Statement
September 25, 2018
The Boston Foundation issued a statement expressing their opposition to the proposed changes to the "public charge" rule.
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The Boston Foundation
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Press Release
September 22, 2018
Today, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced a proposed rule that will ensure that those seeking to enter and remain in the United States can support themselves financially and will not be reliant on public benefits.
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U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Philanthropic News
September 12, 2018
A public health funder based in California just kicked in $10 million to aid the state’s $90 million efforts to get a fair and accurate census count in 2020. The count determines the destination of federal dollars, the breakdown of representation in Washington and even influences where private investments flow.
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Inside Philanthropy
Commentary
September 11, 2018
The Trump administration is considering another extreme reduction in the number of refugees allowed into the United States.
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The New York Times
News Article
September 4, 2018
Innovative approaches to helping low-wage earners get better jobs focus first on brushing up on skills they might have graduated from high school without.
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The New York Times
News Article
August 9, 2018
More than two years have passed, but the image is still fresh in the collective consciousness of the San Luis Obispo County agricultural community: The anger and threats that led to a destructive fire and then, ultimately, the abandonment of seven homes in Nipomo. They were nearly ready to house 112 foreign strawberry field workers on temporary visas—until someone decided put a match to it.
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New Times
Philanthropic News
August 2, 2018
The inclusion of a question about citizenship status on the next census has funders and advocates even more worried about getting a full and accurate count in 2020.
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Inside Philanthropy
Commentary
August 1, 2018
A commentary on the broader impacts on the noncitizen population of the proposed "public charge" rule changes.
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Migration Policy Institute
Commentary
July 23, 2018
A recent visit to southwestern Minnesota by the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis president reaffirms what many economic experts already had determined, but the message bears repeating: Rural Minnesota needs immigrants to work and live here.
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Star Tribune
Philanthropic News
July 19, 2018
Private foundations, including some that have never supported immigration issues before, have dedicated millions of dollars in quick-turnaround grants to provide legal and health services for immigrant families caught up in the Trump administration’s "zero tolerance" immigration policies.
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The Chronicle of Philanthropy
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