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... 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 ... to some of the worst moments in our history. As our economy struggles to recover in the midst of the ongoing ...
October, 2020
Analysis
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 economy without harming the economic interests of those ...
November 11, 2020
Commentary
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 ...
November, 2020
Issue Brief
... 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
Find all program-related materials for GCIR's webinar "Funding the Fight for Immigrant Rights in 2025 and Beyond" here, including the session recording, transcription of the meeting, and relevant links.
February, 2025
Program Materials
... was seemingly lost and won on the coronavirus and the economy , deep-seated cultural divides remain. Those divides ... the election. Read the full commentary at the link below. Immigration Advocates Can Have a Role in Advancing National ...
December 2, 2020
Commentary
... many of the Trump administration’s racist and draconian immigration policies , including fortifying Deferred Action ... Enforcement Background Under the Trump administration, immigration officials had broad enforcement authority, ... deemed “good” (high-achieving and beneficial to the economy). Photo by Michael Schofield on Unsplash Looking Back ...
January 24, 2022
Commentary
Find all program-related materials for GCIR's webinar "2024 Election Scenario Planning: Immigrant Justice SWOT for Philanthropy" here, including the session recording, transcription of the meeting and other materials shared.
August, 2024
Program Materials
... COVID-19 public health crisis and its impact on the U.S. economy will preoccupy President-elect Joe Biden during ... expected to quickly start dismantling President Trump's immigration agenda. After Mr. Biden is sworn-in in January, ... also intends to rescind Mr. Trump's travel and immigration restrictions on 13 countries, most of which ...
November 11, 2020
News Article
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
... economic crisis, and record climate disasters. On the immigration front, he will face the task of undoing four years of polarizing rhetoric and draconian immigration policies, including more than 500 administrative ... and executive actions that have severely restricted immigration as part of a far-reaching white nationalist ...
November 10, 2020
Statement
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
... 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
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
... 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
Join this webinar to learn about funding opportunities to protect the safety, security, and well-being of populations under assault, support rapid response and mutual aid interventions, bolster legal representation and litigation efforts, resource organizing, advocacy, and power-building funds and campaigns, and more.
February 3, 2025
Webinar