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Terminology and Reporting About Illegal Immigration
This tipsheet discusses the wide variation across media about the terms used to address those \"who entered the U.S. without valid immigration documents or those who have overstayed their visas.\" Examples are given from different style guides.
Tags: undocumented workers; illegal immigrants; illegal aliens; immigration documents; AP stylebook; Wall Street Journal; Los Angeles Times
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Immigration Links
This documents contains links to government pages, sites, blogs and data that may be useful for reporters covering issues related to immigration.
Tags: immigrants; immigration; visas; TRAC; Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse; immigration reform
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Death on the Job
The safety conditions for working illegal immigrants in America is difficult to determine. Since illegal immigrants do not have any documents you have to dig to find the info you need. Maier points reporters in the right direction for data and information on illegal immigrants who die on the job.
Tags: labor; statistics; OSHA; Department of labor; worker safety; immigrants; illegal immigrants
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Documenting America's Immigration Courts
Getter lists several documents, Web sites and other sources that are helpful for reporters investigating immigration courts.
Tags: Executive Office for Immigration Review; translators; Board of Immigration Appeals