White House Website on Immigration

DREAM Act 2010, Immigration Policy Center, Nov 2010

The Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2010: A Summary, Immigration Policy Center, Sept 2010

AILA Summary of the Schumer Proposal on Comprehensive Immigration Reform, April 29, 2010

Summary of Cong. Gutierrez's C.I.R.A.S.A.P. bill introduced December, 2009

DREAM Act introduced: On March 26,2009 the Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act (DREAM Act) was re-introduced.  In the Senate, the bill number is S. 729, and was introduced by Senators Richard Durbin (D-IL) and Richard Lugar (R-IN), along with Senators Russell Feingold (D-WI), Edward Kennedy (D-MA), Patrick Leahy (D-VT), Joseph Lieberman (I-CT), Mel Martinez (R-FL) and Harry Reid (D-NV).  In the House, the bill is called the American Dream Act, and was introduced by Representatives Howard Berman (D-CA) and Lincoln Diaz-Balart (R-FL), along with Anh "Joseph" Cao (R-LA), John Conyers (D-CA), Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Devin Nunes (R-CA), Jared Polis (D-CO), Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL), and Lucille Royball-Alard (D-CA).  The bill would provide a path to legal status for young people who came to the U.S. before the age of 16 and who graduated from high school in the U.S.

You can find information about the DREAM Act, including links to the co-sponsors lists and resources related to it, on the National Immigration Forum website.
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State Responses to Immigration:  A Database of All State Legislation
This database contains all bills and resolutions related to immigrants or immigration that were considered by state legislators across the nation.  At present, the database contains all immigration-related legislation for 2007.  Data for 2008 and historic 2001-2006 data will be added in the coming months.
State Responses to Immigration is a joint project of the Migration Policy Institute (MPI) and a research team at the New York University School of Law (NYU).

http://www.migrationinformation.org/datahub/statelaws.cfm

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KNOW YOUR RIGHTS - January 2008
Members of the public should remember that unless an officer has a warrant, you are not required to invite that person into your home. Under US law, you may also properly refuse any question that is put to you and instead remain silent. You do not need to cooperate with any investigation if you do not want to do so. We believe that the guidance, advice and assistance of an experienced attorney is very important in circumstances such as these.
The community is asked to call their local immigration center for further detailed information.

Download pdf file: KNOW YOUR RIGHTS prepared by the ACLU

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ALERT: BEWARE OF "LEGALIZATION PAPERWORK" FRAUD
May 2007
Any organization (whether public or private) or individual (e.g., notary public or attorney), who claims that a new legalization plan has been enacted, or that you should prepare for a soon-to-be approved legalization program, is committing fraud.  Protect yourself and your community:

• Do not pay anyone or any organization to assist with the “preparation of legalization paperwork”
• The U.S. Congress has not approved, nor has the President signed immigration reform legislation that includes a process for the adjustment of status (e.g., becoming a permanent resident)

At this time, the U.S. Senate and the House of Representatives continue to debate the issue and laws to reform the existing immigration system HAVE NOT BEEN ENACTED.

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The Irish Apostolate USA, on behalf of Irish immigrants in the country, is committed to working for a comprehensive solution to the current immigration crisis.  A comprehensive approach will:
1) include a path to citizenship for the undocumented;
2) include a temporary guest worker program with a path to citizenship;
3) reduce the backlog in family-reunification;
4) restore due process rights for immigrants;
5) provide appropriate security for our borders and for U.S. citizens.

Contacting Congress
It is important that you let your legislator know that you support comprehensive immigration reform – and a path to citizenship for the undocumented. The anti-immigration faction is well organized and their followers are very vocal. We need to make more calls and make sure our voices are heard!

Your Senators and Representatives need to hear from you. Let them know people in their state support comprehensive immigration reform. You can contact them by phone, fax and email. Please follow the links to get the details for your representatives.

How to Contact Your Elected Federal Officials
The U. S. Capitol Switchboard at 202-224-3121 will connect you directly to the Washington office of your member of Congress. Tell them which zip code you are calling from to get the details for your representative and your senators.

To contact The White House: http://www.whitehouse.gov/contact/

To contact any Senator: link to site

To contact a member of the House of Representatives in Washington: http://clerk.house.gov/

To find the local contact information for your Representative:  http://www.house.gov/