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CAUTION!
This
site is no longer actively maintained.
It remains on-line as a historical exhibit about immigration, and as
a record of creative research and service by University
of Tennessee
law students. The issues dealt with here are still fascinating and timely,
but viewers should use caution. Any specific legal information contained on
this site should not be relied upon, because it may have changed in the
intervening years. For
additional information about this site and the decision to leave it on the
web, visit the home page: http://web.utk.edu/~tnlatina/
~Resource Links~
 IMMIGRATION INFO & RACE INFO
ON THE WEB
BUSINESSES ONLINE
SPECIALIZING IN IMMIGRATION SERVICES
DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE INFO ON THE WEB
EDUCATION
INFO ON THE WEB
GROUPS SEEKING CHANGES IN
IMMIGRATION LAWS
HEALTH CARE INFO ON THE WEB
LAW FIRMS ONLINE SPECIALIZING IN
IMMIGRATION
BUSINESSES ONLINE SPECIALIZING IN IMMIGRATION
SERVICES
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE INFO ON THE WEB
U.S.
Department of Justice Violence Against Women Office- http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/vawo/
ABA Commission on
Domestic Violence
http://www.abanet.org/domviol/home.html
911 for Women
http://www.feminist.org/911/1_supprt.html
Safety Net Domestic Violence Resources
http://www.cybergrrl.com/planet/dv
EDUCATION INFO ON THE WEB
(INCLUDES SITE
DISCRIPTIONS AND LINKS)
English as a Second Language
Home Page
This home page is a starting point for ESL
learners who want to learn English through the World Wide Web.
This page links you to sites with ESL sites with learning
materials for the Web and other interesting places. The variety of
materials will allow you to choose something appropriate for yourself.
Estrellita Accelerated Beginning
Spanish Reading
Estrellita Accelerated Beginning Spanish
Reading is an educational reading program in Spanish for dominant Spanish
speakers. It is intended to be used by educators in bilingual classrooms.
It is not a program or method for teaching the general public how to speak Spanish.
This web page has a great links page that includes Latino Resources on the Net, Bilingual Education
Resources on the Net, and Primary Education (K-3) Resources For
Bilingual Educators.
Migrant Education
Program
This web site includes: information on
grant opportunities, new materials, grant award announcements, a calendar
of events where you can submit an event of interest to migrant educators,
grant information, info about each state's Migrant Education activities,
links to online information about the Migrant Education Program, and
descriptions of publications of interest to the migrant education
community.
The migrant education program is based on
the premise that migrant children, although affected by poverty and the
migrant lifestyle can and should have the opportunity to realize their full
academic potential.
Migrant Head Start Quality
Improvement Technical Assistance Support Center
This is the home page for Migrant Head
Start Quality Improvement Technical Assistance Support Center.
Migrant Head Start provides Head Start services for the children
of eligible mobile migrant farmworkers across the country. The Quality
Improvement [Technical Assistance Support] Center, through the Academy for
Educational Development's contract with the Department of Health and Human
Services, provides technical assistance to Migrant Head Start grantees and
delegate agencies.
New York State Migrant
Education Homepage
This page provides information about the
Migrant Education programs supported by the University of New York at Oneonta and the New York State Education
Department. Programs described on the New York State Migrant Education
Homepage include the Eastern Stream Center on Resources and Training (ESCORT), which
provides technical and coordination assistance to Migrant Education
programs in 21 eastern states, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. Other programs include the Migrant Youth
Programs, the New York State Portable Assisted Study Sequence (PASS)
program, and the Oneonta Migrant Education Outreach Program. Also included
are links to other Migrant Education resources on the Internet.
US Department of Education website
TITLE
VII--BILINGUAL EDUCATION, LANGUAGE ENHANCEMENT, AND LANGUAGE ACQUISITION
GROUPS SEEKING CHANGES IN IMMIGRATION LAWS:
Federation For American Immigration
Reform - F.A.I.R.
Immigration
- articles from The Atlantic Monthly's archive and related links.
Norman
Matloff's Immigration Forum - analyses of the issue and components
thereof by this University of California
at Davis professor.
NumbersUSA - supporting
immigration reform. Discusses the effects of legal immigration on the US
population.
Stop Immigration Reform - A
reference to inform the reader of the real facts surrounding immigration
and attempts at immigration reform.
SWEATSHOP FIGHT RESOURCES--A number of
sites and resources involved in the fight against sweatshops
U.S. Border Control - supports
legislation to stop illegal immigration and drug smuggling; restore
national security and develop fair and effective immigration policy.
