Resource List from Immigration 2024 Workshop at LWVUS Convention
Prepared by the LWV Immigration Discussion Group
KEY IMMIGRATION NON-PARTISAN NON-PROFITS:
Migration Policy Institute Expert analyses of immigration and integration policies and issues; data including labor markets, educational outcomes, and social cohesion.
National Partnership for New Americans
The League works on naturalization and voter participation initiatives with NPNA, a multi-ethnic collaborative of 70 of the nation's largest immigrant and refugee rights coalitions with operations/offices in 40 states. One example: https://www.vote411.org/npna
National Immigration Forum
The Alliance for a New Immigration Consensus is a diverse group of leaders from the faith, business, agriculture, education, and national security communities, as well as advocates from across the political spectrum working to advance bipartisan legislative solutions on immigration reform and border security. Sign up for NIF weekly news summaries.
Presidents' Alliance on Higher Education and Immigration
The Alliance is composed of over 550 presidents and chancellors of public and private colleges and universities in 43 states, working on policies and programs to integrate and improve the prospects of the hundreds of thousands of undocumented students enrolled in higher education.
STATE LEVEL POLICY RESOURCES:
The National Conference of State Legislatures has two databases of immigration laws by state and key topics. For links to actual legislation related to immigration 2024-forward, visit: Immigration Legislation Database. For legislation from 2008-2023, visit: Immigration Legislation Archived Database. Topics include drivers licenses, in-state tuition, recognition of professional licensure, health care and public benefits, budget and economic issues, and more.
FEDERAL RESOURCE:
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) USCIS is responsible for establishing policies related to processing immigration petitions and providing information on citizenship tests and naturalization applications. Citizenship Resource Center has helpful toolkits. Interagency Strategy for Promoting Naturalization | USCIS
LWV position on Immigration Advocacy, visit: www.lwv.org/other-issues/immigration blog
ARTICLES ON MYTHS & MISINFORMATION ON IMMIGRATION:
Non-citizens Are Not Voting in Federal or State Elections : https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/noncitizens-are-not-voting-federal-or-state-elections-heres-why.
Debunking lies about immigrants:
Debunking the Lies Politicians Say About Immigrants | Vera Institute
IMMIGRATION DISCUSSION GROUP and their Leagues:
LEADERS PRESENT AT CONVENTION:
Jane Andrews, jmlandrews@gmail.com, 781-956-0269 (San Diego, CA)
Katherine Gavzy, kathgav4@gmail.com, 510-508-9062 (Pasadena Area, CA)
Edwina Jaramillo (Southern New Mexico)
Nancy Kral, nbkral8@gmail.com, 713-542-7518 (Houston,TX)
Susan Martin (San Juan Islands, WA)
Deborah Macmillan (Greater Princeton NJ)
Diane Tasian, diane@thetasians.com, 214-850-7054 (Dallas, TX)
LEADERS PRESENT VIRTUALLY:
Beryl Flom (San Diego, CA)
Meredith Machen (Santa Fe, NM)
Kim Reed (Glen Ellyn, IL)
Linda Wassenich (Dallas, TX)
TO JOIN THE LWVUS IMMIGRATION DISCUSSION GROUP:
Send an email to jmlandrews@gmail.com or kathygav4@gmail.com
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