National Immigration Law Center
@NILC
Defending and advancing the rights and opportunities of low-income immigrants & their family members. #FreedomToThrive #HomeIsHere #ProtectFamilies #SaveAsylum
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Let's chat racial justice and immigration! We will explore how centuries of racial injustices in America have shaped the outdated and anti-Black immigration system that exists today.
Join #TPSforCentralAmerica 🇬🇹🇭🇳🇳🇮🇸🇻 and partners for a #TPSjustice Twitter Town Hall on Tuesday, 4/23, 3pm EST!
Join me for a virtual discussion w/ Jonathan Blitzer of The New Yorker on May 1st at 1 pm EDT on the politics & policy of #immigration in the U.S. and his #book Everyone Who Is Gone Is Here. Register free via eCornell ecornell.cornell.edu/keynotes/overv…
We should all feel safe in the place we call home, no matter where we're from or what our gender identity is. 🏳️⚧️
Here are 3 orgs to follow & amplify that fight for trans rights across the country:
TransgenderLawCenter
The TransLatin@ Coalition
National Center for Transgender Equality
This #FAFSAWeekOfAction , check out Presidents' Alliance on Higher Ed & Immigration's resource hub for the latest Federal Student Aid guidance & tools to help mixed-status families navigate the financial aid application process.
#FAFSAFastBreak #BetterFAFSA
higheredimmigrationportal.org/Resource/fafsa…
Workers not only need recognition, but a real safety net including workplace protections, safe conditions & fair wages.
Thanks to orgs like Workers Justice ✊🏾❤️ & Resilience Force for advocating for the rights and well-being of all workers.
cnn.it/4aw0aah
Check out Dr. Felecia S. Russell's new book, 'Amplifying Black Undocumented Student Voices in Higher Education.'
This powerful memoir sheds light on the challenges faced by undocumented Black students & how we can work to make higher ed more inclusive.⤵️
presidentsalliance.org/amplifying-bla…
Our #HomeIsHere and we are here to stay.
Congress must deliver a pathway to citizenship for immigrant youth.