Immigration & Asylum Resources: Immigration-Related Organizations & Blogs

The American Immigration Council (AIC) is a non-profit organization dedicated to increasing public awareness of the contributions of immigrants and working toward fair immigration laws. (AIC Website). Website offers resources for attorneys (such as a newsletter and practice advisories), for immigrants (such as a discussion of U.S. immigration law, links for information on becoming a citizen and getting a lawyer) and for teachers (such as sample lesson plans and presentations relating to immigration).

The American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) is a professional organization primarily for lawyers who practice and teach immigration law.
Its website offers news on developments in immigration law and legislation, congressional testimony on immigration, issue papers on immigration issues, articles on ethics in practice of immigration law, and so on. Some of the resources on the AILA Web-site are only accessible by AILA members. Also offers an e-mail alert service for immigration news. This service is available for AILA and non-AILA members.

The Center for Immigration Studies (CIS) is a think tank devoted to researching the impact of immigration on the United States. CIS has a "pro-immigrant, low-immigration vision." (CIS Website)
Website provides select news stories on immigration, congressional testimony on immigration, and articles from the CIS publication The Backgrounder. Web-site offers a daily (CISNEWS) and a weekly e-mail (This Week in Immigration) alert service for immigration news. The e-mail alert services are available free.

The National Immigration Forum (NIF) is an immigrants' rights organization that "advocates and builds support for public policies that welcome immigrants and refugees." (NIF Website)
Website offers links to immigration-related news clips, NIF press releases, and so on.

The National Immigration Law Center (NILC) is an organization "dedicated to protecting and promoting the rights of low income immigrants and their families." (NILC Website) Website includes analysis of proposed immigration legislation, articles on employment and public benefits as they relate to immigrants, and community education materials.

The National Immigration Project of National Lawyers Guild (NIP) provides "advocacy-oriented legal support on immigrants rights issues." (NIP Website) Website offers materials for attorneys representing aliens, such as sample briefs, strategies, and other materials.

Offers links to reports and white papers as well recorded webinars that are available for purchase.

Blog of the American Immigration Council. Discusses policies and legislative reforms in the United States in relation to immigrant communities.

University of Michigan Law School site that analyzes new cases, legislation, and emerging issues in the areas of refugee and asylum law.