Guides & Reports
Trends in Naturalization
Trends in Naturalization (External link)
In this brief, we examine changes in the number of naturalized citizens and the rate of naturalization. We also explore the size and characteristics of the pool of immigrants in the United States now or soon to be eligible to naturalize. Core findings include:
Inspiring Leadership in Immigrant Communities
Inspiring Leadership in Immigrant Communities (External link)
By Lutheran Immigration & Refugee Services (LIRS)
Inspiring Leadership in Immigrant Communities
Inspiring Leadership in Immigrant Communities (External link)
By Lutheran Immigrant & Refugee Services (LIRS) and Immigrant Legal Resource Center (ILRC) The leadership development model explored in this initiative has at its core the relationship between community-based organizations that provide services to immigrants and the immigrant communities they serve. We believe this is an effective collaboration because the uniting of established, experienced organizations with the energy, ideas, skills and concerns of immigrants and refugees can strengthen both. It is only one of several immigrant-oriented leadership development models.
Pursuing Democracy's Promise: Newcomer Civic Participation in America
Pursuing Democracy's Promise: Newcomer Civic Participation in America (External link)
Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees (GCIR) and Funders’ Committee for Civic Participation (FCCP) joined forces to research and produce Pursuing Democracy’s Promise: Newcomer Civic Participation in America to call the philanthropic community’s attention to the critical
importance of engaging immigrants and refugees in civic life and integrating them fully into our society.
Choas on the US-Mexico Border: A Report on Migrant Crossing Deaths, Immigrant Families and Subsistence-Level Laborers
This report attempts to put a human face on immigration and labor problems through dozens of case studies. The report covers border crosing deaths, human rights abuses against migrants in Mexico and the United States, the inundation of border communities with Border Patrol agents, ranchers, Indian nations, the expansion of U.S. enforcement activities outside the U.S.
At-Risk Reports
At-Risk Reports (2000-2001)
In 2000-2001, CLINIC published a series of reports on immigration issues based on numerous case studies. These are not current reports.
The reports identify, track, and examine the impact of our nation's laws and immigration policies on at-risk immigrants. They illustrate particularly compelling problems faced by immigrants, clear explanations of the law at the root of such problems, and other research.
Research on Barriers and Opportunities for Increasing Leadership in Immigrant and Refugee Communities
Research on Barriers and Opportunities for Increasing Leadership in Immigrant and Refugee Communities (External link)
Prepared for: The Hyams Foundation, Inc.
Prepared by: Emily Gantz McKay, President
Kristin Scotchmer, Director of Organizational Development
Myriam Figueroa-Melendez, Research and Evaluation Specialist
Saima Huq, Research and Project Assistant
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