• Convening broad national conferences for primarily community-based organizations and grassroots activists throughout the last decade. In June 1998, we brought together over 450 people from around the country for a national conference on immigration enforcement distinguished by its grassroots participation.
• Calling attention to specific concerns of migrant women, including organizing conferences, attending international gatherings, and publishing reports focused on gender and migration.

• Acting as a key voice in the early debate against employer sanctions, which outlawed the hiring of undocumented immigrants. We coordinated a national research project on employer practices and worked with other advocates to build a sustainable campaign against sanctions.
• Challenging abusive immigration enforcement practices. We initiated the Urgent Response Network to organize quick responses to critical cases of human rights abuses and violence against immigrants. In 1997 we formed the National INS Raids Task Force, which launched a national campaign to end immigration raids and raise public awareness of immigration enforcement abuses. The HEART (Human Rights Enforcement Action Resource Team) initiative continues to respond to critical human rights issues.
• Breaking ground on the issue of immigrants, population, and the environment. "We helped to expose the myths behind scapegoating immigrants for overpopulation and environmental degradation. We are recognized among environmental groups and others as spokespersons on this complicated issue."
• Playing a key role in founding the Geneva-based Migrant Rights International, the only non-governmental, international body focused on migrants' rights.
• Developing the BRIDGE Project (Building a Race and Immigration Dialogue in the Global Era) and other efforts to raise awareness about the intersection of immigration, race, and race relations in local communities.
• Distributing weekly alerts, information, and articles through our "Immigrant Rights News" listserve reaching over 1,000 subscribers.
  
• Publishing a periodic newsmagazine, Network News, distributed throughout the U.S. and internationally. Network News is recognized for its timely analysis and features that provide key insights on the issues of U.S. immigration and global migration.
• Receiving various honors and awards recognizing our contributions to the immigrant rights movement. Our staff and board members have also been presented with numerous awards, including the Bannerman Fellowship for longtime activists of color, the Kellogg Fellowship, and the Rockefeller Next Generation Leadership Fellowship.

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