The U.S. immigration system is complicated and can be difficult to understand. This resource page provides key information about our system, providing a basis for more complicated matters and disproving commonly circulated myths.
The Basics:
- Overhauling Immigration Law: A Brief History and Basic Principles of Reform [1] (February 2013)
- How the United States Immigration System Works: A Fact Sheet [2](March 2014)
- Breaking Down the Problems: What's Wrong with our Immigration System [3] (January 2010)
- Focusing on the Solutions: Key Principles of Comprehensive Immigration Reform [4] (November 2009)
- Opportunity and Exclusion: A Brief History of U.S. Immigration Policy [5] (January 2012)
Disproving Myths:
- Immigration Myths and Facts [6] (U.S. Chamber of Commerce, October 2013)
- Tackling the Toughest Questions on Immigration Reform: Short Answers to the Most Common Questions [7](July 2013)
- De-Romanticizing Our Immigrant Past: Why Claiming "My Family Came Legally" Is Often a Myth [8](November 2008)
- Why Don't They Just Get In Line? The Real Story of Getting a "Green Card" and Coming to the U.S. Legally [9](March 2008)
View all of our Basics of Immigration Publications here. [10]
Published On: Sun, May 29, 2011