American Immigration Council
The American Immigration Council is a Washington, D.C.-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and advocacy group.[1][2][3] It advocates for immigrants to the United States and opposes US President Donald Trump's immigration policy.[4][5] It was established in 1987, originally as the American Immigration Law Foundation, by the American Immigration Lawyers Association.[6]
Motto | Honoring our Immigrant Past, Shaping our Immigrant Future |
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Formation | 1987 |
Type | 501(c)(3) organization |
Purpose | Immigration |
Headquarters | 1331 G St. NW, Suite 200, Washington, D.C., 20005 |
Executive director | Beth Werlin |
Executive assistant | Crystal Avila |
Legal assistant | Hilda Bonilla |
Policy analyst | Joshua Breisblatt |
Parent organization | American Immigration Lawyers Association |
Subsidiaries | Immigration Policy Center |
Website | www |
Formerly called | American Immigration Law Foundation |
References
- Chappell, Bill (7 May 2014). "Report Details Hundreds Of Complaints Against U.S. Border Agents". NPR. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
- Gladstone, Rick (14 January 2016). "Research Doesn't Back a Link Between Migrants and Crime in U.S." The New York Times. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
- Partlow, Joshua (16 January 2017). "U.S. border officials are illegally turning away asylum seekers, critics say". The Washington Post. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
- "Feds decided to deport her — two decades after her Miami marijuana arrest". miamiherald. Retrieved 2019-01-17.
- "About the American Immigration Council". American Immigration Council website. Retrieved 18 Jan 2019.
- Warner, Judith (2010). U.S. Border Security: A Reference Handbook. ABC-CLIO. p. 306. ISBN 9781598844078.
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