-that-the-house-passed-in-an-election-year/.

In this article, Wolgin places the question whether or not passing immigration reform

during an election year is possible. Wolgin goes on to his express his opinion, stating that he

thinks it is possible that not only can immigration reform happen during an election year, it can

also happen during times of divided government, or when the House and presidency belong to

two different parties, as it has happened before. This leads to him naming five major

immigration laws that have specifically been passed during election years, as well as including

the dates they were voted on and what parties were in control of the presidency and the House.

This article provides relevant information about immigration reform laws that have been made

in the past and that could set the guidelines for future immigration reform laws. In addition, the

article directly answers one of my research questions and could prove very useful when

interviewing people and asking them their opinions on these past laws, as well as how new laws

could be better.

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