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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Ethnic & Immigrant Centers, Human Services, Immigration
Mission: The nilc immigrant justice fund (ijf), an affiliate organization of the national immigration law center, advocates for common sense, effective, and fair immigration policies that make it possible for low income immigrants to fully integrate into the social, economic and political fabric of the united states. The ijf relies upon its extensive connections with advocacy groups nationwide, combined with its staff's federal advocacy experience, expertise on issues that affect immigrants' daily lives, and distinctive use of policy, legal and communications strategies, to ensure that immigrants' rights advocates have a powerful impact on the shape and nature of immigration reform policies that come under consideration in congress.
Programs: Immigration policy reforms - the ijf continued to play an integral leadership role in advocating for broad and humane immigration policy reforms that protect immigrant youth and their families from deportation and provide them with opportunities to live, work, and build their futures in the u. S. ; challenging immigration enforcement policies violate fundamental civil and human rights; and defending against restrictions on immigrants' access to the programs and services they need to live healthy lives.