United States: Locked
Away - report on immigration detainees in jails in the United
States from Human Rights Watch.
HEALTH CARE INFO ON THE WEB
(INCLUDES SITE DESCRIPTIONS AND
LINKS)
New York Online
Access to Health (NOAH)
http://www.noah-health.org
The NOAH webpage provides high quality
full-text health information for consumers that is accurate, timely,
relevant and unbiased. NOAH currently supports English and Spanish. The
Health Topics Found on this site include: Aging & Alzheimer's
Disease,AIDS & HIV, Alternative Medicine, Arthritis & Rheumatic
Diseases, Asthma, Cancer, Dentistry, Dermatology, Diabetes, Environmental
Health, The Eye, The Foot, Ankle, Headache, Healthy Living, Heart Disease,
Stroke, Lyme Disease, Mental Health, Neurological & Neuromuscular
Diseases, Nutrition, Pain, Personal Health, Pregnancy, Respiratory
Diseases, Sexuality, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Sickle Cell Disease,
Tuberculosis ,Other Health Concerns!
National Center for Farmworker Health
http://ncfh.org/
This website deals mainly with Farmworker
health issues. It includes links to these and other health care
pages: Cabot Westside Clinic, Diversity Rx, Health Hippo, Pan American Health Organization.
(Cabot
Westside Clinic provides bilingual medical, dental and nursing
services to about 350 migrant and seasonal farmworkers and their family
members each year in Lexington, Missouri during the apple harvest between August and
October. Diversity Rx provides
info explaining the affect of language and culture on the delivery of
quality services to ethnically diverse populations. Here, policymakers,
health care providers, and consumer representatives can find resources to
learn about language and cultural competence in health care, design better
programs and policies, and network with colleagues and experts. Health Hippo provides a collection
of policy and regulatory materials related to health care. Pan American Health Organization is an
international agency specializing in health. Its stated mission is
"to cooperate technically with its Member Countries and to stimulate
cooperation among them in order that, while maintaining a healthy
environment and charting a course to sustainable human development, the
peoples of the Americas may achieve health for all and by all."
The National Center for La Raza
http://www.nclr.org/policy/health.html
Hispanics suffer a greater incidence of
some highly preventable diseases, such as AIDS, tuberculosis, diabetes,
cardiovascular disease, and breast and cervical cancer, than other U.S.
groups. This site includes publications from the National Center for La
Raza and links to other sites.
The Center for Multicultural and Multilingual Mental Health Services
http://www.mc-mlmhs.org
The Center for Multicultural and
Multilingual Mental Health Services was created to assist mental health
workers in meeting the needs of clients who have a culture and/or language
barrier to treatment. The Center is dedicated to bridging the gap between diverse
client populations and mainstream mental health provider organizations.
While located in the Metro Chicago area, many of the resources at this site
have a much wider application. This site includes: Interpreter Issues,
Providers Listing, Culture, Frequently Asked ?s, Library, Training, Chat
Room, Index of All Site Pages
Consumer Information Center
http://www.pueblo.gsa.gov/health.htm
This site includes full text versions of
hundreds of the best federal consumer publications available. They can be
viewed for FREE or you can purchase printed copies at the online ordering
site.
Healthfinder
http://www.healthfinder.gov/justforyou/espanol/default.htm
Esta sección del healthfinder®
contiene fuentes de información seleccionadas en español.
Esta información le puede servir de guia en la toma de decisiones
acerca de su salud. Para obtener información oportuna acerca de los
temas más relevantes en salud, visite temas clave. Hojee las
noticias para ponerse al dia con los últimos informes de salud de
más actualidad, de medios en línea y de nuestro gobierno.
LAW FIRMS ONLINE SPECIALIZING IN IMMIGRATION:
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Ahluwalia
& Burge - immigration attorneys also dealing with civil, corporate
and family law.
- Ahmad & Thomas -
specializing in immigration and naturalization law.
- Alan S. Gordon, PA
- Alex Atkinson,
Barrister & Solicitor - specializing in personal injury, wills
and estates, real estate and immigration law.
- Altman and Associates
- a cooperation of a law firm and career evaluation/consulting company
providing assistance in obtaining U.S. permanent residence status for
scientists and academic professionals.
- American Immigration Law Center
- American Services Network, PC -
assists visa applicants through every step of processing their U.S.
visa application.
