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A Guide for State & Local Policymakers and Advocates

Guide Cover AILA’s state and local resource guide provides a roadmap to help policymakers and advocates steer through the policy minefields created by the recent proliferation of immigration-related state and local ordinances. Download the Guide, or visit www.aila.org/stateguide for more information.

AILA National Day of Action 2008: It Doesn’t Take Super Powers to Make a Difference

Cite as "AILA InfoNet Doc. No. 08011134 (posted Jan. 11, 2008)"

April 3, 2008
Washington, D.C. & Beyond


What is National Day of Action?

AILA National Day of Action is your opportunity to educate Members of Congress and their staff about the problems plaguing our immigration system so that they can be more effective in crafting, promoting, and supporting legislative solutions. Hundreds of AILA members come to DC for this event, veterans and first-timers alike. Each National Day of Action participant brings unique insight and perspective of the practice and practicalities of immigration law and each participant adds significant value to AILA's overarching advocacy strategy.

This year, we will break from the traditional Lobby Day.

In addition to our annual D.C. based Lobby Day, we are planning a truly national advocacy outreach effort-from Maine to Washington state and every region in between. On April 3, 2008, AILA will host a National Day of Action for advocates from all over the country to participate in meetings and educational sessions to help legislators and their legislative and district office staff understand the real implications of our broken immigration system.

For more information on National Day of Action 2008 priority issues, talking points, and other materials to help you prepare for National Day of Action, please visit our National Day of Action Materials page.


Program for the National Day of Action Events on Capitol Hill

The program for the National Day of Action events on Capitol Hill is now available. Please see the brief schedule below, or download a printer-friendly National Day of Action Schedule of Events. Also, view our online map to find the location of the L'Enfant Plaza Hotel, the House Office Building and the Senate Office Buildings.

7:15am-9:00am    Registration and Breakfast Briefing, L'Enfant Plaza Hotel

8:00am-5:00pm    Hometown RadioRecordings, L'Enfant Plaza Hotel

9:00am-5:00pm    Meetings with Members of Congress and Congressional Staff*

11:00am-2:00pm   Drop-in Lunch, Senate Conference Room (SC-4)

6:00pm-8:00pm    Reception, AILA National, 918 F. Street NW

*Meetings with members of Congress and congressional staff will occur throughout the day. Please give precedence to these meetings and feel free to attend the lunch and other events on a drop-in basis in between your scheduled lobbying meetings.