Websites
Immigration Education
Non-Profit Organization sites
Amnesty International
Documents human rights issues of concern to AI worldwide, reflects the activities AI has undertaken during
the year to promote human rights and to campaign against specific human rights abuses.
Church World Service
Human rights Documentation
Exchange
HRDC
Defends immigrant survivors of human rights abuses by providing information critical to their claims for refuge
in the United States, advancing public awareness of human rights abuses and encouraging public policy development.
Human Rights Watch
Dedicated to protecting the human rights of people around the world. Investigates and exposes human rights
violations and holds abusers accountable.
Immigrant Legal Resource Center
Provides legal alerts, publications, seminars, trainings and other resources on immigration laws.
LIFE materials packet
Free resource available from the ILRC website.
National Asian Pacific American Legal
Consortium
Works to protect and advance the civil rights of Asian Pacific Americans. Offers alerts, updates and briefing
material on immigration, naturalization, language rights and welfare reform.
National Council of La Raza
Established in 1968 to reduce poverty and discrimination, and improve life opportunities for Hispanic Americans.
National Clearinghouse on
Agricultural Guest Worker Issue
National Immigration Forum
Advocates and builds support for public policies that welcome immigrants and refugees. Offers a series of short
papers featuring useful statistical and historical information related to immigration.
National Immigration Law Center
Staff specializes in immigration law, employment and public benefits rights of immigrants. Conducts policy analysis
and impact litigation; provides publications, technical advise and trainings on immigration. Covers current topics
such as drivers' licenses, employment, public benefits, educational materials.
National Network for Immigrant and Refugee Rights
Offers extensive coverage of issues relating to CIS raids and the militarization of the border.
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
Established by the U.N. General Assembly in 1950; one of several attempts by the international community during the
20th century to provide protection and assistance to refugees.
U.S. Committee for Refugees
Information on refugees worldwide.
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Legal sites
American Bar Association
Immigration Pro Bono Development Project
Resources for local Bar associations seeking to develop pro bono projects for immigrants. Directory of local pro
bono panels.
American Immigration Law Foundation
Established to promote public understanding of immigration law and policy through education, policy analysis, and
support to litigators.
American Immigration Lawyers Association
Basic immigration information and updates on current immigration policies.
Siskind's Immigration Bulletin
Access through visalaw.com.
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Government sites
Asylum Resource
Information Center
Department of Labor Office of Administrative
Law Judges
Includes selected statutes and regulations relevant to the Immigration programs that may be adjudicated by the Office
of Administrative Law Judges, United State Department of Labor.
Department of State
Advances U.S. objectives and interests. Supports the foreign affairs activities of other U.S. Government entities
including the Department of Commerce and the Agency for International Development. Also provides an array of important
services to U.S. citizens and to foreigners seeking to visit or emigrate to the U.S.
Employment and Training
Administration
Instructions for Filing Applications for Alien Employment Certification for Permanent Employment in the United States.
Executive Office for Immigration
Review Pro Bono Program
Has a list of free Legal Service Providers by state; provides other helpful information.
House of Representatives
Links to websites of members of Congress.
House of Representatives Committee on the
Judiciary
Contains testimony from Immigration Subcommittee Hearings.
Human Rights Reports
Internet Law Library
Office of the Special Counsel for Immigration
Related Unfair Employment Practices
Created by the anti discrimination provisions of the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 to monitor and litigate
immigration related employment discrimination.
The White House
Includes Presidential Statements and texts of press conferences.
THOMAS
The Library of Congress's site for information on Congressional legislation, past and pending.
U.S. Census Bureau
Statistics on U.S. population including the foreign born.
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services
Offers press releases, downloadable immigration forms, statistics, information on Naturalization, information for
employers, other immigration information.
U.S. Department of Labor
Information on Foreign Labor Certification, processing dates, forms, state contacts, prevailing wage, application
process and appeals process.
U.S. Embassy
Information on Embassies and other Diplomatic Missions.
U.S. Executive Office for Immigration Review
U.S. State Department, Bureau of
Population, Refugees and Migration
U.S. Senate
Links to Websites of Senators.
Visa Bulletin
Summarizes the availability of immigrant numbers each month.
Visa Services
Information on visa services, visitor visas and application, affidavits of support, student visas, immigrant visas, employment
visas, marriage to foreign nationals, public charge information, statistics and other visa questions.
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