- Asherson & Klein - specializing in
all aspects of immigration law.
- Ashok Menon, Attorney and Counselor at
Law - specializing in US immigration and corporate law. Affiliate
office in Moscow, Russia.
- Bach, James A. - provides legal
services for corporate clients in the area of immigration law.
- Bander, Michael A. - practices
exclusively in the area of immigration law.
- Bashyam & Spiro, LLP
- offers services in the area of corporate and family immigration and
naturalization law.
- Bernard P. Wolfsdorf, A Professional
Law Corporation - concentrating exclusively in the field of U.S.
Immigration Law.
- Berry, Appleman & Leiden, LLP -
primarily providing services to businesses that wish to hire
international personnel.
- Brauwerman & Associates, P.A.
- specializing in international immigration law.
- Burns, Bruce W. - immigration,
citizenship, and visa legal services.
- Carmel, Mark - providing green card
lottery, USA immigration, NAFTA free trade visas, and registration
services.
- CEC Consultants Australia Pty.
Ltd. - offers assistance in applications for visa, employer
nomination, business migration, student visa.
- Chang & Boos - U.S. and
Canadian immigration attorneys. Includes information on immigration
law in both countries.
- Emily M. Cohen & Associates
- Englehart, David -
specializing in assisting foreign professionals immigrate.
- Expert Law
- Gabel, Jeffrey
- Goldblum and Hess - women-owned
firm specializing in immigration, nationality and consular law.
- Gowda, Amrnath - specialises in
immigration law and offers services in filing of work permits, green
cards, etc.
- Hammond & Associates -
specializing in immigration and nationality law.
- Heller, Paul M. - specializes in
obtaining work permits and green cards for non-citizen professionals,
including new graduates from foreign as well as domestic schools.
- Hirson, Kaplan, Perl & Stark -
immigration legal services in all immigration and business categories.
- Holmes, Lawrence R. -
immigration law practice consists solely of providing visas (fiancee
and spousal) for foreign ladies marrying American men.
- Knowledge Company - provides
educational credential evaluations and work/experience based
evaluations for H1-B and other visas to law firms and individuals.
- L. Johnson and Associates, P.C
- Larrabee & Associates
- Law Offices of Bonnie Stern Wasser -
specializing in immigration and nationality law and related employment
and international business.
- Law Offices Of Rajiv S Khanna -
includes FAQ, directory of INS offices, and directory of U.S.
Consulates.
- Lewis, Neil F., P.A. -
specializes in obtaining visas for permanent and temporary US
residency, and other immigration law.
- Maggio & Kattar
- Marcos & Negron, L.L.P. -
specializing in U.S. immigration and naturalization laws. Speak
English, Japanese, and Spanish.
- Mathieu, Joan - provides
immigration services, including visas, residency requirements, etc.
- Meyers, Heidi J. - specializing in
immigration and naturalization law.
- Miller, Steven G. -
full service immigration law office.
- Munro, Nelson & Pearl -
immigration counsel for business, investors, and professionals.
- Murthy, Sheela - specializing in
immigration law.
- National Immigration Services -
immigration attorney providing green card and visa services.
- Pearson And DeSantis, PC - specializing
in immigration laws.
- Pederson & Freedman, L.L.P -
specializing in immigration and nationality law, Washington, DC, firm
with over 20 years experience in visa and consular law.
- Porter and Matthews -
American and Canadian immigration lawyers.
- Ramon Carrion, P.A - Florida based
immigration attorney and consultant. Specializing in business and investor
visa applications.
- Randles, Don - immigration
lawyer. With immigration information and assistance worldwide.
- Reeves & Hanlon -
immigration lawyers.
- Rekai & Johnson
- Ricci, Frank W. - practice is
limited exclusively to business visas for foreign investors, green
cards, and citizenship.
- Richard Maney & Associates
- can assist with visas, green cards, naturalization, H-1b visas, and
other related issues.
- Robert A. Perkins &
Associates - full service law firm specializing in immigration and
nationality law.
- Robert F. Belluscio, Attorney At Law
- Chinese, Korean, Spanish speaking staff; green card service for
immigrant and non-immigrants. Free lottery form.
- Ronald W. Freeman, P.C. - practices
exclusively in the area of employment related immigration law. Our
staff includes attorneys who are native speakers of Japanese, Chinese
and Spanish.
- Rose & Rix - corporate immigration
law firm that provides strategic counseling to both corporations and
individuals.
