The focus topic of our project is immigration labor. Immigration labor is an integral part of labor force and the United States economy. Policies surrounding immigration have changed throughout the nation’s history.  While some people have expressed objection towards immigrants taking our native’s jobs, it actually has a benefit to our overall economy. Due to our hectic election, we believe that our topic has become even more important and should be addressed immediately. Because certain views are unfair treatment towards these individuals who are attempting to live a life of success, our sources are aimed particularly at those who are stubborn about the issue.

The purpose of these various sources is to highlight the problems that other countries have had involving immigration labor and the routes they took to make proper arrangements. Since we are being governed under a Republican controlled Senate, House, and Presidency, the policies that most people are used to will change immensely. The sources help to show the effects of immigration labor we have had in recent decades in the hope that people will see how immigrants have contributed to our society and to remember them for that. By understanding life more in their perspective, we can then begin to feel greater compassion for them and to form a stronger community rather than separating ourselves.

Morning, Ann. “Creating a New Racial Order: How Immigration, Multiracialism, Genomics, and the Young can Remake Race in America.” Contemporary Sociology, vol. 42, no. 3, 2013, pp. 393-5. ProQuest. 24 Oct. 2016.

This review focuses more on contemporary issues that we face today, and not just immigration labor as a whole. It discusses rather controversial topics that influence one another and the events that have shaped our society into who they are. It analyzes the impact of particularly notable events and compare them to those during the mid twentieth century, including Obama’s election, Hurricane Katrina, and 9/11. These events have influenced how people’s behaviors have changed toward other groups and the problems associated with it.

Nteta, Tatishe. “United we stand? African Americans, self-interest, and immigration reform.” American Politics Research, vol. 41, no. 1, 2013, pp. 147-172. ProQuest. 24 Oct. 2016.

This particular source focuses on the idea of “United States” and how the interests among different groups (in this case: natives, African Americans, and immigrants) conflict with one another in order to satisfy benefits for themselves above others. This is more geared towards natives or those that do no belong to minority groups. The purpose is not to prove whether or not immigrants improve our economy but rather gives us a glimpse into their lives, into why they are here and the hardships different groups have gone through.

Ortega, Adrianne. “… And health care for all: immigrants in the shadow of the promise of universal health care.” American Journal of Law & Medicine, vol. 35, no.1, 2009, pp. 185-204. EBSCOhost. 24 Oct. 2016.

This article focuses on the idea of immigrants being barred from what we understand to be “universal health care.” It ties into the conditions that they currently are in, be it socially or economically. It adds additional perspective to the thought that them being in the labor market does not affect them economically along, but certain humane and universal rights are being revoked because of who they are, as long as they are considered to be immigrants.

Foner, Nancy, and Christophe Bertossi. “Immigration, Incorporation, and Diversity in Western Europe and the United States: Comparative Perspectives.” American Behavioral Scientist, vol. 55, no. 12, 2011, pp. 1535-540. ProQuest. 7 Dec. 2016.

This article gives us further background information on policies implemented within the western European countries in terms of several aspects. It allows us to compare their policies to ours and the effectiveness all of them have brought about. By doing so, and comparing the conditions that our countries are presently in, may give us alternatives that have proved to be more effective. It may also explain why our countries and those in Europe’s have differing views to particular immigrant issues.

Zimmermann, K., et al. Immigration policy and the labor market the German experience and lessons for Europe. New York: Springer, 2007.

This book focuses on the immigration policies established in Germany. It analyzes the consequences these policies bring about to the labor market and the authors go more in depth on how the effects can serve as learning experiences for the rest of Europe who have and are going through similar crises due to instability, particularly in the Middle East. Certain acts and legislations that passed have not entirely been successful and serves as warnings for those who attempt to do the same.