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March-April 2007 Newsletter
Resources for Immigration Activism
Below is a short list of resources for those interested in learning – and doing – more for progressive immigration reform.
American Civil Liberties Union, Immigrants' Rights Project
39 Drumm Street, San Francisco, CA 94111
www.aclu.org/immigrants
Provides access to ACLU materials relating to immigration, including “Briefing Papers” and position statements. Link to an archive of materials presented to Congress via correspondence or in-person testimony.
American Friends Service Committee - Immigrant Justice Program
1501 Cherry Street, Philadelphia, PA 19102
www.afsc.org/immigrants-rights
Provides information and helps raise public awareness about immigration laws and their impact on immigrant communities.
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
820 1st Street NE, #510, Washington, DC 20002
www.cbpp.org
Contains an extensive selection of CBPP reports on policy issues affecting low- and moderate-income persons.
Migration Policy Institute
1400 16th St NW, Ste 300, Washington, DC 20036
www.migrationpolicy.org
An independent think tank dedicated to the study of the movement of people worldwide.
National Day Labor Organizing Network
2533 W. Third St. Ste. 101, Los Angeles, CA 90057
www.ndlon.org
Supports the centers that organize day laborers to fight for legalization, workers rights, day labor hiring centers, civil rights and other issues.
National Employment Law Project
80 Maiden Lane, Suite 509, New York, NY 10038
www.nelp.org
NELP's Immigrant and Nonstandard Worker Project seeks to protect and promote employment rights of low wage workers.
National Immigration Forum
50 F Street NW, Suite 300, Washington, DC 20001
www.immigrationforum.org
Contains NIF's analyses of current issues in immigration as well as “Immigration Facts,” a series of short papers featuring useful statistical and historical information.
National Immigration Project of the National Lawyers Guild
14 Beacon Street, Suite 602, Boston, MA 02108
www.nationalimmigrationproject.org
A national-level, legal support group that specializes in defending the rights of immigrants facing incarceration and deportation.
National Network for Immigrant and Refugee Rights
310 8th St., Suite 303, Oakland, CA 94607
www.nnirr.org
Promotes a just immigration and refugee policy in the United States and the rights of all immigrants and refugees, regardless of immigration status.
Southern Policy Law Center Immigrant Justice Project
400 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, AL 36104
www.splcenter.org
Litigates cases that can result in systemic change and presses for reform in the agricultural and forestry industries.

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