2005 - 2004

Advocacy Contacts Form(76 KB - 11/15/2005)
Does the local newspaper editor live next door to you? Let us know! Our collective advocacy contacts are invaluable as we educate policy makers and our communities about fair and reasonable immigration laws. Fill out this confidential form, and we’ll help you communicate most effectively with your influential contacts on our advocacy priorities. AILA Doc. No. 05111510.
American Businesses Urge Congress to Increase Access to H-1B Visas(33 KB - 10/5/2005)
Nearly 400 businesses from across America sent a letter urging Congress to increase access to H-1B visas. Without Congressional action, U.S. employers needing highly educated foreign professionals with critical skills will have to wait more than a year before they can obtain this needed expertise. AILA Doc. No. 05100564.
Plan of Action Checklist for Comprehensive Immigration Reform Advocacy(36 KB - 9/27/2005)
What will you do to advocate for comprehensive immigration reform? Choose from the actions in this Checklist and sign the Action Pledge! AILA Doc. No. 05092760.
Essential Workers Help Our Economy(154 KB - 6/20/2005)
AILA Issue Paper on essential workers. AILA Doc. No. 03031745.
Social Security No-Match Letters: A Symptom of a Broken Immigration System(127 KB - 6/20/2005)
AILA Issue Paper on Social Security no-match letters. (AILA Doc. No. 03031746)
AILA Backgrounder: Social Security and Immigration(155 KB - 6/20/2005)
AILA backgrounder Issue Paper on Social Security and Immigration. (AILA Doc. No. 03031747)
Eliminate the Three, Ten and Permanent Bars (Updated 7/20/06)(86 KB - 6/20/2005)
AILA Backgrounder on the three-year, ten-year, and permanent bars to admission, created by IIRAIRA in 1996. AILA Doc. No. 03031758. En Español
Immigrants' Access to Driver's Licenses: A Matter of Safety and Security (Updated 7/20/06)(108 KB - 6/20/2005)
AILA Issue Paper on restricting immigrant access to driver's licenses. (AILA Doc. No. 03031761). En Español
AILA Backgrounder: Due Process, Civil Liberties, and Security: All Essential for a Strong America (Updated 7/20/06)(143 KB - 6/20/2005)
This updated AILA Backgrounder discusses the importance of upholding due process and civil liberties while enhancing our national security. AILA Doc. No. 05062062.
H-1B Professionals At A Glance(111 KB - 6/20/2005)
AILA Issue Paper on H-1B professionals. (AILA Doc. No. 03031757)
H-2B Short-Term Workers: Essential for Our Nation's Economy (Updated 7/20/06)(82 KB - 6/20/2005)
AILA’s issue paper on the need for permanent H-2B reform. AILA Doc. No. 04042613.
AILA Backrounder: Balancing Security and Efficiency at U.S. Ports of Entry(214 KB - 6/20/2005)
AILA Backgrounder on the Challenges Facing the Department of Homeland Security at Ports of Entry. (AILA Doc. No. 03070311)
L-1 Visas & U.S. Economic Growth: Preserving & Strengthening the Intracompany Transferee Visa Category (updated 7/20/06)(91 KB - 6/20/2005)
AILA Backgrounder on the L Visa. (AILA Doc. No. 03073040)
Racist Groups Exploit Immigration Issues in Effort to Promote Anti-Hispanic Agenda, Says Anti-Defamation League (6/16/2005)
The world's leading organization in the fight against anti-Semitism addresses the exploitation by anti-immigration groups of illegal immigration issues and points to their outreach to hate groups. AILA Doc. No. 05061662.
Sign-on Letter to the Senate Members from Environmental Groups Opposing the REAL ID Act (H.R. 418) (4/7/2005)
A letter from environmental groups to Senate Members urging them to oppose the REAL ID Act (H.R. 418) provisions of the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Tsunami Relief (H.R. 1268).
Letter from The September 11th Families for Peaceful Tomorrows, Urging Senate to Oppose REAL ID Act (4/6/2005)
A letter from The September 11th Families for Peaceful Tomorrows, urging Senators to oppose H.R. 418, the REAL ID Act if it is presented either as part of the Supplemental Appropriations bill or as separate legislation to be amended to that bill.
List of Organizations Opposing the REAL ID Act(40 KB - 3/30/2005)
A list of the 590 organizations opposing the REAL ID Act as of March 30, 2005. AILA Doc. No. 05033017.
Letter from Brennan Center for Justice, Urging Senate Majority Leader Not to Support REAL ID Act(162 KB - 3/22/2005)
NYU’s Brennan Center for Justice sent a letter to Senate Majority Leader Frist on 3/18/05, urging him not to lend his support to the REAL ID Act of 2005. AILA Doc. No. 05032270.
Protecting Unaccompanied Children(186 KB - 3/9/2005)
Approximately 6,200 children reach our country every year, unaccompanied by a parent or legal guardian. Bipartisan legislation introduced in the 109th Congress would provide guidelines for the detention, care, and placement of these children. This packet will help you advocate for the Unaccompanied Alien Child Protection Act of 2005 (S. 119). AILA Doc. No. 05031061.
The Real ID Act (H.R. 418): A Real Threat to Due Process and Civil Liberties(308 KB - 3/9/2005)
Many of the troubling anti-immigrant provisions that were stripped from the intelligence reform bill have resurfaced as part of the REAL ID Act (H.R. 418). If enacted, these provisions will undermine our security and further marginalizing our moral standing in the international community. This packet will assist you in opposing the REAL ID Act. AILA Doc. No. 05031062.
