Provides information about the programs and services of the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society (HIAS), the oldest international migration and refugee resettlement agency in the United States. According to its web site, HIAS has helped resettle in the U.S. more than 300,000 Jewish refugees from the former Soviet Union and its successor states since the mid 1970s. HIAS also advocates on behalf of refugees and immigrants on the international, national, and community levels. The web site links users to information about HIAS programs, including: (1) overseas operations to facilitate migration; (2) activities necessary to support immigrants before they arrive in their new country, at the time of arrival, and after arrival; (3) monitoring and reporting efforts; (4) national immigration assistance, involving opportunities for family reunification; (5) details of processing immigrants for resettlement; and (6) community outreach efforts. Users also can find answers to frequently asked questions about immigration on such topics as green cards, naturalization, and selective service; read relevant news and legislative updates as well as policy resolutions and issue briefs on the subject of refugees and immigration; learn about educational scholarships; download statistics; and locate family members in the U.S. or abroad.
