IMMIGRATION – NATURALIZATION (IM)

(21 linear feet; boxes 1-52)

A primary category containing information pertaining to the administration of immigration and naturalization laws relating to the admission, exclusion, registration and deportation of aliens and the naturalization of aliens lawfully resident in the United States. Includes migration to or from the United States. Also used for foreigners requesting visas to visit or remain in the United States. Includes materials on Reagan Administration immigration and naturalization policy; political asylum policies; the SAVE Program (Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements); the influx of refugees from Haiti, Cuba, El Salvador, Nicaragua, and other countries; the efforts of the administration to influence soviet Union policies regarding the emigration of individuals and families to the United States and Israel; the deportation of suspected NAZI war criminals; the Immigration Act of 1985; Presidential proclamations suspending temporary visits of Cuban and Panamanian officials; and efforts to control illegal immigration.

Subject categories and sub-categories fully available for research are bolded. Closed categories and sub-categories have a simple phrase describing their contents.

DESCRIPTION OF SECONDARY FILE CODES

File Code Description

IM Immigration – Naturalization (21.0 ft.; Boxes 1-52)