Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

We Need Humane Solutions, Not Harmful Legislation

We Need Humane Solutions, Not Harmful Legislation

AILA DEI Law Student Scholarship winner Woorod Atiyat urges Congress to turn away from harmful legislation and instead “rise to its responsibility and serve as protectors of the immigrant community and our country’s values of fairness and justice.”

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Free and Freeing: AILA’s Law Student Membership

Free and Freeing: AILA’s Law Student Membership

AILA member Marisabel Alonso encourages all current law students interested in immigration law to take advantage of the many benefits of AILA’s free law student membership and how those benefits can help them during law school and beyond as they become practitioners.

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A Call to Action on International Women’s Day 2023

A Call to Action on International Women’s Day 2023

Karen Hill, co-leader of AILA’s Women in Immigration Law Interest Group (WMIG) shares information about International Women’s Day and urges everyone to find ways to #EmbraceEquity today; AILA members can join the WMIG and other listservs through myAILA.

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Immigrant Women are Entrepreneurs

Immigrant Women are Entrepreneurs

In this blog post, part of the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion series, AILA South Florida DEI chair Tarsila Talarico explains the data showing how important a force immigrant women entrepreneurs are and the resilience and strength they bring to bear as they start businesses and benefit the U.S. economy.

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U.S. Asylum Laws and the People of Haiti

U.S. Asylum Laws and the People of Haiti

AILA Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee member Jamel Connor describes the profoundly unjust situation Haiti and its people face and why this Black History Month she reflects on the country’s history and urges the U.S. to stop turning its back on Haitian immigrants.

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