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The National Immigration Law Center (NILC) is a center in the
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that "engages in policy analysis, litigation, education and advocacy, to achieve hevision" of "a society in which all people—regardless of race, gender, immigration or economic status—are treated fairly and humanely." They claim to concentrate on social, economic, and racial justice for low-income immigrants. They have offices in
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as well as in
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and
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,
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. Their executive director is Marielena Hincapié.


Activities

NILC plays a role both in advocacy to influence legislation in a manner that would provide greater justice to immigrants and in spreading awareness and information so that immigrants can better navigate the existing social, political, and legal landscape. Unlike the
National Immigrant Justice Center The National Immigrant Justice Center (NIJC) is a center affiliated with the Heartland Alliance in the United States that "is dedicated to ensuring human rights protections and access to justice for all immigrants, refugees and asylum seekers." Its ...
, they do not provide or facilitate direct legal representation to immigrants. Their activities include publishing information on immigration reform legislation, immigration enforcement, workers' rights, education, driver's licenses, taxes, and litigation. Their litigation activities are intended as
impact litigation Strategic litigation, also known as impact litigation, is the practice of bringing lawsuits intended to effect societal change. Impact litigation cases may be class action lawsuits or individual claims with broader significance, and may rely on s ...
, i.e., they focus on litigation that might have an effect on state laws or on the judicial interpretation of these laws.


External coverage


Media coverage

The ''
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'' lists NILC as one of the main advocacy groups related to immigration in the United States, alongside the
National Immigration Forum The National Immigration Forum is an immigrant advocacy non-profit group, based in Washington, DC. It was founded by Phyllis Eisen and Rick Swartz . The Forum uses its communications, advocacy and policy expertise to advocate for immigration, refu ...
, and
American Immigration Lawyers Association The American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), founded on October 14, 1946, is a voluntary bar association of over 15,000 attorneys and law professors who practice and teach immigration law. AILA member attorneys represent U.S. families see ...
. NILC has been cited in discussions of immigration and immigrant legal rights in the ''New York Times'', the ''
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'', ''
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'', and the ''
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''.


See also

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Immigration Policy Center The Immigration Policy Center (IPC) is the research and policy arm of the American Immigration Council, a 501(c)(3) organization in the United States dedicated to promoting immigration to the United States and protecting the rights and privileges ...


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{{Authority control History of immigration to the United States Immigration political advocacy groups in the United States Organizations established in 1979