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... by punishing low-income families for participating in health and social services for which their children are ... this newest development on public charge through strategic grantmaking and using public voice. Moderator Jonathan Blazer ... limited to organizations that share GCIR’s core values.) Resources [Draft Regulation-Updated April 3, 2018] ...
April 19, 2018
Description Immigration can be a high-profile issue but, even when it fades from the headlines, the work to advance immigrant justice never stops. In the face of considerable challenges, advocates are ... anti-immigrant policies at all levels of government. In 2022 GCIR adopted a policy agenda informed by input from ...
September 21, 2022
Webinar
... has moved proactively to support immigrant families in response to restrictive federal immigration and safety net ... new “public charge” rule still pose risks, especially in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. The new rule ... brief draws on unique data from California participants in the Well-Being and Basic Needs Survey (WBNS), a nationally ...
May, 2020
Issue Brief
... its most far-reaching attack on immigrants to date in the guise of a seemingly innocuous regulatory change: the ... nationalist agenda to halt and reverse demographic change in the United States. Rooted in a long history of discrimination and exclusion , the newly ...
September 10, 2019
President's Message
... nationalist agenda to halt and reverse demographic change in the United States, and it embodies all three of the ... of whether they have explicit public charge-response resources and capacity. From increased walk-ins and phone ... responses that drain field and philanthropic capacity and resources away from more affirmative uses. New messages and ...
August, 2019
Funding Recommendations, Issue Brief
A statement by multiple Chicago-based foundations denouncing the Trump administration's proposed changes to the "public charge" rule.
December 6, 2018
Statement