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05/30/2014 | Local Progress: A National Network of Progressive Local Elected Officials

Webinar - Cities for Citizenship

"Cities for Citizenship"
A Discussion on How Cities Can Promote Citizenship

Join CPD, Local Progress, and the National Partnership for New Americans

June 3rd at 2pm Eastern – Webinar.
Please click here to RSVP.

High fees and the lack of help navigating the naturalization process keep many low-income immigrants from pursuing the dream of citizenship. Join leading immigrant rights advocates and municipal officials to learn about innovative new approaches cities are undertaking to support naturalization for immigrants.

Featured speakers include: Angelica Salas, Executive Director of CHIRLA and NPNA Executive Committee, Linda Lopez, Chief of the Office of Immigrant Affairs in the Los Angeles Mayor’s Office, Adolfo Hernandez, Director of the Mayor's Office of New Americans in Chicago, Nisha Agarwal, Commissioner of the Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs in the New York City, Mayor Rahm Emanuel of Chicago (Invited), and Emily Tucker, Staff Attorney, Center for Popular Democracy (Moderator).