Attorney.org » Immigration http://www.attorney.org All Legal Fri, 16 Jul 2010 20:20:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 The Center for Community Change http://www.attorney.org/the-center-for-community-change.html http://www.attorney.org/the-center-for-community-change.html#comments Fri, 30 Oct 2009 18:25:27 +0000 admin http://www.attorney.org/?p=332 Center for Community ChangeThe 1960’s were a period characterized by much civil unrest. Citizens were dissatisfied with social and political conditions, particularly with the treatment of minorities, and police-citizen relations was at a crisis point. However, this provided the springboard for organizations such as the Center for Community Change to hit the ground running.

Born in the rough and tumble of social change in the late 1960’s, the Center for Community Change began by helping six community-based groups in low-income neighborhoods to increase their organizational effectiveness, cultivate leaders, advocate for local residents, and master the technical skills needed to create housing, businesses, and services for their community. To date, the Center has built and strengthened thousands of grassroots organizations and hundreds of coalitions that provide a voice for those who are not heard.
CCC’s first years were the building blocks towards their mission: a commitment to low-income people; a focus on neglected populations and communities; investments in grassroots leaders; and a belief in the power of ordinary people to solve their own problems.

They are also at the center of the following political issues:

Health Care

CCC’s co-leads the Health Rights Organizing Project, a national coalition of grassroots organizations fighting for inclusive, affordable and universal health care.
Over the past year, CCC and its allies helped to secure federal policies that will expand coverage to 4,000,000 uninsured children and enable states to extend coverage to 400,000 immigrant children.
Housing
Housing trust funds are permanent sources of dedicated revenue for affordable housing. Today some 600 housing trust funds operate in cities, counties and states across the country, generating more than $1 billion each year for housing to serve low- and moderate-income families. CCC’s Housing Trust Fund Project is the nation’s leading source of expertise to create these funds. They played a key role in shaping the new National Housing Trust Fund for which $1 billion is now pending in Congress.
Immigration
CCC’s Fair Immigration Reform Movement mobilizes grassroots, immigrant-led organizations to build a path to citizenship and an equal chance at the American Dream for all. Through organizing and education, FIRM helps integrate immigrants into the civic life of America.

Worker Justice

CCC helps grassroots groups unite to improve prospects for workers in the bottom third of the labor market and shape the public policies that affect jobs and economic security. In 2009 their efforts were key to improving Unemployment Insurance and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, and to increasing refundable tax credits that will keep 1 million children out of poverty. CCC’s national coalition is now striving to address sky-rocketing unemployment rates in communities of color, and the long-term lack of access to quality jobs that has plagued low-income workers for decades.

Visit the Center for Community Change website to learn more about their plan to shape the future, other current projects, and donate to make a difference with CCC.

]]> http://www.attorney.org/the-center-for-community-change.html/feed 0 Why Would You Need an Immigration Attorney? http://www.attorney.org/immigration.html http://www.attorney.org/immigration.html#comments Thu, 08 Oct 2009 03:00:15 +0000 admin http://www.attorney.org/?p=80 Inmigration

Inmigration

There are plenty of reasons why people from all over the world still come to the United States of America. The United States is still one of the most affluent, exciting countries in the world, and there’s no doubt that this is one of the main reasons why immigrants still come here trying to go for the American dream. Many of the people coming to this country do not know much about the law here though, and this can be a problem. An immigration attorney can offer legal help to any immigrants that need it. Here are four reasons why someone may need to visit an immigration attorney for legal help.

1. Acquiring permanent residency – Over time it has become more and more difficult to get a green card in this country. While in the past we were a growing country that accepted anyone that wished to gain residency here, we are now a developed nation and the requirements have become more plentiful. Speaking with an immigration attorney for legal help can be very beneficial. The immigration attorney can explain just what you have to do to get residency and what your chances are. Asking an immigration attorney for this type of legal help is a very viable option.

2. Student Visas – The United States has several of the top universities. This is why people come to the country for an education. If a student wishing to attend a school here needed legal help, an immigration attorney could be the right person to speak with. An immigration attorney can help to get a Student Visa as well. Allowing students from other countries to attend universities here is not only bringing more money into our economy, but if they choose to stay here afterwards we will have more talented people in our work force. Student Visas are an important reason to ask for legal help.

3. Citizenship – For those that have been here for some time and think it’s time for naturalization, speaking with an immigration attorney will help the process along. We don’t know everything there is to know in these situations, so asking for legal help is a natural course of action.

4. Work Visas – Everyone has a right to pursue their dreams. That is why Work Visas exist. Speaking with an immigration attorney for legal help can help you come here to work and provide for your families legally. With legal help from an immigration attorney you can put yourself on a fast track to realizing your dreams.

There are a number of reasons why you might need legal help. Whether you want to live in the United States permanently or you just want to stay here for some time to work or attend a university, consulting with an immigration attorney can help you transition into a country that you might not have too much familiarity with. It is important that you ask for help when you need it instead of suffering without it.

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