The New Americans Democracy Project (NADP) is ICIRR’s integrated Civic Engagement Program. It encompasses voter registration and mobilization of immigrant citizens in Illinois. The Project also encourages Legal Permanent Residents to become citizens in order to vote and contact their legislators about issues that matter to them.

New Americans Vote 2008 Campaign:

• Builds political support for immigrant issues through non-partisan electoral action
• Identifies and train immigrants for future involvement in civic life
• Creates a political support network through active participation and mentorship

During the Campaign, we will register 20,000 New Americans to vote, and mobilize 60,000 unlikely voters to the polls, to make their voices heard on election day! Check out our Issue Platform.

NADP Slideshow from 2006:

Results from NADP 2004-2006:

During the New Americans Vote 2004 Campaign, immigrant leaders leveraged the relationships and energy of community organizing with the targeted strategy of electoral organizing. The New Americans Democracy Project (NADP) 2006 continued this work to create a trained and experienced organization of immigrant leaders who are highly effective in electoral organizing.

For more information about the New Americans Democracy Project, or New Americans Vote 2008, please contact: