Coalition for Comprehensive Immigration Reform
From Uncovered
"Coalition for Comprehensive Immigration Reform" appears to be the name of the organization, with "New American Opportunity Campaign" being their major campaign.
From their site cirnow.org/content/en/about_us.htm:
The Coalition for Comprehensive Immigration Reform (CCIR) is a new collaborative developed by national and local community, immigrant, labor and policy leaders in 2004. Based in Washington, DC, the mission and central purpose of the CCIR is to pass progressive comprehensive immigration reform.
The New American Opportunity Campaign (NAOC) is the legislative campaign for comprehensive immigration reform powered by strategic, coordinated activities provided by immigrant advocacy, grassroots, religious and labor organizations across the United States and on Capitol Hill. The NAOC will organize and mobilize the voices and power of the pro-immigrant movement in support of national legislation...
Their board of directors (cirnow.org/content/en/about_ccir.htm) has some groups also in the We Are America Alliance:
- The National Immigration Law Center (NILC)
They're also promoting a ludicrous campaign to send workgloves to Congress (link)
Historic Nationwide Campaign Launched for Comprehensive Immigration Reform lists members of the CCIR "Strategy Council":
- ACORN
- Asian American Justice Center
- Center for American Progress
- Center for Community Change
- Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles (CHIRLA)
- Catholic Legal Immigration Network (CLINIC)
- Denver Area Labor Federation
- El Centro Inc
- El Pueblo
- Hate Free Zone
- Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society
- Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights
- Irish Lobby for Immigration Reform
- Los Angeles County Federation of Labor
- Leadership Conference on Civil Rights
- League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC)
- Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy Coalition
- MALDEF
- NAACP
- NAKASEC
- NALACC
- National Capital Immigrant Coalition
- National Council of La Raza
- National Immigration Forum
- National Immigration Law Center
- Nebraska Appleseed
- New York Immigration Coalition
- CAUSA/PCUN
- SEIU
- SEIU 32BJ
- SEIU Florida Healthcare Union
- Tennessee Immigrant and Refugee Rights Coalition
- U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops
- UNITE HERE
- UNITE HERE Local 226 Las Vegas
- UNITE HERE New Jersey State Council
- United Farm Workers
- United Methodist Church - General Board of Church and Society
Board members:
- Cecilia Munoz, Senior Vice President of the National Council of La Raza
- Frank Sharry, National Immigration Forum
- Deepak Bhargava, Center for Community Change
- Chung Wha Hong, New York Immigration Coalition
- Eliseo Medina, SEIU
- Tom Snyder, UNITE HERE
Campaign Manager is Clarissa Martinez De Castro
