Does NNIRR provide services to immigrants and refugees? NNIRR is a national alliance of organizations and individuals working to build a stronger movement for immigrant and refugee rights. Although our national office does not provide direct services to immigrants seeking assistance or engage in local organizing campaigns, we coordinate communication and strategy building among over 200 local groups, whose programs range from legal assistance to community education and organizing.

Where can I go if I have a question about my immigration situation? While NNIRR's national office cannot respond to requests regarding individual immigration cases, a number of our member organizations and affiliates provide legal services. Please see the need immigration assistance section of our website.

Where is NNIRR located? Our national office is located in the Chinatown section of Oakland, California, but our presence as a network extends across the U.S. and internationally. Our member organizations are located in over 30 states, and we are linked to migrants rights organizations in Asia, Africa, Europe, and Latin America.

What is unique about NNIRR's role in the immigrant rights movement? We help to rethink questions about immigration and the way it is portrayed by the media and policymakers. We work to provide political and economic context and to put a human face on the issue. Our campaigns and publications help to bring together local grassroots groups across the U.S. We address migration as it relates to global economic forces, changing demographics, and race relations. Our work provides an alternative analysis that emphasizes human dignity and social justice.
 

What role does NNIRR play with the media? NNIRR's national office anchors media work for a number of member organizations that do not have the resources or capacity to do so on their own. NNIRR works to generate coverage of member organizations and their activities, and to ensure that the voices of immigrants themselves -- not just of policymakers -- are featured in the press. Through our campaigns, we provide trainings and guidance to enhance local voices in the media. For more, see media information.

How is NNIRR funded? NNIRR's work is fueled by membership fees, contributions from concerned individuals, sales of our publications and materials, and the support of various foundations. Our funders include the Unitarian Universalist Veatch program at Shelter Rock, the Boehm Foundation, Ford Foundation, the Grousbeck Family Foundation, and the Ben and Jerry's Foundation, among others. Your membership contributions and donations help to sustain our work.

What are the benefits of becoming an NNIRR member? For individuals, membership in NNIRR allows you to join and support a movement concerned with protecting the human and civil rights of immigrants and refugees. Members receive our quarterly newsmagazine and are subscribed to our on-line listserve of breaking immigrant rights news and issues. For organizations, NNIRR provides a vehicle for communication among and between other groups working on immigration issues across the U.S. NNIRR member organizations use the network to coordinate national campaigns, gatherings, and projects. For more information on membership, see the get involved section of our website.

Does NNIRR offer internships? NNIRR's national office in Oakland, California, offers internships every Spring, Fall, and Summer. For more information, see the internship information section of our website.

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