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| American Civil Liberties Union
The ACLU's Immigrants Rights section advocates for the rights of immigrants, refugees and non-citizens, challenging unconstitutional laws and practices, and countering the myths upon which many of these laws are based.
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| American Immigration Law Foundation
AILF educates the public about immigration law and policy and the value of immigration to American society; promotes public service and excellence in the practice of immigration law; and pursues fundamental fairness and due process under the law for immigrants in the courts.
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| American Immigration Lawyers Association
Professional association for immigration lawyers.
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| Arab American Institute
Information and perspectives on civil liberties of Arab Americans.
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| Center for Immigration Studies
Think tank devoted exclusively to research and policy analysis of the economic, social, demographic, fiscal, and other impacts of immigration on the United States. Pursues "pro-immigrant, low-immigration" policies.
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| Center for Urban Research
Conducts the Second Generation project, a study of the children of immigrants to New York City, and collects other demographics about the city's immigrant population.
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| Department of Homeland Security
Created in 2002, the Department of Homeland Security houses the agencies which replaced the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS).
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| Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR)
Supports restrictionist approach to immigration and enforcement of current laws.
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| Florida Immigrant Advocacy Center
Florida Immigrant Advocacy Center (FIAC) protects and promotes the basic human rights of immigrants of all nationalities in Florida through direct representation of individual clients and impact advocacy efforts.
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| Homeland Security Project
Formed shortly after the 9/11 attacks, The Century Foundation's Homeland Security Project has helped to inform the public and influence policymaking about complex challenges related to preventing and responding to domestic terrorism. Through working groups and other initiatives, the Project brings together prominent academics, journalists, and policymakers to advance the national debate.
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| Human Rights First
Human Rights First works in the United States and abroad to create a secure and humane world by advancing justice, human dignity and respect for the rule of law, in particular, to protect human rights activists and refugees.
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| ImmigrantVoting.org
A clearinghouse of information on the history, politics, law and philosophy behind the practice of allowing non-citizens to vote in state and local elections. Covers campaigns for local citizenship around the country, with a focus on efforts in New York City.
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| International Organization for Migration
Leading international organization working with migrants and governments to provide humane responses to migration challenges.
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| Migration Policy Institute
Top resource for research on global migration. Site houses the Migration Information Source with comprehensive, easy to search data on interntional migration.
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| National Conference of State Legislatures
Immigration policy section of the NCSL.
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| National Council of La Raza
Information about immigration policy with respect to Latino immigrants.
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| National Immigration Forum
Leading advocacy and research group dedicated to embracing and upholding America’s tradition as a nation of immigrants. Site includes information about direct advocacy, links to resources and factsheets and analysis.
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| National Network for Immigrant and Refugee Rights
National coalition conducting public education campaigns and developing plans of action related to important immigrant and refugee issues.
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| U.S. Border and Transportation Security
A part of the Department of Homeland Security, it works to secure U.S. borders and monitor travel and transportation within the country.
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| U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
USCIS is responsible for the administration of immigration and naturalization adjudication functions and establishing immigration services policies and priorities.
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| U.S. Customs and Border Protection
This is the agency of the Department of Homeland Security responsible for managing, controlling and securing our Nation's borders.
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| U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
It is the largest investigative arm of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), is responsible for identifying and shutting down vulnerabilities in the nation’s border, economic, transportation and infrastructure security.
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