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... To push back against this punitive and harmful policy, GCIR submitted a public comment in opposition and ... lead to humanitarian crises at home and abroad. Moving resources in a way that centers the leadership and ... transportation, food and water, and legal services. Moving resources to border and regional nonprofits rapidly can be ...
May 11, 2023
Statement
... in some ways than the failed immigration bill covered by GCIR earlier this year , with the ACLU already announcing its ... a choice which sometimes ends in deadly consequences . GCIR rejects prioritization of the supposed political ... via Getty Images under Rights-managed license GCIR Statement on Biden's Executive Order on Asylum ...
June 5, 2024
Statement
... Kevin Douglas, senior director of national programs at GCIR. GCIR’s delegation, which included GCIR staff and representatives from The Surdna Foundation and ...
April 11, 2024
Blog Post
GCIR_Social_01-16x9.png Over the last 200 years, the United ... in shaping migration flows throughout Latin America. As GCIR's latest timeline details , the U.S. has a long history ... invite you to explore the first installment, Timeline: Citizenship in the United States, 1781 – Present , which ...
October 7, 2024
Podcast
... advocacy, and policy work that continues to this day at GCIR. At GCIR, we are deliberately providing a platform for those most ... change. For philanthropy, it must mean providing needed resources and using its powerful voice and influence to ...
July 13, 2022
GCIR Staff Feature
... learn from and flank our movement leaders, activating our resources, power, and platforms in service of their work. It ... and belonging. I am so honored to join the board of GCIR, an organization I have long admired and that shares my ... remain inspired by immigrant leaders and the ways in which GCIR and our funder colleagues are showing up in active ...
February 8, 2023
GCIR Board Feature
June 18, 2020
News Article
... with community-led organizations to not only deploy resources but also to amplify their advocacy for long-term ... them to live and work in the U.S. indefinitely and to seek citizenship after a certain length of time. But so far, ... an outsized impact considering the often limited financial resources at their disposal. It is critical that we ...
March 18, 2024
Commentary
... to explain this apparent Catch-22, a spokesperson for U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services said, circuitously, that ... beginning saves both the applicant and the agency time and resources.”) Likewise, forms expire with little or no ... that the next president “would pour the same energy and resources into the immigration agenda as the Trump ...
November 10, 2020
News Article
... the Western world and global north holds all the power and resources – what we as Africans had was in fact enough to ... the organization and gained more exposure to the lack of resources and the systemic barriers experienced by ... from other funders since our inception in 2019. As a GCIR board member, I am deeply proud that our Fund has built ...
November 9, 2023
GCIR Board Feature
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. The administration 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
... and Grantmakers Concerned with Imigrants and Refugees (GCIR). This delegation traveled to McAllen, Texas, and ... and designed to separate families, designed to have a default of whiteness, have a default of what an American patriot is, and just really tries ...
June 3, 2024
Blog Post
... Campaign are advancing all of these strategies. Here at GCIR we are hosting a program on strengthening the ...
July 14, 2022
Issue Spotlight
... contribute to the complexity of the population. GCIR’s national convening presents an opportunity for ... can support these communities. I am looking forward to GCIR’s site visit, “Building AAPI Immigrant Power in ...
April 6, 2022
GCIR Staff Feature
... a platform for their perspectives. In this edition, GCIR President Marissa Tirona hosts our very first Amplify ... narrative around immigration, please contact Skylight . GCIR · Amplify Podcast: Paco de Onis and Pamela Yates of ... for building it, and what they hope to achieve with it: GCIR · Amplify Podcast: Paco and Pamela Define Narrative ...
May 30, 2024
GCIR Blog Series
We at GCIR are heartbroken about the devastating crises unfolding ... States today and for Congress to establish a pathway to citizenship for TPS holders and others. We urge philanthropy ... of which have limited capacity and must focus their scarce resources on their core work. View relevant recent GCIR ...
August 19, 2021
Statement
... President Joe Biden briefly mentioned a pathway to citizenship for Dreamers while at the same time asking ... needs – legal aid, housing, food, transportation, job resources, mental health counseling, language translation ... and get legal representation, access to housing, and resources for mental health. Without holistic case ...
February 27, 2023
Response Fund
... we put love before fear and when philanthropy devotes its resources to make that vision a reality. This is also ...
February 15, 2017
Philanthropic News
... by Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees (GCIR) and Hispanics in Philanthropy , the experience aimed ... the impacts of unjust immigration policies, and mobilize resources for migrant-serving groups. GCIR Vice President of ... action for philanthropy to listen, learn, and invest more resources in this region's migrant-serving organizations and ...
May 28, 2024
Blog Post