Immigration Reform

LCCR is dedicated to seeing the nation's broken immigration system finally repaired.  But we are adamant that it should be a humane, comprehensive fix; one that is realistic about the nation's economic needs and ensures basic civil and human rights and worker protections for all workers - immigrant and native-born alike.

LCCR Reports

• American Justice Through Immigrants' Eyes - 8/5/04

110th Congress

• Piecemeal Legislation, Raids Take Place of Immigration Overhaul - Civil Rights Monitor Winter 2008
• The Immigration Reform Debate Continues - Civil Rights Monitor Winter 2007
• States Respond to Federal Immigration Reform Inaction - Feature Story - 8/15/07
• New Senate Immigration Compromise 'Falls Short' of Comprehensive Immigration Reform - Feature Story - 5/25/07
• Civil Rights Groups Unite around Low-Wage Principles for Immigration Reform - Feature Story - 5/4/07
• Hearing on the U.S. Economy, U.S. Workers, and Immigration Reform - Testimony - 5/3/07
• Evangelical Christian Leaders Bring Morality into Immigration Reform Debate - Feature Story - 4/25/07

109th Congress

• The Immigration Debate: H.R. 4437, S. 2454, and S. 2611 - Civil Rights Monitor Fall 2006
• Recent Wave of Immigration Bills Do Little to Reform - Feature Story - 10/23/06
• House Immigration Enforcement Bills - Speech by Wade Henderson - 9/21/06
• What the Public Really Wants on Immigration - Report - Center for American Progress - 6/29/06
• Civil Rights Groups Say Senate Immigration Bill Not Good Enough; Big Fight Expected in Conference - Feature Story - 6/5/06
• Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2006 Fact Sheet - National Immigration Law Center - 5/30/06
• Civil Rights Coalition Pushes for Real Immigration Reform - Press Release - Leadership Conference on Civil Rights - 5/25/06
• DC Rally for Fair Immigration Policy Draws Diverse Participants  - Feature Story - Feature Story - 4/17/06
• Poll: Immigrants Say Reform Debate Muddied by Racism and Congress' Bad Job - Feature Story - 4/4/06
• Reject the "Secure America's Borders Act" (S. 2454) - Advocacy Letter - 03/31/06
• Multilingual Poll of Legal Immigrants On U.S. Immigration Policy - LCCREF and Center for American Progress - 3/28/06
• Civil Rights Coalition Pushes for Comprehensive Immigration Reform; Decries Frist's Divisive Bill - Feature Story - 3/22/06
• Comprehensive Immigration Reform and National Day of Action - Speech by Wade Henderson - 3/22/06
• LCCR: Frist Immigration Bill Violates Good Faith Senate Bipartisanship - Press Release - Leadership Conference on Civil Rights - 3/17/06
• Civil Rights Coalition Joins Widespread Calls for Comprehensive, Fair Immigration Reform - Press Release - Leadership Conference on Civil Rights - 3/15/06
• Birthright Citizenship Bill Fuels Anti-Immigrant Sentiments - Feature Story - 1/23/06
• LCCR Calls for Rejection of "Harsh and Unfair" Immigration Bill  - Feature Story - 12/14/05
• Principles for an Immigration Policy to Strengthen and Expand the American Middle Class - Report - Drum Major Institute for Public Policy - 12/2/05
• Too Little, Too Late: President Fails to Offer Meaningful Reforms to Secure Nation's Border - Fact Sheet - Center for American Progress - 11/28/05
• Rally Calls for Comprehensive Immigration Reform; Old Policy Is "Out of Step With Reality" - Feature Story - 10/17/05
• Hurricane Katrina-related "Immigration Relief" Bill Passed by House Falls Short (pdf) - Fact Sheet - National Immigration Law Center - 9/22/05
• Beyond the Border Buildup: Towards a New Approach to Mexico-U.S. Migration - Report - Immigration Policy In Focus - 9/6/05
• Immigration Debate: Politics, Ideologies of Anti-Immigration Forces - Report - International Relations Center - 6/17/05
• Support "AgJOBS" 2005 - Advocacy Letter - 04/18/05
• National Survey of Voter Attitudes on Immigration (pdf) - Report - National Immigration Forum - 4/7/05

Immigration Reform Following September 11

• Immigrants, Employers Hurt by New Initiative - Feature Story - 8/13/02
• Family Reunification Act Clears Committee - Feature Story - 8/9/02
• National Leaders Join in Support of Immigration Reform - Feature Story - 4/12/02
• Letter to Judiciary Committee on INS Reorganization - Advocacy Letter - 04/12/02
• Statement by LCCR Exec. Director Wade Henderson at SEIU Press Conference on Immigration - Speech by Wade Henderson - 4/11/02
• Letter to House Judiciary Committee on INS Restructuring - Advocacy Letter - 04/10/02
• Henderson Criticizes Employer Sanctions, Supports Anti-Discrimination Laws in Testimony Before House Immigration Subcommittee - Feature Story - 3/22/02
• 'Restoration of Fairness in Immigration Act of 2002' Announced at Press Conference - Feature Story - 3/13/02

Older Content

• The 1996 Immigration Laws and their Impact on Civil Rights - Civil Rights Monitor Fall 2000
• Immigration Reform Should Address Anti-Discrimination Issues - Civil Rights Monitor October 1985