Chicanos Por La Causa

Description:

Chicanos Por La Causa (CPLC) formed in 1969 to fight discrimination against the Mexican American community. Inspired by Dolores Huerta and Cesar Chavez, we advocated for equity in education, politics, and labor conditions. Today, CPLC provides services to people of all backgrounds while honoring our Mexican American roots.

With offices in Arizona, California, Nevada, New Mexico, and Texas, we impact almost 1 million lives every year.

MISSION: We Drive Economic and Political Empowerment

VISION: Empowered Lives
 

Program Description:

CPLC Family Immigration Services helps reunite families that have been divided by international borders or mixed immigration statuses. Serving Tucson, Somerton, and Nogales, Arizona, our services are accredited by the Department of Justice’s Board of Immigration Appeals.

We offer a broad range of low- and no-cost services designed to meet the needs of someone in any stage of the immigration process.

Services include but are not limited to:

Low-cost consultations

Informational sessions

Citizenship/Naturalization

Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) renewals

Green card renewals (I-90 Permanent Resident card renewal)

Work Permit Renewals

Family petitions

Consular Processing

Adjustment of status

U-Visas

VAWA

Contact our offices for any immigration process you do not see on this list. CPLC Family Immigration Services is committed to providing quality, affordable, accurate, timely, and personalized services to meet your immigration needs.

Internship Available:

  • Summer
  • Fall 
  • Spring

Application Deadline: Ideally at least 1 month in advance, but two weeks before enrollment deadline

Agency Preferred Qualifications:

Bilingual English/Spanish, French and Arabic are also helpful

Internship Description:

Some of the activities students can expect to perform are as follows:

- Assist with translating legal documents such as birth and marriage certificates, divorce decrees, statements and declarations from clients, etc.

- Assist with client interaction. They will be helping with intakes and scheduling. Students can also sit-in on certain consultations if they are interested in seeing how those are performed. Students are also welcome to assist in tabling events where the program will be present.

- Administrative tasks as needed will also be assigned from time to time, such as assisting with creating client files, running reports, etc.

- It is our intention that every intern have the opportunity to attend a naturalization ceremony during their time with our program.

Purpose of the Internship:

CPLC has been accredited with the Department of Justice since 1980 to provide legal immigration services in Somerton, AZ. As of 2019, the organization has also been recognized for accreditation in Tucson, AZ. The Tucson Immigration Services program helps families and individuals navigate the complex immigration system. The program will offer these services through knowledgeable, accredited individuals, at an affordable cost. Our goal is to reunite families divided by international borders, help eligible individuals in this country apply for immigration benefits, or apply for citizenship, while making sure these individuals are not victims of scams or poor representation through the rampant issue of “notario fraud” in our community. Our program offers a broad range of services designed to fit the needs of every family or individual going through the immigration process.

Students that are selected for the internship program will be directly assisting staff and clients with immigration processes. Students will also be expected to take on some administrative duties as seen fit. We expect this will be a meaningful experience as we strive to provide interns with a better understanding of the nonprofit world and gain knowledge about our immigration system, processes and the clientele we serve.

How to Apply:

Please email Sean Goslar and our main inbox at:  sean.goslar@cplc.org and tucson.immigration@cplc.org
Expected Contact: You will likely get contacted within 2-3 business days from when your email is sent to set up an interview time. The interview can be in-person or virtual.