Online information about immigration laws and humane immigration reform:

Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights
ICIRR educates and organizes immigrant and refugee communities to assert their rights; promotes citizenship and civic participation; monitors, analyzes, and advocates on immigrant-related issues; and, informs the general public about the contributions of immigrants and refugees. One of the most comprehensive resources we've found for talking points on humane immigration reform and updates on legislation.

Latinos Progresando
This Chicago-based organization serves immigrants through low-cost legal immigration services, community education and engagement, and advocacy/organizing around policy that affects immigrants. Sign up for their email newsletter to receive informative legislative updates.

National Immigration Law Center
NILC's mission is to protect and promote the rights and opportunities of low-income immigrants and their family members. They conduct policy analysis and impact litigation and provide publications, technical advice, and trainings.

Online information about Day Laborers:

Albany Park Workers' Center
Information about day labor in Chicago, including how to hire day laborers.

Presidential Candidates on Immigration Reform

Learn how the candidates for President in 2008 are talking-or not talking-about immigration. Nearly all the Republican candidates address immigration on their web sites. Of the Democrats, only Dennis Kucinich, Barack Obama, and Bill Richardson treat immigration as a major policy issue on their official sites; Joe Biden, Hillary Clinton, John Edwards, and Chris Dodd leave immigration off their web sites altogether.

The New York Times	Council on Foreign Relations
Mike Huckabee (Republican)	Duncan Hunter (Republican)
Dennis Kucinich (Democrat)	John McCain (Republican)
Barack Obama (Democrat)	Ron Paul (Republican)
Bill Richardson (Democrat)	Mitt Romney (Republican)
Tom Tancredo (Republican)	Fred Thompson (Republican)