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The American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), founded on October 14, 1946, is a voluntary bar association of over 13,000 attorneys and law professors who practice and teach immigration law.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=About AILA )〕 AILA member attorneys represent U.S. families seeking permanent residence for close family members, as well as U.S. businesses seeking talent from the global marketplace. AILA members also represent foreign students, entertainers, athletes, and asylum seekers, often on a pro bono basis. AILA is a nonpartisan, not-for-profit organization that provides continuing legal education, information, professional services, and expertise through its 38 chapters and over 50 national committees. Its national headquarters are in Washington, D.C. In 2011, Washingtonian Magazine named AILA one of the "50 Great Places to Work in Washington".〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=AILA Awards )〕 == History == The association (originally called the Association of Immigration and Nationality Lawyers or AINL) was founded on October 14, 1946 by a group of 19 immigration lawyers and professionals in Manhattan, New York.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Remembering Edward L. Dubroff )〕 Twelve of the association founders had recently worked for the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS), and saw an opportunity to utilize their professional standing “to elevate the standard and reputation of the practitioner appearing before the Immigration Service”〔Levin, Leslie (2010). “(Specialty Bars as a Site of Professionalism: The Immigration Bar Example ). ''University of St. Thomas Law Journal'', Vol. 8(2), p. 201.〕 Josh Koenigsberg served as the first president of the association with Gaspare Cusumano as vice president, Anita Streep as secretary, and Daniel Caputi as treasurer.〔(2006) “About AILA: Sixty Years of Service, Sixty Years of Excellence”. ''Immigration Law Today'' Vol. 25(5), p.8.〕 In 1982, the association established a national headquarters in Washington, D.C. and was renamed the American Immigration Lawyers Association.〔 By 1985, the association had 1,800 members; a three-fold increase from 1975. , there are over 12,000 AILA members spread over 36 chapters in the United States and across the world.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=About AILA )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「American Immigration Lawyers Association」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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