For civil rights advocates today, understanding that immigrant rights are part and parcel of the broader struggle for civil rights is crucial to change-making in the United States of the twenty-first century. Apathy toward policies that unfairly target immigrants marginalizes the challenges faced by communities throughout the country. Moreover, failing to grasp the fundamental connection between immigrant rights and civil rights limits one’s understanding of the full panoply of civil rights issues and hampers effective advocacy for all Americans.