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2022 Update - Immigration Legal Services in California A Time for Bold Action
Report
May 2022
Immigration Legal Services in California: A Time for Bold Action
Recognizing the intensifying legal service needs of immigrant communities, GCIR and the California Immigrant Integration Initiative (CIII) launched a study in 2019 to understand the capacity of immigration legal service providers in California and generate recommendations for philanthropic investment. This 2022 update is a supplement to the 2019-20 findings and offers recommendations to strengthen immigration legal services in California. Read the full report to learn more.
Cover image of report, Woman holding a small child in front of a market.
Report
October 2021
STAND TOGETHER: Cash Assistance Funds for Undocumented Immigrants in a Time of Crisis
Open Society Foundations and Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees commissioned this report as part of a larger effort to make resources, knowledge, and infrastructure developed during the pandemic known to grantmakers responding to future economic disruptions. Stand Together describes Covid-19 direct relief funds for undocumented immigrants and records promising practices for crisis grantmaking in immigrant communities.
Report
November 2020
Our Path Forward
Recommendations from the Immigrant Advocates Response Collaborative on steps the incoming Biden Administration can take to counteract the harmful policies put in place by the Trump Administration
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Immigrant Advocates Response Collaborative
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Immigration Policy
Post Election
Report
November 2020
Building a New Regional Migration System: Redefining U.S. Cooperation with Mexico and Central America
Migration between the United States and neighboring countries to the south is an enduring if ever-shifting phenomenon. While the COVID-19 pandemic and measures put in place to stop the spread of the virus have severely limited mobility, longer-standing questions about how best to manage regional migration remain as important as ever.
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Migration Policy Institute
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Immigration Policy
Post Election
Report
September 2020
Blueprint for the Next Administration
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.
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Immigrant Legal Resource Center
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Immigration Policy
Post Election
Report
August 2020
2021 Immigration Action Plan
Led by the Immigration Hub and America’s Voice, more than 100 organizations have worked together over a period of 9 months to develop detailed policy prescriptives, instructions for implementation, and a clear vision of our expectations. The 2021 Immigration Action Plan is a preview of our collective efforts. It identifies 10 actions with specific steps to both reverse the racism and damage of the Trump years and discard the longstanding harsh criminalization and deportation policies that have defined many past administrations.
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The Immigration Hub
America's Voice
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Immigration Policy
Post Election
Report
April 2020
Protecting the economic wellbeing of immigrants and refugees during COVID-19
The International Rescue Committee (IRC), like social service organizations across the U.S., has had to rapidly adapt to an unprecedented model of service delivery at a time when America’s most vulnerable families are being profoundly impacted by the dual impact of a public health crisis and an economic shut down.
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International Rescue Committee
Report
February 2020
Immigration Legal Services in California: A Time for Bold Action
This report offers recommendations to strengthen immigration legal services in California for immigrants and asylum seekers. The report draws from 20 interviews with executive-level staff from legal service organizations and 80 responses to an online survey of a broad range of immigration legal service providers across the state.

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