- Serotte, Reich, Seipp and Kenmore
- Sethna, Farhad
- Sheldon, Roberto S. -
specializing in US immigration law with complete bilingual services in
English and Spanish, located in Southern Florida.
- Smith, G. Wellington - includes
general immigration facts, legislative updates, and processing times.
- Steven C. Thal, P.A - immigration law
firm also practicing family law, real estate, personal injury,
worker's compensation and general civil litigation.
- Streefland, Elizabeth M
- specializing in US immigration and naturalization law.
- True, Walsh & Miller - a
full-service law firm in specializing in immigration and intellectual
property law.
- Turner Primrose Immigration Law
- family and employment-based immigration law, focusing on citizenship
and business immigration.
- U.S. Visa Consultants, Ltd
- US Visa Associates, Inc. -
law firm with multilingual staff of attorneys and paralegals. Handles
immigration issues, including employment and family petitions,
national interest waivers, business and investors' visas and visas
based on "extraordinary ability."
- Udall, Matthew -
offers assistance with diversity visa lottery, fiancee visas, H-1B
employment visas, naturalization, and more.
- US Invest Group, Inc. -
specializing in U.S. immigration. Emphasis on the needs of business
entrepreneurs, investors, joint venture participants, and professional
workers.
- World Wide Immigration Services
- World Wide Services -
specializes in solving immigration problems. In English and Spanish.
RACE & IMMIGRATION INFO ON THE WEB
AMERICAN APPAREL MANUFACTURERS' ASSOCIATION
http://www.americanapparel.org
CAMPAIGN FOR LABOR RIGHTS
http://www.summersault.com/~agj/clr/
CAMPAIGN FOR LABOR RIGHTS DIRECTORY
http://www.summersault.com/~agj/clr/partner.html
Annotated directory of people Campaign for Labor Rights works with.
CENTER FOR EQUAL OPPORTUNITY
http://www.ceousa.org
email: comment@ceousa.org
CENTER FOR IMMIGRATION STUDIES
http://www.cis.org/cis/
email: center@cis.org
CENTER FOR RESEARCH ON IMMIGRATION POLICY
http://www.rand.org/centers/iet/crip.html
email: George_Vernez@rand.org
FAIR LABOR ASSOCIATION
http://www.fairlabor.org
IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE
http://www.ins.usdoj.gov/graphics/index.htm
IMMIGRATION HISTORY RESEARCH CENTER
http://www1.umn.edu/ihrc
email: ihrc@tc.umn.edu
IMMIGRATION ISSUES
http://immigration.about.com
email: immigration.guides@about.com
INSTITUTE FOR GLOBAL EXCHANGE
http://www.globalexchange.org/
INTERNATIONAL IMMIGRANTS FOUNDATION
International Cultures Mission
United Nations NGO ECOSOC
http://www.10.org
INTERNATIONAL LABOR ORGANIZATION
http://www.ilo.org
INTERNATIONAL LIAISON COMMITTEE
The Workers' International Liaison Committee (ILC) brings together
activists and trade unionists in over 80 countries who are struggling
against privatization, deregulation, war and attacks on workers and unions.
http://www.igc.org/workers/index.html
LEAGUE OF UNITED LATIN AMERICAN CITIZENS
http://www.LULAC.org
LESBIAN AND GAY IMMIGRATION AND ASYLUM RIGHTS TASK FORCE
http://www.lgirtf.org
email: lgirtf@dorsai.org
NATIONAL EMPLOYMENT LAW PROJECT
http://www.nelp.org
NATIONAL IMMIGRATION FORUM
http://immigrationforum.org
NATIONAL LABOR COMMITTEE--STUDENT ACTION PAGE
http://www.nlcnet.org/student/Index.htm
THE UNION OF NEEDLETRADES, INDUSTRIAL AND TEXTILE EMPLOYEES (UNITE)
http://www.uniteunion.org/
UNITED NATIONS MAIN PAGE
http://www.un.org/
UNITED STUDENTS AGAINST SWEATSHOPS
address: 1413 K St. NW, 9th Floor, Washington, D.C. 20005
phone: 202-NO-SWEAT
fax: 202-393-5886
UNITED STUDENTS AGAINST SWEATSHOPS--CANADA
http://www.campuslife.utoronto.ca/groups/opirg/groups/sweatshops/sas-c.html
WORKER RIGHTS CONSORTIUM
A non-profit organization that supports and verifies licensee compliance
with production codes of conduct.
http://www.workersrights.org/
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