Overcoming the Barriers Faced by Immigrants: A briefing report
One of 50 state advisory committees charged with advising the federal Commission on Civil Rights about issues in their states that fall within the Commission's jurisdiction, the NJ Advisory Committee held a hearing on May 8, 2009, "to address the most pressing civil rights issues affecting immigrants in New Jersey." The committee convened three panels of stakeholders and experts to give testimony in the areas of state and local enforcement of immigration laws, housing and employment discrimination, and the immigrant experience. This report includes summaries of the testimony and concludes with seven findings and recommendations, including the adoption of a "fair labor enforcement plan of action" to address the under-enforcement of labor and workforce safety regulations involving immigrants.
New Jersey State Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights. (2010). Overcoming the Barriers Faced by Immigrants: A briefing report by the New Jersey State Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Commission on Civil Rights.