About the Institute

The International Institute of San Francisco is able to affect growth and change within immigrant and refugee communities. Perhaps now more than ever before, the Institute is in a position to help protect the rights of immigrants, as mainstream and political opinions push for fewer civil liberties for non-citizens and greater restrictions on entry into the US. Our clients are the newcomers who are likely to experience a new wave of backlash against their ethnicity, countries of origin, as well as their religious and cultural identities, while they are working, paying taxes, and adjusting to life in the United States.

Below is a brief profile of the people the Institute helped in 2004.

Immigration & Citizenship Services - Total number of people served in FY 2003-2004 - 10,392