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... in 2021 will not automatically result in bold new immigration reform or even a comprehensive unwinding of the ... GCIR and leading organizations for a discussion on the key immigration priorities, strategies, and needs heading into ... Center Aaron Reichlin-Melnick , Policy Counsel, American Immigration Council Lisa Sherman-Nikolaus , Executive ...
December 8, 2020
Webinar
... many of the Trump administration’s racist and draconian immigration policies , including fortifying Deferred Action ... to immigrant communities. Read our analysis below to learn about the work ahead of us and how philanthropy can help our ... Enforcement Background Under the Trump administration, immigration officials had broad enforcement authority, ...
January 24, 2022
Commentary
Find all program-related materials for GCIR's webinar "Building a Multi-Racial Democracy by Investing in Immigrant and Refugee Movements Before, During, and After Elections" here, including the session recording, transcript, and other materials shared.
August, 2024
Program Materials
This briefing will feature a panel of speakers representing nonprofit organizations working on the front lines to strengthen our democracy and advance immigrant rights in their communities.
July 25, 2024
Webinar
America needs a 21st-century immigration system that advances the economic, security, and ... contributions to our society. It must encourage legal immigration and its significant benefits to the American ... the economic interests of those already here. A working immigration system can help unite our country through our ...
November 11, 2020
Commentary
Before COVID-19 hit, President Trump was abusing immigration powers delegated to him by Congress to such an ... pandemic hit, a blizzard of executive actions buried the immigration statutes that now exist only on paper. The president has wholly replaced the normally operating immigration system that Congress crafted over the past seven ...
December 2, 2020
Commentary
Led by the Immigration Hub and America’s Voice, more than 100 ... and a clear vision of our expectations. The 2021 Immigration Action Plan is a preview of our collective ... past administrations. Read the full report below. 2021 Immigration Action Plan ...
August, 2020
Report
Collection of essays and policy proposals around immigration reform put forth by the Niskanen Center. Read the full report at the link below. Redefining Immigration Reform: How Immigration Supports American Ideals ...
November, 2020
Report
Immigration detention was dangerous before President Trump ... global pandemic—have only made the situation more dire. Immigration detention has expanded in the past decade, driven ... mountains of evidence that reveal the dark reality of immigration detention, rife with coercion, physical abuse, ...
December 2, 2020
Commentary
... flaws—first, in the enforcement of violations of the immigration system and then, in the implementation of a less restrictive and more flexible legal immigration system. Its central theme is that these two ... Read the full analysis at the link below. Reforming the Immigration System: A Brief Outline ...
November, 2020
Analysis
... and deportation have become the entirety of America’s immigration enforcement strategy. This will strike many, ... and inevitable. How else is the nation to enforce its immigration laws? But U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) mass detention ...
December 2, 2020
Commentary
This article is part of the Moving Forward on Immigration series that explores the future of immigration in the aftermath of the 2020 presidential ... election. President-elect Joe Biden’s plan on immigration stands in stark contrast to the xenophobic agenda ...
December 2, 2020
Commentary
... below. Progressives are getting ready to push Biden on immigration reform ...
December 11, 2020
News Article
President-elect Biden has promised a new course on immigration policy in his Administration. The challenges ... but so are the opportunities to reaffirm the importance of immigration to American society, American culture, and the ... American economy. At New American Economy, we believe that immigration reform can and should be a top priority in 2021. ...
November, 2020
Issue Brief
... every corner of America. The President took a long failed immigration system and weaponized it. A campaign built on ... to transform and finally create the modern, humane immigration system that our nation deserves, I fear far too ... attacks on immigrants and continue weaponizing the U.S. immigration system, as well as begin new assaults on the ...
October, 2020
Analysis
... the campaign to reverse some of the most restrictive immigration actions undertaken during Donald Trump’s four ... brief outlines some of the incoming administration’s top immigration priorities and examines challenges and ... forthcoming policy ideas from MPI’s Rethinking U.S. Immigration Policy initiative , the brief sketches several ...
November, 2020
Issue Brief
... four years, the report breaks down how every aspect of the immigration system is being dismantled: preventing people ... process protections in how people are treated by the immigration agencies; detaining, deporting and terrorizing ... people really grasp the enormity of destruction to our immigration system and see how the pieces fit together. 100+ ...
November, 2020
Report
... likely seek to reverse much of President Donald Trump’s immigration legacy and push ahead with his own agenda. While ... to undo. Here is what to expect from Biden in six key immigration policy areas: 1. IMMIGRATION REFORM AND ‘DREAMERS 2. TRUMP’S TRAVEL BANS ...
November 7, 2020
News Article
... Joe Biden to implement a powerful new vision for immigration. AILA stands ready to work with the incoming ... a Welcoming Nation: AILA Recommendations for the Future of Immigration ...
Issue Brief
... will be rolling back his predecessor’s restrictive immigration policies . To do it, he may have to overhaul the ... article at the link below. Biden Faces Early Test With Immigration and Homeland Security After Trump ...
November 15, 2020
News Article