Interagency Task Force on Immigration Policy Staff ReportDepartment of Justice, 1979 - 540 pages Research report commenting on immigration legislation and migration policies in the USA - studies demographic aspects, international relations and economic implications of immigration policies, occupational choice, civil rights and employment opportunities for foreigners and migrant workers, exclusion, deportation of irregular migrants (forced return migration), etc. Graphs, references and statistical tables. |
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Page 280 - First, there is the right to be free from governmental violation of the integrity of the person.
Page 68 - adjacent islands" includes Saint Pierre, Miquelon, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Haiti, Bermuda, the Bahamas, Barbados, Jamaica, the Windward and Leeward Islands, Trinidad, Martinique, and other British, French, and Netherlands territory or possessions in or bordering on the Caribbean Sea. (c) As used in title III — (1) The term "child...
Page 113 - No person except as otherwise provided in this title shall hereafter be naturalized as a citizen of the United States upon his own petition who cannot demonstrate — (1) an understanding of the English language, including an ability to read, write, and speak words in ordinary usage in the English language...
Page 241 - The total fertility rate is the number of births that 1,000 women would have in their lifetime if, at each year of age, they experienced the birth rates occurring in the specified year. A total fertility rate of 2,110 represents "replacement level" fertility for the total population under current mortality conditions (assuming no net immigration).
Page 295 - State should, within 30 days of receiving an application for a nonimmigrant visa by any alien who is excludible from the United States by reason of membership in or affiliation with a proscribed organization but who is otherwise admissible to the United States, recommend that the Attorney General grant the approval necessary for the issuance of a visa to such alien, unless the Secretary determines that the admission of such alien would be contrary to the security interests of the United States...
Page 280 - Third, there is the right to enjoy civil and political liberties — freedom of thought ; of religion ; of assembly ; freedom of speech ; freedom of the press; freedom of movement both within and outside one's own country ; freedom to take part in government.
Page 402 - No employer shall knowingly employ an alien who is not entitled to lawful residence in the United States if such employment would have an adverse effect on lawful resident workers.
Page 50 - ... skills and those joining their families. In establishing preferences, a nation that was built by the immigrants of all lands can ask those who now seek admission: "What can you do for our country?" But we should not be asking: "In what country were you born?
Page 453 - ... of his own choice, at no expense to the Government. He shall also be advised that any statement he makes may be used against him in a subsequent proceeding and that a decision will be made within 24 hours or less as to whether he will be continued in custody or released on bond or recognizance.
Page 403 - ... pay a fine of not less than two hundred nor more than five hundred dollars or be imprisoned for not less than six months, or both, in the discretion of the court.