Great Web Sites

• Reference: U.S. Immigration Law, Regulations and Procedures
  Here you'll find full-text versions of laws and regulations dealing with immigration.
  (http://www.wave.net/upg/immigration/law.html)
• Text of the 1882 Chinese Exclusion Act
  This is the text of the US Congressional act excluding Chinese from immigrating to the US.
  (http://www.demog.berkeley.edu/145/documents/chinese.exclusion.htm)
• Ellis Island Gateway - History Channel
  Explore the famous gateway to America here. You'll be able to read about different areas of Ellis Island, view a floor map, and read about the immigrant experience.
  (http://www.historychannel.com/ellisisland/gateway/index.html)
• Immigrant Experience
  This site provides a timeline, plus statistics, and a graph showing the numbers of people immigrating to the U.S. From The Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Foundation, Inc.
  (http://www.ellisisland.org/Immexp/index.asp)
• The Immigrant Journey
  A narrative overview of the immigrant experience and historical insights into the role of Ellis Island from Liberty State Park in Jersey City.
  (http://www.libertystatepark.com/immigran.htm)
• Immigration Station - Angel Island
  Angel island is the West Coast immigration station which processed primarily Asian immigrants for entry into to United States. Read about it at this Web site from the Angel Island Association.
  (http://www.angelisland.org/immigr02.html)

Books in Your Libraries

• Links to books & other materials in the libraries of the Mid-Hudson Library System.
• Emigration and immigration
• Or enter your own keywords in the search box to search the catalog:
  
• Need help?
  • How to find a book in your library.

Immigration Headlines
(Headlines from Moreover.com. These articles change frequently)