New Americans Democracy Project

Targeting Citizenship and Civic Participation Outreach:

The Numbers

67,0003,700,000

Children of Immigrants Turning 18 by 2012

400,000

685,000

8,000,000

15,000,000

LPRs eligible to naturalize

Naturalized Adults

500,00011,600,000Legal Permanent Residents

500,00011,600,000Undocumented

Metro ChicagoU.S.

Undocumented Legal Residents Naturalized Citizens US-Born Children of Immigrants

~ 500,000 ~ 736,000~ 500,000 ~ 1,526,000*+ ++

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2005 American Community Survey *Estimates by Rob Paral and Associates

Building Power for the Immigrant Community in Illinois through…

ICIRR’s Integrated Strategy…

Community Organizing

New Americans Initiative

Citizenship

New Americans Democracy Project for

Electoral Power

NADP Results… 2004 - 2008

• 80,759+ Voter Registrations among Latino, Asian, and Arab community

• $1,019,000 raised in 2008 for 501c3 and 501c4 electoral work

• 144,277 voters contact in 2008 for voter turnout

• Over 400 immigrant leaders trained in electoral politics

Strategic Targeting: City and Suburbs

Targeting Criteria

Dense Latino, Asian and Arab/Muslim communities

Capacity Building for ICIRR Member Orgs.

Precincts/Individuals with low voter registration and turnout

Voter Registration and GOTV Target

Election Day Site

Local Partnerships…NADP Host Organizations

Community Advocacy Organizations

Albany Park Neighborhood Council

Organization of the Northeast

Southwest Organizing Project

Chicago Workers Collaborative

Gamaliel Foundation

Interfaith Leadership Project

Religious Institutions Council on American-Islamic Relations Mosque Foundation Scalibrinian Lay Movement

Mt. Carmel Church

Social Service Agencies

Centro Romero

Erie House

Family Focus

Instituto del Progreso Latino

Ethnic Organizations Korean-American Resource and Cultural Center

Latino Org. of the Southwest

Asian American Institute

Indo-American Center

Youth Leadership Development…NADP Fellows

Recruitment and Selection

• Multilingual, Multiethnic

• Direct Stake in the Issue

• Locally Recruited and Passion for Social Justice

• Trained in Community and Electoral Organizing by Midwest Academy and Wellstone Action

NADP Fellows FULL TIME FIELD ORGANIZERS

NADP Impact and Results

• Immigrant Candidates

•New Generation of Immigrant organizers and leaders (building capacity)

•Access to legislators and policy powerbrokers

•Ability to move legislative and issue agendas forward

Chicago Tribune. March 29th, 2007

Chicago Hoy April 16th, 2007