Immigration: Resources

Historical immigration statistics from the US Census Bureau.

A free ebook provided by the Library of Congress containing background information and primary sources.

The PEW Center publishes a large amount of information about immigration to the United States. Use the search field to narrow in on your topic.

Overview article describing America's various waves of immigration.

A dense site from Harvard University, with background information and primary sources (letters and memoirs).

Data and analysis of the movement of people around the world.

Find US immigration data from 1996 - 2019 from the Department of Homeland Security.

Oral histories from the program that brought Mexican agricultural workers to the United States from1942 to1964.

Memoirs of 13 Mexican migrants. Written in Spanish and English.

A collection of letters from the mid-1800's, sent by Irish immigrants to Pennsylvania.

Audio interviews with 150 people who immigrated to Michigan from Italy in the 1900s.

Memoirs of Mexican migrants. This book is written in Spanish.