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To build upon the momentum of learning and sharing at GCIR’s convening in May, Investing in Newcomers and Our Shared Future in the Pacific Northwest, this webinar -- designed specifically for Northwest funders -- highlights the work of three foundations representing different approaches to grantmaking in immigrant and refugee communities. While they may define and tackle from varying angles the pressing needs of newcomers in the Northwest, their efforts work collectively to improve the lives of residents throughout the region.
Join us and learn how funding colleagues address issues facing immigrant and refugee communities. How does immigrant and refugee funding fit with a foundation’s overall grantmaking strategy? How does this investment advance strategic goals? How do the ongoing and impending cuts at the federal, state, and local levels affect immigrant communities and funding strategies?
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For more information about this program, please contact GCIR's Program Director, Diana Ip.
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Don’t miss this opportunity for peer learning! To RSVP, please visit the event registration page.
GCIR, in partnership with OneAmerica and with the generous support of the Northwest Area Foundation, invites you to kick off the 4th Annual National Immigrant Integration Conference with hors d’ oeuvres and dinner at the critically acclaimed Wild Ginger! Meet and network with funders across the country who are funding immigrant and refugee integration, and learn more about GCIR.
An informal reception with the OneAmerica board begins at 6:00pm, and the funders-only dinner begins at 7:00pm. For more information about this event, please contact GCIR Program Director, Diana Ip.
Los Angeles County has long been a destination favored by immigrants, and a portion of the immigrant population has resided in the county for quite some time. Of interest to the region is how well the immigrant population integrates over time, particularly in terms of social and economic progress. This report examines these indicators for a group of Mexican immigrants who represent those that legalized their status under the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 (IRCA). It finds improvement in education, lowered poverty rates, and an increase in home ownership among this group of Mexicans who arrived in Los Angeles County in the 1975-1981 period.
Co-Sponsored by GCIR, Northern California Grantmakers, The California Endowment, Evelyn & Walter Haas, Jr. Fund, Rosenberg Foundation, The San Francisco Foundation, and Silicon Valley Community Foundation.
As Arizona’s Attorney General from 2002 to 2011 and former mayor of Phoenix, Terry Goddard has unique insights on the immigration debate and how it is being used as a wedge issue across the country to dismantle wide-ranging issues important to philanthropy from health and education to economic mobility and civic participation.
Join your funding colleagues for a conversation with Mr. Goddard as he speaks from his experience as Arizona’s Attorney General during an increasingly hostile environment for immigrants. Hear his insightful analysis on the state of the immigration debate and how it may play out in California and nationally. And discuss his recommendations for what the field and philanthropy can do to advance immigration reform and promote immigrant integration in today’s tough policy and economic climate.
Cathy Cha, senior program officer at the Evelyn and Walter Haas, Jr. Fund, will set the context for this lively discussion, and Daranee Petsod, executive director of GCIR will moderate the program.
For any questions regarding this program, please contact Rebecca Dames.
As America experiences its fourth large wave of immigration, questions about how well immigrants are integrating and how quickly they are becoming part of society continue to dominate public debate. Immigrant integration is a complex process, however this report finds that newcomers are integrating fairly well according to five main indicators: language proficiency, socioeconomic attainment, political participation, residential locale, and social interaction with host communities. Adapting to American society varies for each ethnic group and also by state. In addition to exploring each of these dimensions the report examines the policy context for immigrant integration and looks ahead to the impact of continuing America's laissez faire approach to immigrant integration.
New legislation addressing the U.S. immigration system and its policies failed to pass Congress in 2010, yet there are was to improve the functioning of the system through the administrative branch of government. This report outlines recommendations for the Obama administration including: establishing uniform enforcement priorities and defining what constitutes effective border control, strengthening immigrant integration policy creation and implementation, allowing applicants for immigrant visas to file in the United States and making use of prosecutorial discretion in removal proceeding filings. Each of the recommendations can be implemented by the Departments of Homeland Security (DHS) and Justice (DOJ) and the White House.
Children in immigrant families account for nearly one-fourth (24 percent) of all children as of 2010, and the vast majority (88 percent) are U.S. citizens. In fact, children of immigrants account for nearly the entire growth in the U.S. child population between 1990 and 2008.1 This policy brief draws on key indicators from the Foundation for Child Development Child Well-Being Index (CWI), as well as additional data, to highlight both similarities and differences in the circumstances of children in immigrant and native-born families.
The global economic downturn is affecting the public sector in Europe and rising debt levels will impact public spending in the future. Many European countries experienced economic growth as a result of immigration in the early 21st century, including Ireland, Spain, and the United Kingdom. Perceptions of immigration in the context of growing unemployment rates has caused several countries to consider or adopt stricutre immigration policies and question the so-called multicularalism model of integration.
The Migration Policy Institute's Transatlantic Council on Migration conducted a questionnaire to gauge government reactions to integration organization, financing, and programming across Europe. This report is partly informed by this survey and identifies areas of concern over the next decade and identifies current integration practices of governments.
The Center for the Study of Immigrant Integration (CSII), University of Southern California invite you to this day-long program.
With the failure to secure comprehensive immigration reform in Washington – including the inability to pass even the DREAM Act – two things seem clear. The first is that what is driving the debate is not simply the immigration system per se, but also a deeper anxiety about the changing demographics and economics of our nation. The second is that the challenge of immigration policy is moving down the geographic scale: increasingly, the battles about integrating or restricting immigrants will occur at the state, regional, and local levels.
What are the key issues facing supporters of immigrant integration in the current moment? How can we "break through" the noise of the debate with solid data on the contributions of and progress by immigrants over time? How can new grassroots coalitions of business, community, and civic leaders impact their own regions and bubble up their efforts for a more welcoming approach as a nation?
Join us at Which Way, America? as we explore these questions, share the most recent research, and discuss how to reframe, regroup and realign for immigrant integration.
This conference was made possible with funding from the James Irvine Foundation.
California Community Foundation,Center for American Progress, Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles (CHIRLA), Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees (GCIR), Evelyn & Walter Haas, Jr. Fund,Los Angeles Area Chamber Of Commerce,and USC College of Letters, Arts and Sciences.
Go to http://usc.edu/esvp and enter in CSII for the event code.
Mark your calendars now and join Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees and the Northwest Area Foundation for a dynamic conversation about immigrants and refugee-related grantmaking.
This one-day convening will provide funders with an opportunity to:
Arrive early and join us for a networking reception, May 10, 5:00-7:00pm.
Due to generous support from the Northwest Area Foundation, there is no registration fee for this event.
This one-day convening and reception for funders will be held in partnership with:
To receive more information about this free event, please email Felecia Bartow with "Portland Convening" in the subject line.
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