H-2B Short-Term Workers: Essential For Our Nation’s Economy(194 KB - 3/9/2005)
Unless Congress acts quickly to pass the “Save Our Small and Seasonal Businesses Act of 2005” (S. 352/ H.R. 793), thousands of positions will go unfilled. Consequently, many U.S. small businesses will be forced to limit their services or close their doors—some permanently. This packet will assist you in advocating in support of the H-2B visa. AILA Doc. No. 05031060.
Arizona Chapter Press Release: Arizonans Deserve Better: Vote “No” on Proposition 200(83 KB - 10/28/2004)
The Arizona Chapter of AILA urges all Arizona voters to oppose Proposition 200 and on November 2 vote “NO” on this poorly drafted measure. Do not be fooled by this wolf in sheep’s clothing. What Arizonans and the rest of America need is comprehensive immigration reform and an immigration system that works for Arizona and for America. AILA Doc. No. 04102814.
Letter from Family Members of 9-11 Victims to House of Representatives (10/20/2004)
An open letter in which family members of 9-11 Victims oppose provisions within HR 10 that would expand the USA Patriot Act and reform immigration law in ways not recommended by the 9-11 commission.
Letter from 9/11 Commission Urging Conferees to Delete Controversial Immigration Provisions(73 KB - 10/20/2004)
A letter from the 9/11 Commission Chairmen calling on the Chairman of the intelligence reform bill (H.R. 10/S. 2845) conference committee to delete from the final measure the controversial immigration provisions that go well beyond the Commission’s recommendations. AILA Doc. No. 04102012.
Sign-On Letter Calling on KCRA-TV to Remove “Gana La Verde” from the Air (8/12/2004)
A letter from AILA’s Southern California Chapter and other interested organizations calling on the management of KRCA-TV to remove from the air immediately the show entitled "Gana la Verde".
AILA Backgrounder: Immigration-Related Recommendations from the 9/11 Commission’s Final Report(121 KB - 7/26/2004)
AILA Backgrounder on the immigration-related recommendations from the 9/11 Commission’s final report. The report provides an account of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, including preparedness for and the immediate response to the attacks, as well as observations and recommendations related to immigration controls and inter-agency information sharing. AILA Doc. No. 04072671.
H-2B Update (4/9/2004)
The Senate adjourned for spring recess at the end of the day Thursday without dealing with the H-2B issue. This update contains the latest information on the H-2B campaign as well as AILA resources to assist your and your clients' advocacy efforts to Save Summer! AILA Doc. No. 04040961.
Comprehensive Immigration Reform Packet(267 KB - 2/24/2004)
Our current immigration system needs reform. It meets neither our security nor our economic needs, nor does it adequately reunify close family members of U.S. citizens and legal permanent residents. This packet will assist you in advocating in support of comprehensive immigration reform. AILA Doc. No. 04022461.
H-1B Visa Packet: Highly Educated Foreign Professionals(227 KB - 2/23/2004)
The H-1B visa program, which allows U.S. employers to hire highly educated foreign professionals on a temporary basis, helps fulfill the need for professional workers essential to both our economic development and our nation’s ability to compete in a global environment. This packet will assist you in advocating in support of the H-1b visa program. AILA Doc. No. 04022376.
State and Local Law Enforcement of Federal Immigration Law - the CLEAR Act and its Senate Counterpart(333 KB - 2/23/2004)
The CLEAR Act would require state and local police to enforce federal civil immigration laws or lose certain critical funding. The HSEA takes a slightly different tack by denying funding to states or localities that have policies or practices in place which prevent their police from enforcing such laws. This packet will assist you in opposing both the CLEAR Act and HSEA. AILA Doc. No. 04022372.
Department of Homeland Security and America's Borders(308 KB - 2/23/2004)
Issue packet containing "Immigration and the Department of Homeland Security," and "America's Borders: Balancing Our Security and Our Economic Needs." This packet will assist you in advocating for better policies with the Department of Homeland Security and at our borders. AILA Doc. No. 04022373.
AgJobs Act Issue Packet: Achieving a Stable and Legal Agricultural Workforce(195 KB - 2/23/2004)
Our immigration laws fail to account for the economic and social realities confronting the United States. Nowhere is this fact more evident than in the agricultural sector. This packet will assist you in advocating in support of Agricultural Job Opportunity, Benefits, and Security (AgJobs) Act of 2003. AILA Doc. No. 04022370.
Questions and Answers on the Agricultural Job Opportunity, Benefits, and Security Act of 2003(147 KB - 1/15/2004)
Questions and Answers on the Agricultural Job Opportunity, Benefits, and Security (AgJobs) Act of 2003 (S. 1645/H.R. 3142). Also En Español.(AILA Doc. No. 04011541)
AgJOBS: The Key to Achieving a Stable and Legal Agricultural Work Force (updated 7/9/07)(78 KB - 1/13/2004)
AILA Position Paper on pending legislation that would reform our current agricultural labor system. AILA Doc. No. 04011343.
Eliminate the Asylee Adjustment Cap(109 KB - 12/6/2004)
AILA Issue Paper calling for the elimination of the annual cap on the number of asylees who may become lawful permanent residents. AILA Doc. No. 04120690

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