• Issue Briefs and Other Resources

• Workforce Investment Act (WIA) Reauthorization Materials

• Immigrants' Rights Update Articles

Issue Briefs and Other Resources

Bridging the Language Gap: An Overview of Workforce Development Issues Facing Limited English-Proficient Workers and Strategies to Advocate for More Effective Training Programs (Center for Asian American Advocacy and National Immigration Law Center). (PDF) (8/05)

Workforce Investment Act (WIA) Reauthorization Materials

Side-by-Side Comparison of the Limited English Proficient Provisions in Title I and Title II of the 2005 House and Senate Workforce Investment Act Reauthorization Bills (3/05) (PDF)

Immigrants and Workforce Development (PDF) (4/04)

Immigrant Priorities for WIA Reauthorization (3/03) (PDF version)

Comments on Workforce Investment Act Reauthorization (2/28/03)
(submitted by National Council of La Raza, National Immigration Forum, and NILC to 21st Century Competitiveness Subcommittee of the House Education and the Workforce Committee)

Immigrants' Rights Update Articles (back to IRU index)

Senate WIA Reauthorization Bill Includes Many Priorities for Limited English Proficient Individuals (3/31/05) (Posted Under Congressional Developments)

Senate Help Committee Passes WIA Reauthorization Bill: Many Provisions for LEP Persons Included (10/21/03) (Posted Under Congressional Developments)

WIA Bill for LEP Persons Introduced by Senators Clinton and Ensign (9/4/03)

Workforce Investment Act Bill for Persons with Limited English Proficiency Introduced by Senators Clinton and Ensign: Cosponsors Needed (9/4/03) (PDF Only)

House Passes Workforce Investment Act Reauthorization Bill: Includes Some Improvements for Limited English-Proficient Persons (6/3/03)

Workforce Investment Act Bill Introduced in the House: President Bush Releases WIA Reauthorization Proposal (4/8/03)

Workforce Investment Act (WIA) to Be Reauthorized This Year (2/21/03)