... the two fundamental flaws that plague the current U.S. system. First, the system is too restrictive, which leads to violations of the ... to Americans who wish to interact with both. Second, the system is too inflexible to adapt to new economic or social ...
November, 2020
Analysis
... undocumented, a modernization of our legal immigration system, and sensible immigration enforcement priorities ... and other nonimmigrant visa bans and reform the H-1B visa system to boost American innovation and better protect ... link below. 21 for ‘21: Fixing America’s Immigration System ...
November, 2020
Issue Brief
... at the link below. Building a New Regional Migration System: Redefining U.S. Cooperation with Mexico and Central ...
November, 2020
Report
The historic 2020 U.S. presidential election is over, and the will of the people has prevailed. A record number of people cast their votes, not just for the next president of the United States but also for the kind of country they wish America to be: vibrant, inclusive, welcoming.
November 10, 2020
Statement
... the bill would create a “merit-based immigration system that protects U.S. workers and taxpayers.” The ... the country’s current employer- and family-centered system with a points-based program , awarding immigrants ... are, collectively they have crippled the legal immigration system and choked the flow of newcomers into the United ...
November 10, 2020
News Article
... of America. The President took a long failed immigration system and weaponized it. A campaign built on promises to ... and finally create the modern, humane immigration system that our nation deserves, I fear far too few people ... separated over 5,000 kids, were planning to separate over 25,000–and today, 545 kids remain apart from their ...
October, 2020
Analysis
Find all program-related materials for the webinar, "Election Scenario Planning," including powerpoint and recording here.
September, 2020
Program Materials
Join GCIR and leading organizations for a discussion on the key immigration priorities, strategies, and needs heading into 2021 and how philanthropy can build on investments in recent years to promote success in the first 100 days of the Biden administration and beyond. GCIR’s recommendations for philanthropy will also be released during the program.
December 8, 2020
Webinar
... by almost 3 to 1, and the first Gen Z Congressperson, 25-year-old Maxwell Frost of Florida, was elected. Young ... investment in community resources, a humane immigration system, and workers’ rights – that prevailed. And those ...
November 11, 2022
President's Message
Reuters article covering likely actions the incoming Biden Administration will make regarding immigration.
November 7, 2020
News Article
Read our post-election policy recommendations for funders, laying out critical priorities for advancing immigrant justice in 2021.
December, 2020
Funding Recommendations
America needs a 21st-century immigration system that advances the economic, security, and societal ... interests of those already here. A working immigration system can help unite our country through our common ...
November 11, 2020
Commentary
... the report breaks down how every aspect of the immigration system is being dismantled: preventing people from even ... grasp the enormity of destruction to our immigration system and see how the pieces fit together. 100+ Policy ...
November, 2020
Report
... President Trump has used to tighten the U.S. immigration system. But Biden also will start his term in a bind that ... Biden’s administration will inherit an enforcement system cracking under the strains of the coronavirus ...
December 2, 2020
News Article
... has wholly replaced the normally operating immigration system that Congress crafted over the past seven decades. ...
December 2, 2020
Commentary
A news article from CNN looking at the impact the Trump Administration's revisions to the naturalization exam could have on future immigrants seeking citizenship in the United States.
November 12, 2020
News Article
In the Immigrant Legal Resource Center’s Blueprint for the Next Administration, they identify policies that must immediately be addressed, calling on the next administration to not only restore what has been lost over the past four years but also for a new way forward toward dignity and justice.
September, 2020
Report
Looking back on the first year of the Biden administration, we remember that there was initially great promise and early progress toward advancing immigrant justice and restoring immigrant rights. Theadministration began by undoing many of the Trump administration’s racist and draconian immigration policies, including fortifying Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), rescinding the Muslim Ban, and ending government funding of a border wall. Yet, recent actions taken by the current administration, such as expelling Haitian migrants and increasing the number of immigrant detainees during a worldwide pandemic, continue to negatively impact communities.
January 24, 2022
Commentary
... proposals that could begin to shape a U.S. immigration system that advances the national interest going forward. The ...
November, 2020
Issue Brief
... that the organization uses an encrypted application system to prevent hackers from learning the identity of ...
October 22, 2020
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