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Together with YOU we can make our vision of welcoming immigrants with dignity, opportunity and love a reality.  Together we can expand our capacity to provide the programs and services our community has long trusted and depended on.  To that end, we are launching the I Welcome Immigrants Campaign, which seeks to raise $35 million to create a state-of-the-art center, expand our programs, and institutionalize California welcomes programs for immigrants. We have already secured $20,130,100 and need you to help us get to our goal.  

"Are you ready to dream with our CHIRLA members, staff and board of directors?  Join us in making the Immigrant Welcome and Empowerment Center a reality.  Together we can make the chant you have heard in the streets “Immigrants and Refugees are Welcome Here!” a reality in California for generations to come." - Angelica Salas, CHIRLA Executive Director

OUR
BIGGEST
WINS
oUR
BIGGEST
WINS!
CHIRLA
IS FOUNDED
1986
The Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles (CHIRLA) was founded in 1986 and supported millions to apply for amnesty and fought to protect their labor rights
FIGHTING 
PROP 187
1994
CHIRLA leads the fight against California’s Proposition 187, which denies education and other services to undocumented immigrants
P
‍AB540
2001
CHIRLA advocates for and helps win passage of California’s AB540, which allows undocumented students to pay in-state tuition at colleges and universities
Led 1 MILLION
To March In L.A.
2006
In the largest May Day march in California history, CHIRLA is a leading organizer in the one million march in downtown Los Angeles to demand immigration reform and against a proposal to criminalize the act of being undocumented in the U.S.
WON 
DACA
2012
DACA provides a 2-year protection from deportation and provides eligibility for a work permit. CHIRLA has renewed nearly 20,000 DACA applications.
PASSED
AB60
2013
CHIRLA was instrumental in the passing of AB60. Law which provided thousands of undocumented immigrants a valid driver's license in California.
OUR NEW
WELCOME CENTER
2024
With your support, we know we will achieve one of the greatest wins in our history. Together, creating a legacy of welcoming immigrants!
YOU
CREATE
POSSIBILITIES
YOU
CREATE
POSSIBILITIES