Immigration Resources

National Immigration NGOs (Non-governmental organizations) and think tanks:

Cato Institute's Center for Trade Policy Studies, http://www.freetrade.org/issues/immigration.html

Center for Immigration Studies, http://www.cis.org/

Federation for American Immigration Reform, http://www.fairus.org/site/PageServer

Immigration Voice (a grass-roots not-for-profit organization striving for legal immigration reform for highly-skilled professionals),
http://immigrationvoice.org/

Manhattan Institute's Center for Race and Ethnicity, http://www.manhattan-institute.org/html/cre.htm

Migration Policy Institute's National Center on Immigrant Integration Policy, http://www.migrationinformation.org/integration/

National Immigration Forum, http://www.immigrationforum.org/

Pew Hispanic Center, http://pewhispanic.org/

California & Bay Area Immigration NGOs and think tanks:

Bay Area Immigrant Rights Coalition, http://www.immigrantrights.org/about.asp

Center for the Continuing Study of the California Economy, http://www.ccsce.com/

Public Policy Institute of California, http://www.ppic.org/main/home.asp

SIREN (Services, Immigrant Rights, and KQED Education), http://www.siren-bayarea.org/

Governmental agencies:

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis

U.S. Department of State Visa home page, http://travel.state.gov/visa/visa_1750.html

"Working in the U.S." (a federal web page with information for those interested in working in the United States)

http://www.usa.gov/visitors/work.shtml

Other organizations and resources:

Unite Families (an organization that advocates on behalf of legal permanent residents separated from their families because of immigration laws
http://www.unitefamilies.org/

College or H-1B Visas: Educate tomorrow's workers or import them, report says
www.sfgate.com article

"Immigration Calculations" Bibliography:

Books, Studies, and Articles

"Immigration Calculations" Music Credits: Music used in Immigration Calculations

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