Congressional Research Service Reports
The Congressional Research Service is a research arm of the Library of Congress charged with developing objective policy papers for members of congress who are studying an issue.
Penn State Databases
- Congressional Research Service Reports This link opens in a new windowProvide objective, non-partisan analysis of public policy issues before the legislature. Full text PDF of reports. Available to Penn State faculty, staff, and students.
Free Resources
- EveryCRSReport -- Immigration PolicyEveryCRSReport attempts to make all CRS Reports available to the public. Reports are arranged by policy topics and are keyword searchable.
Pro Con Resources
- Immigration. CQ researcher. by Christina L. Lyons. (2016, July 28).Outlines the issues and the arguments surrounding immigration discussions.
- Opposing Viewpoints -- Undocumented ImmigrantsPerspectives from both sides of the issue. Includes opinion pieces, news articles, academic articles, statistics and more.
- ProCon.org -- Illegal ImmigrationTackles key issues around immigration with both pro and con analysis.
Additional Resources
- Congressional Budget Office--ImmigrationThe CBO analyzes the impact of policy changes on budgetary matters. Particularly good for analysis of important bills going through congress.
- Government Accountability Office (GAO)Investigates how well government programs operate. Good for issues such as immigrant detention centers, etc.