Through its mission of rescue, reunion, and resettlement, HIAS has provided lifesaving services to world Jewry for more than 125 years. As an expression of Jewish tradition and values, HIAS also responds to the needs of other migrants who are threatened and oppressed.

Since its inception, HIAS has employed aggressive advocacy as a primary tenet of its mission and therefore is strongly invested in the process with a fully-staffed office of professionals in the nation's capital. One of the most effective ways for everyday people to make a difference beyond making monetary contributions to HIAS is to actively participate in the governmental processes of law-making. Letters to elected officials, petitions, rallies, and grass-roots campaigns are all very effective means of shaping policy in Washington.

Please click on the links below to learn more about the issues on which HIAS actively advocates.   

Immigration Reform

Immigration Services and Naturalization

Refugees and Asylum

SSI for Refugees

Religious Workers