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Immigration Law: Legislative Histories

Databases & Websites

The Legislative History of Naturalization in the United States from the Revolutionary War to 1861
Accessible via the Making of Modern Law - Legal Treatises collection.
Immigration and Nationality Acts, 1950-1978
This 15 volume set and its index are accessible via HeinOnline.
Immigration and Nationality Acts, 1977-1986, First Series
This 32 volume set is accessible via HeinOnline.

Congressional Publications (ProQuest) This link opens in a new window
Includes legislative histories for a variety of immigration laws from the Congressional Information Service.
Congressional Publications Help Guides
U.S. Federal Legislative History Library This link opens in a new window
In addition to the inclusion of comprehensive federal legislative histories published by the U.S. GPO and private publishers, this library also includes a unique finding aid based on Nancy Johnson's award-winning work, Sources of Compiled Legislative Histories.

Print Compilations

Legislative History of American Immigration Policy, 1798-1965 by E. P. Hutchinson
Call Number: Law Library Stacks KF4805.8 1981

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