A&M-SA Research Guides: CRIM 3357: Border Security Research Guide: Websites

Using the Web

Generally, you should use library databases to find your articles, and the web to supplement your arguments with statistics, demographic information, and reports. Things to keep in mind when searching the web:

Use websites only when appropriate and question their credibility. Remember, almost anyone can publish something online because it doesn't go through the same review process like books or articles.
Generally .gov, .edu, .org sites tend to be the most credible, though there are still exceptions. To limit your Google search to these domains, type in your search term followed by a colon with the domain name. Ex. population trends:.gov
When in doubt, ask your instructor if it’s okay to use a particular web source

Border Issues: Health

Border Counties Coalition
Elected officials from 24 county governments on the U.S.-Mexico border established the Coalition to advocate for legislation & promote improvements in the economy and infrastructure along the border.
Border Health and Environmental Threats Initiative: Health and Immigration
A 2007 examination about reporting syndromic events in South Texas colonia households. The report suggests providing basic first aid and using the Colonias Syndromic Events Reporting System to help identify and respond to communicable disease outbreaks.
Border Health Education Network
The Border Health Education Network is based at the University of California, San Diego and is a community-based program. It works to create a cross-border affiliation of health professionals to combat diseases.
Healthy Border 2020
Healthy Border (HB) 2020 is a binational initiative of the U.S.-México Border Health Commission that focuses on the public health issues prevalent among binational border populations and establishes the Commission’s border regional agenda on health promotion and disease prevention.
Migrant Clinicians Network
Non-profit organization founded in 1984 to strengthen clinical care & health care infrastructure for migrants & other mobile poor populations.
U.S.-Mexico Border Health Alliance (USMBHA)
The USMBHA is a bi-national organization of health professionals. They hold annual meetings to provide opportunities for public health officers to collaborate and work together on common health issues.
U.S.-Mexico Border Health Commission
The Commission's mission is to provide international leadership to optimize health and quality of life along the U.S.-Mexico border.
U.S.-Mexico Environmental Program
U.S.-Mexico Environmental Program (Border 2012) is a collaboration between the United States and Mexico to improve the environment and protect the health of the people living along the border.

Border Issues: Environmental

A Blueprint for Action on the US-Mexico Border
The EPA's Thirteenth Report of the Good Neighbor Environmental Board to the President and Congress of the United States. June, 2010.
As Fences Cut Off Migration, Hoofed Species Decline
A 2009 NPR article on impact of the fences on migration of large animals.
Interagency Cooperation on U.S.-Mexico Border Wilderness Issues
A September 2010 report that documents interagency cooperation at work on the U.S.-Mexico border to improve both security at the border and the protection of adjacent wilderness areas.
Over The Line: The Congressional Delegation Granting the Homeland Security Secretary Authority to Bypass All Legal Requirements When Constructing Border Fencing is Unconstitutional, and is Not Justified by Policy Interests
Winner of the 2010 Fisher Environmental Law Prize
Potential Effects of the United States-Mexico Border Fence on Wildlife
A 2009 contributed paper from Conservation Biology.
Southwest Border: More Timely Border Patrol Access and Training Could Improve Security Operations and Natural Resource Protection on Federal Lands
An October 2010 U.S. government report.

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Texas Border and Mexican Affairs Division

One of the functions of the Secretary of State is to serve as the Governor's liaison for Texas Border and Mexican Affairs. In this capacity, the Secretary assists the Governor in addressing issues which involve our Texas-Mexico border and cross border affairs with Mexico.Some key Secretary's responsibilities include:

Accompanying the Governor when meeting with Mexican officials
Monitoring and advising the Governor's Office and other agencies on issues affecting Texas-Mexico relations
Working with Mexican federal, state and local officials on issues affecting Texas, Mexico and the border region
Representing the Governor at international meetings and in planning the Border Governors Conference
Monitoring state and federal legislation on border issues

Texas Border and Mexican Affairs Division

Border Issues: Immigration

Center for Comparative Immigration Studies—University of California-San Diego
The Center for Comparative Immigration Studies at the University of California-San Diego is an interdisciplinary, multinational research and training program devoted to comparative (especially cross-national) work on international migration and refugee movements. Its main intellectual agenda is to systematically compare the U.S. immigration experience - historical and contemporary -- with that of other labor-importing countries in other regions (especially the Asia-Pacific, Latin America, and We
Center for Immigration Research University of Houston
The Center for Immigration Research seeks to study the consequences of current immigration trends in order to inform decision making concerning international and national immigration policies, as well as to disseminate information to local institutions, organizations and policy-makers involved with the settlement and incorporation of America's "new immigrants" into their communities.
Center for Migration Studies
The Center for Migration Studies of New York (CMS), founded in New York in 1964, is one of the premier institutes for migration studies in the United States. It is committed to facilitating the study of sociodemographic, historical, economic, political, legislative and pastoral aspects of human migration and refugee movements. CMS brings an independent perspective to the interdisciplinary study of international migration and refugees without institutional constraints of government analysts and
Mexican Migration Project
A bi-national project of the Office of Population Research at Princeton University and the Universidad de Guadalajara to study and document the process of Mexican migration to the United States. The MMP gathers and maintains high quality social and demographic data on the lives and characteristics of documented and undocumented Mexican migrants to the United States and makes the collected data available to the public for research and educational purposes
Migration Dialogue—Migration News
Migration Dialogue promotes an informed discussion of the issues associated with international migration by providing unbiased and timely information on immigration and integration issues. Migration Dialogue supports five major activities: Migration News, Rural Migration News, Opinion Leader Seminars, Comparative Migration Policy Research, and California Rural Welfare Database. Migration News provides a monthly summary of recent immigration developments that can be read in 60 minutes or less. Ma
Migration Policy Institute
The Migration Policy Institute (MPI) is an independent, non-partisan, non-profit think-tank in Washington, D.C. dedicated to the study of the movement of people worldwide. MPI provides analysis, development, and evaluation of migration and refugee policies at the local, national, and international levels. It aims to meet the rising demand for pragmatic and thoughtful responses to the challenges and opportunities that large-scale migration, whether voluntary or forced, presents to communities and
Migration Information Source
This site offers "fresh thought, authoritative data, and global analysis of international migration and refugee trends" and chronicles global migration movements. Global Data contains charts and tables for several countries dating back to 1990 and Country Profiles contains articles on various countries' immigration and emigration policies, experience, patterns, and forecasts. There are also U.S. Historical Trends, related links, and a glossary.
Pew Hispanic Center
A nonpartisan research organization supported by The Pew Charitable Trusts. Its mission is to improve understanding of the U.S. Hispanic population and to chronicle Latinos' growing impact on the entire nation. The Center does not advocate for or take positions on policy issues. It is a project of the Pew Research Center, a nonpartisan "fact tank" in Washington, DC that provides information on the issues, attitudes and trends shaping America and the world. Regularly publishes research reports on
Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC)
Based at Syracuse University, TRAC gathers and analyzes U.S. government data on border, immigration and customs enforcement, drug, alcohol, tobacco and firearms enforcement, etc. TRAC-DHS, http://trac.syr.edu/tracdhs/index.html monitors the Department of Homeland Security and publishes regular reports on immigration, and other border enforcement issues.
Udall Center
The Udall Center at the University of Arizona conducts research and publishes reports on various border issues including immigration and the environment.

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