And Injustice for All: Workers’ Lives in the Reconstruction of New Orleans
By Advancement Project, National Immigration Law Center, and the New Orleans Worker Justice Coalition
Post-Katrina New Orleans workers are all attempting to survive in the face of inequitable and unjust policies and practices, such as substandard working conditions, homelessness, threat of police and immigration raids, and nonpayment of wages. The media, government, and private institutions create a perception of competition between African American and immigrant workers, fueling racial tension between people who in reality share a common struggle. This report raises the voices of New Orleans workers and attributes the underlying cause of such circumstances to racism existing at the systemic level—structural racism. To read the entire report, click here.

The Immigrant Rights Movement: An Opportunity for Community Empowerment
By the South Asian American Leaders of Tomorrow (SAALT) The ongoing struggle for fair and equitable immigration reform is not solely a Latino issue but, rather, one that necessarily impacts the entire, diverse diaspora of immigrants who are an inextricable part of this country. To read the entire article, click here.

The Movement for Immigrant Rights
By Tenants and Workers United & Padres Unidos
The current immigrant rights movement should move all the people, not just immigrants. Not only does this movement represent an opportunity for unity across racial, generational, ethnic, and economic divides, it also signals the chance to unify citizens and non-citizens alike in the forming of electoral and non-electoral strategies for achieving reform. To access this article, click here.

Restore Immigrant Voting Rights
By Ron Hayduk
In the U.S., the opportunity to vote has always been tied to citizenship, right? Not so. In the overall scheme of things citizenship, as a prerequisite to voting, is a new concept for this country. In fact, during not so distant points in this country’s history, citizenship has been an irrelevant factor in determining who can vote - just ask African Americans and women. If you’re wondering whether noncitizen immigrants have ever been allowed to vote in this country, the answer is YES! To learn more, click here.

Today We March, Tomorrow We Vote!
By Joshua Hoyt, Illinois Coalition for Immigrant & Refugee Rights (July 2006)
Immigrants living in this country have the potential to join the ranks of the electorate by becoming citizens and registering to vote. Additionally, the U.S. born children of immigrants have the potential to create significant changes through the ballot box if they too become registered voters. But just what do the numbers behind these potentially new voters look like? Click here to find out: http://www.icirr.org/index_files/tomorrowwevote.pdf.

Immigrant Rights: Youth Leadership in Action!
By Tara McDonald, Advancement Project
Youth have a lot at stake in the ongoing immigration debate: their families, friends, neighbors, the communities they live in and their very futures are at stake—regardless of individual immigration status. Increasingly, youth are recognizing what is at stake and they are stepping up to the plate as today’s leaders and tomorrow’s future. To read the entire article, click here.

“Si Se Puede” Means “We Shall Overcome”
By Reverend Jesse L. Jackson, Sr.
What is the connection that unmistakably ties the current immigrant rights movement to the African-American community? This movement is one for freedom, democracy, job security, peace, and social justice. These goals should sound familiar to all of us regardless of our immigration status, race, or nationality. To read the entire article, click here.

Stealing Democracy: The New Politics of Voter Suppression
By Spencer Overton (June 2006)
Described as a must-have for anyone interested in the integrity of the electoral system, this book uses real-life stories to demonstrate how supposedly insignificant election practices create barriers to the ballot box while at the same time, the outcome of elections ultimately determine policies on everything from schools to wars. Overton also provides strategies to move the country toward restoration of self-government, including making it easier for all Americans to vote and renewing the Voting Rights Act. To get your copy, visit: www.stealingdemocracy.com.

Restrictive Legislation Leads to Push for Immigrant Voter Registration
By Tara McDonald, Advancement Project
Nearly 14.25 million immigrants are eligible to become naturalized citizens and register to vote in the United States. The We Are America Alliance, a nationwide coalition of local, statewide, and national immigrant, grassroots, and labor organizations, is galvanizing support for “Democracy Summer,” a new initiative designed to encourage immigrant citizenship applications and voter registrations. To learn more, click here.