New Americans Democracy Project

Targeting Citizenship and Civic Participation Outreach: The Numbers 67,0003,700,000 Children of Immigrants Turning 18 by , ,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.

UndocumentedLegal ResidentsNaturalized CitizensUS-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… ,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 29 th, 2007 Chicago Hoy April 16 th, 2007