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During the late 1980s, CHIRLA's activities focused on three major areas: education, political advocacy, and community organization.At this time, majority of their advocacy work was centered around helping undocumented immigrants fill out their applications that would grant them a form of legal status through the amnesty provision of the Immigration Reform and Control Act. [1]
The National Immigration Law Center (NILC) is a center in the United States that "engages in policy analysis, litigation, education and advocacy, to achieve [the] vision" of "a society in which all people—regardless of race, gender, immigration or economic status—are treated fairly and humanely."
A California lawmaker is leading the charge to make undocumented residents eligible for a popular state-backed home loan program, weeks before it gives out another $250 million in down payment ...
In 1993 the West Hollywood City Council voted for West Hollywood to become the first official pro-choice city in America. [ 144 ] In 2006, the City Council passed a medicinal marijuana resolution, by a vote of 4–0, making it the first city in Southern California to adopt a lowest law enforcement priority law for cannabis offenses.
The statement goes on to say that California lawmakers adopted Senate Bill 54 in 2017 to ensure that no state and local resources are used to assist with federal immigration enforcement.
Separate employers’ data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics show that more than 70% of the nearly 400,000 payroll jobs added in California between June 2022 and June 2024 have been in just two ...
NIJC's work has been cited in articles about immigration, immigrant detention, and refugees in the New York Times [13] [14] [15] the Wall Street Journal, [16] The Guardian, [17] and numerous other publications.
American Immigration Lawyers Association offices at 1331 G Street, NW in Washington, D.C. Originally called the Association of Immigration and Nationality Lawyers, the association was founded on October 14, 1946 by a group of 19 immigration lawyers and professionals in Manhattan, New York . [ 4 ]