As discussed in GCIR’s program, Building Immigrant & Worker Power in Rural America, immigrants and refugees add to the diversity of rural communities and help mitigate the negative impacts of a rapidly aging population while also enlivening local economies. The availability of work in manufacturing and agriculture has contributed to the considerable growth of immigrant populations in these communities, with nearly 75% of all farmworkers in the United States being foreign-born.
November 30, 2022
Webinar
... Immigrants fill essential roles at every level of the U.S. economy, from corporate suites to construction sites. While ... of Immigrant Women on America's Labor Force , American Immigration Council, March 8, 2017. Economic and Tax ... Florida and Colorado Back Bridge Act , Illinois Business Immigration Coalition, undated. Local CEOs fight Trump's ...
March 16, 2017
Find all program-related materials for GCIR's webinar "Promoting the Health and Wellbeing of Immigrant Workers in Rural Communities" here, including the session recording and PowerPoint.
December, 2022
Program Materials
... materials for GCIR's "Strategies for Resisting Immigration Detention in Rural America" webinar here, ... in Rural Communities Materials: Strategies for Resisting Immigration Detention in Rural America ...
January, 2023
Program Materials
November, 2016
Funding Recommendations, Issue Brief
... of Immokalee Workers Wendy Cervantes, Director of the Immigration and Immigrant Families, CLASP Wayne Ho, ... of Immokalee Workers Haeyoung Yoon, Senior Director of Immigration Policy, National Domestic Workers Alliance gcir ...
April 15, 2020
Webinar
... and reviving rural America, yet the prevalence of immigration detention centers continues to create fear and ... the 1990s. In 2018, the Southern Poverty Law Center sued Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), alleging that the ... organizations are confronting the harmful impacts of immigration detention on communities across the country. We ...
January 25, 2023
Webinar
... While national headlines are dominated by federal immigration policy —family separation, the border ... to working to limit local police collaboration with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), to advancing fair ... Photo : Britt Selvitelle , Creative Commons “All Immigration is Local”: Philanthropy’s Role in State and ...
December 10, 2019
Webinar
Resources for immigrants and migrant workers.
April, 2020
Resource Portal
... for the Central Coast Alliance United for a Sustainable Economy (CAUSE), which advocates on behalf of immigrant, ...
April 4, 2020
News Article
Co-Organizers Funders for a Just Economy Sustainable Agriculture & Food Systems Funders ... organizing support for these workers critical to the U.S. economy, and funder strategies in support of migrant workers. ... Director, Justice in Motion Daniel Costa , Director of Immigration Law and Policy, Economic Policy Institute ...
October 6, 2017
Webinar
This infographic covers reviews the populations the Census typically undercounts in California, why there is a state undercount, and how that undercount can be reduced in 2020.
October, 2016
Infographic
Find all program-related materials for GCIR's webinar, " Intersectional Justice: Migrant Workers and Economic Justice" here, including recording and powerpoint presentation.
August, 2021
Program Materials
... Rights (CHIRLA) Kerri Talbot , Deputy Director, The Immigration Hub Legal Services Working Group 2021 QII Meeting ...
June 9, 2021
Group Meeting
The second quarterly meeting of GCIR's Delivering on the Dream (DOTD) network.
May 12, 2021
Group Meeting
... as well as surrounding communities to flee. Currently, immigration courts across the country have seen a steady rise ... to the Justice Department’s Executive Office for Immigration Review, which oversees the courts. And they are ... According to The New York Times , U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials encounter the ...
June, 2019
Issue Brief
This gathering will bring together local workforce and community leaders and funders to learn about post-fire workforce initiatives underway in the North Bay region.
May 8, 2018
Regional Briefing
Join GCIR and leaders from the field as they share their insights and expertise on how to support migrant workers.
August 4, 2021
Webinar
Join GCIR as we partner with Philanthropy Northwest to co-host a webinar featuring individuals and organizations who are advancing worker enfranchisement and empowerment and are at the forefront of this movement for farmworker justice.
July 13, 2023
Webinar
