The contributors to We Are Not Dreamers—themselves currently or formerly undocumented—poignantly counter the Dreamer narrative by grappling with the nuances of undocumented life in this country. If you would like to suggest a resource, please send an e-mail at [email protected]. Description: This video describes the steps that immigrant families can take to prepare and plan in case of encounters with immigration enforcement. Description: Memorandum signed by DHS Secretary Kelly on February 20, 2017, implementing the Executive Order entitled “Border Security and Immigration Enforcement Improvements”, Resource: Implementation Memo: Enforcement of the Immigration Laws to Serve the National Interest Source: Justice for Immigrants, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops The screening is free of charge, confidential and personalized. Source: Fair Immigration Reform Movement (FIRM) Resource: Immigration Attorney Online Directory Source: Immigration Legal Resource Center Source: Immigration Advocates Network The chapters trace Asian American history from the beginning of the migration flows toward the Pacific Islands and the American continent to Japanese American incarceration and Asian American participation in World War II, from the experience of exclusion, violence, and racism to the social and political activism of the late twentieth century. Description: This annotated document provides analyses, relevant facts and links to useful resources to the executive order on enhancing public safety in the interior of the United States signed by the Trump administration on January 25, 2017. Resource: Resistance and Solidarity: Sanctuary Congregations in an Era of Mass Deportation – An Interfaith Sanctuary Toolkit The policy guidance in this toolkit is directly informed by the important lessons of cities and counties who have lead these efforts to date. Description: In this article, authors Robert Warren and John Robert Warren describe a method for producing annual estimates of the unauthorized immigrant population in the United Sates and components of population change, for each state and DC, for 1990–2010. Lydio F. Tomasi, C.S. Source: Center for Migration Studies Description: A directory of nonprofit organizations that provide free or low-cost immigration legal services, Resource: Find Legal Help Description: A national hotline to report raids, obtain legal assistance, and connect to local organizing groups. CMS is also a member of the Scalabrini Migration Study Centers, a network of think-tanks on international migration and refugee protection. Description: A series of flyers that explain five ways immigrant families and communities can organize. Resource: Connect to Services Description: This guide informs immigrants about encounters with law enforcement, how to read a warrant, and how to design an emergency plan. Source: Justice for Immigrants, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops Resource: Visa Overstays and the Decline in the US Undocumented Population Description: This guide offers nine ways immigrants and their families can prepare for possible enforcement actions. Resource: Executive Order: Border Security and Immigration Enforcement Improvements Source: Immigrant Justice Corps and the NYU Immigrant Rights Clinic Source: Justice for Immigrants, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops Description: Videos of presentations by legal service providers and experts that explain immigrants their rights and safety planning. The study finds that mass deportations would plunge millions of US families into poverty, cost $118 billion to care for US-citizen children of deported parents, imperil the housing market and reduce GDP. Featured book: Roger Waldinger's edited volume, A Century of Transnationalism: Immigrants and their Home Connections
Description: This paper offers a statistical portrait of the intended direct beneficiaries of the Deferred Action for Parents of Americans and Lawful Permanent Residents (DAPA), the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), and the DACA expansion (DACA-plus) programs.