Thread: AJC Wins Grant for Immigration Reform Initiative

AJC wins grant for immigration reform initiative
June 16, 2009

WASHINGTON (JTA) -- The American Jewish Committee has received a $500,000 grant to advocate for comprehensive immigration reform.

The Ford Foundation grant will go toward an AJC yearlong initiative that will include a series of roundtable discussions with those involved in the immigration debate in order to seek common ground, the AJC announced in a news release.

The AJC also will offer advocacy skills-building workshops to Latino leaders and organizations in Arizona, Chicago, Houston and New Jersey.

"Our goal is to encourage a civil and informed national discourse about immigration that will lead to policies reflecting America’s fundamental commitment to democratic values and human nights, and also respond effectively to our nation’s national and economic security needs,â€

America was thought to be blessed by God for allowing Jews to worship freely. The American Jewish Committee are working toward bringing Amnesty into our country which will clutter our streets and fill our communities with this low life criminal population. If the American Jewish league is successful, our country will falter, and die.


Jews, nor Christians will not be allowed to freely worship in our invaded Fascist country, because Obama will come out of the “religious closetâ€

Partnerships

The Belfer Center enjoys constructive relationships with many of the nation’s leading ethnic and civil rights organizations, among them:

American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin
American Islamic Congress
Cuban American National Council
India Abroad Center for Political Awareness
Indian American Forum for Political Education
Islamic Supreme Council
Japanese American Citizens’ League
Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies
Leadership Conference on Civil Rights
League of United Latin American Citizens
National Asian Pacific American Legal Consortium
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials
National Council of La Raza
National Federation of Indian-American Associations
National Immigration Forum
National Urban League
Organization of Chinese Americans

The Arthur and Rochelle Belfer Center for American Pluralism is an institute of the American Jewish Committee.
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What we do
We establish and maintain constructive relationships with leading ethnic, national, and religious groups in the U.S., and support our AJC chapters in this work as well. These honest engagements move us beyond easy cordiality to a profound understanding of one another’s issues and priorities that produces important results.

First, on matters affecting the Jewish community, we receive a fair hearing and often expressions of support that positively shape public opinion. Secondly, working in coalition, we strengthen advocacy efforts in support of public policy that serves our mutual interests.

Why our work is critical today
As the U.S. grows more diverse and issues become more complex and often contentious, it is critical that our voice not be lost in the enlarged American chorus.

Sustained, informed, honest dialogue—the work of the Belfer Center—keeps us in the game and helps us achieve these imperatives:

* Broadens our impact on core issues, such as church-state separation, and on behalf of Israel;
* Reinforces pluralism and social stability, the bedrock of our security;
* Increases general understanding of Jews, Judaism, and Jewish concerns;
* Reduces anti-Semitism, racism, and other forms of bigotry.

Current priorities

* Building mutual understanding among ethnic, national, and religious groups.
* Intensifying alliances between Latino, Asian-American, and African-American groups and Jews, building national and local coalitions for effective joint advocacy.
* Focusing on changing demographics in the U.S. and assessing their impact in American society.
* Furthering the principles of democracy, pluralism, diversity, and civic engagement.
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