WEB RESOURCES

ISSUES REGARDING
IMMIGRATION & ENFORCEMENT
Web Resources
6/1/08


MIGRATION & IMMIGRATION TASK FORCE

Diocese of California
The Episcopal Church

PURPOSE & OUTLINE

"Comprehensive Immigration Reform"
accepts the desire to manage population inflows and outflows. At the same time, it seeks to respect the dignity and contributions of those who have immigrated to this country, whether or not they have met the requirements and procedures for entry and/or residence.

The issues are huge, and here we hope to give you ready references to the debate and to the reasons and means for you to advocate for comprehensive immigration reform.

EPISCOPAL CHURCH - POLICY & ADVOCACY

The Episcopal Church: Resolutions and statements by General Convention and church leaders: www.episcopalchurch.org/emm.

Episcopal Public Policy Network: "represent the social policies of the church established by the General Convention and Executive Council," including immigration and other issues of social justice. Can register for alerts. www.episcopalchurch.org/eppn

Episcopal Diocese of California:

  • 2006 Resolution to implement General Convention Resolution A017.
  • 2007 Resolution to outline action on behalf of undocumented immigrants.
  • Additionally, immigration issues, Episcopal policies, resolutions; power point presentations, etc.: http://madreanna.org/immref

    Episcopal responses to immigration issues: Search for "episcopal" & "immigration" Diocesan responses: add "diocese" to search.

WARNING

INFORMATION ON THESE WEBSITES MAY BE INACCURATE OR OUTDATED.

For reliable information, contact an attorney or qualified specialist. Things change so fast and are often so unclear, you may want to seek 2d and 3d opinions.

Please note: Sources are in alphabetical order.

"NEUTRAL"

New York Times: News, archives, articles, opinions http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/subjects/i/immigration_and_refugees

FAITH-BASED

  • American Friends' Service Committee: Includes "directory of the principal national groups ... relating to immigrant and refugee communities," includes other faiths: http://afsc.org/immigrants-rights/
  • Christians for Comprehensive Immigration Reform: coalition of Christian organizations, churches, and leaders ...., includes discussion guide - lined at bottom of home page http://www.sojo.net/
  • Episcopal Migration Ministries: Refugee resettlement, migration, and immigration: episcopalchurch.org/emm
  • Episcopal Public Policy Network: Calls to action: www.episcopalchurch.org/eppn
  • Episcopal, Unofficial: Church policy & documents, some in Spanish and bilingual. http:/madreanna.org/immref
  • Justice for Immigrants: "provides tools and information for diocesan and community-based organizing, education, and advocacy efforts" (Roman Catholic): http://aila.org
  • Coalition for Comprehensive Immigration Reform: "Collaborative ... by ... community, immigrant, labor and policy leaders" with the "mission and central purpose...to pass progressive comprehensive immigration reform": http://cirnow.org
  • Immigrant Legal Resource Center: "Promoting, educating & empowering immigrants and their advocates," includes bilingual (Eng/Sp) "help for immigrants"/"ayuda para inmigrantes" and downloadable "handbook for immigrant youth": http://cirnow.org
  • National Council of La Raza (NCLR): Bi-lingual (Eng/Sp) information & resources - see "immigration" under "NCLR's Work - Topics, Programs, and Policies" http://nclr.org
  • National Immigration Forum: "advocates and builds public support for public policies that welcome immigrants and refugees and are fair to and supportive of newcomers to our country" http://immigrationforum.org

    For "Immigration Basics," still a great summary: click on "Publications" from the home page.
  • National Immigration Law Center (NILC): "A leading expert on immigration, public benefits, and employment laws affecting immigrants and refugees: http://nilc.org
  • National Lawyers Guild (NLG), National Immigration Project: "working to defend and expand the rights of all immigrants in the United States," includes bilingual (Eng/Sp) http://www.nationalimmigrationproject.org

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