Supporters say this would insure the office's continued existence and enhance its ability to serve immigrants.

Many are modest, serving fellow immigrants from the same corner of the world.

But what was once a country chapel now serves poor inner-city Hispanic immigrants.

The institution of the ulpan continues to serve immigrants today.

Like those opened in the following 20 years to serve Muslim immigrants, it was built with help from foreign governments and their diplomats.

It was originally founded as a national parish to serve Polish immigrants in the area.

"This money will help us develop many programs to serve high school students, the elderly and new immigrants."

And the nonprofit agencies that serve immigrants would get a piece of the pie, too.

It was built in 1910 to serve immigrants who were Germans from Russia.

That system, it said, would serve more women, blacks, Hispanic people and immigrants.