Mexico

IV: HERE AND NOW

Migration, Immigration, & Environment

Introduction:
The United States is a nation built on immigration, and the culture of every state has been influenced by immigrants from many cultures. Immigration from Mexico to the U.S. is a complex and important cultural, economic, social and political issue, which affects all regions of both countries. It is also a divisive issue, with entrenched opinions on all sides. What follows is intended to facilitate exploration of some of the various issues related to migration and immigration.

A series of articles in the San Francisco Chronicle, titled "Immigration Today," covers the issue from a variety of perspectives.

Searching or browsing the following sites will turn up many relevant pages.

Youth Radio

National Public Radio. Searching this site will find useful material on almost any topic.

"The Border" from PBS and "The Border" Resources Page (many great links)

The New Americans is a PBS series from 2004

The U.S. State Department's Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration

LA GUIA, Internet Resources for Latin America, has links to sources for current events and news, Latin American web directories, news sources, organizations, and more. Several of the links which follow were found on this site.

The Americas Program of the Interhemispheric Resource Center. The site provides coverage of border issues, a directory of organizations focused on immigration, and other border issues. The site also provides access to the monthly Borderlines, which provides news on issues in the US-Mexico border region.

Frontera Norte Sur is a monthly news source (updated much more frequently) covering the US-Mexico border. It provides current statistics and other immigration information.

Migration News. Links to academic, advocacy and governmental groups from around the world.

Migrations in History "explores the nature and complexity of the movement of peoples, cultures, ideas, and objects. Drawing from the vast and interdisciplinary collections of the Smithsonian Institution's museums, libraries, and archives, this site features the stories and artifacts of migration—what happens when people move, what they take with them, what they leave behind, and how they make their new place home."

Mexconnect.com provides hundreds of articles and photo galleries dealing with all sorts of topics—literally ALL sorts—from politics to food to pop stars. Excellent resource.

Learning about Immigration through Oral History

The Population Reference Bureau provides information "about the population dimensions of important social, economic, and political issues." The site covers topics such as immigration, population, and more. It also features an Educators Forum, with lesson plans and other materials.

Peopling North America: Population Movements & Migration "An historical overview of migratory movements, this tutorial focuses on diasporas to and within Canada, the United States, Mexico, and the Caribbean from Europe, Asia, and Africa. Population movements have been occurring for tens of thousands of years and continue to the present day. We shall examine the demographic, economic, cultural, and political nature of major movements, as well as consider their growth and development, their regional and global causes, and their impact."

The Social Issues page of the Multnomah County Library Homework Center
"This web page has been created to meet the needs of Multnomah County middle and high school students researching current social issues from multiple perspectives."

Environment

Health and Environment Internet Resources

The Nature Conservancy in Mexico

Sustainable Waters Project: San Pedro River. TNC is working on protecting the San Pedro River, which runs from Mexico to Arizona.

InfoNatura: Birds and Mammals of Latin America is "a source for conservation information on the birds and mammals of Latin America and the Caribbean—more than 5,500 common, rare, and endangered species in 44 countries and territories."

Eco-Index is "a searchable almanac of current and past conservation projects in Mesoamerica, with project descriptions, goals, achievements, lessons learned, and more."