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... a platform for their perspectives. In this edition, GCIR President Marissa Tirona hosts our very first Amplify ... are also featured below. If you would like to learn more about Borderland: The Line Within , how to support the ... counter the toxic narrative around immigration, please contact Skylight . GCIR · Amplify Podcast: Paco de Onis and ...
May 30, 2024
GCIR Blog Series
... To push back against this punitive and harmful policy, GCIR submitted a public comment in opposition and ... city running as well…” It is within this context that GCIR is calling upon philanthropy to resource a response to ... to our vision of collective liberation. To learn more, contact Kevin Douglas , GCIR's Senior Director of National ...
May 11, 2023
Statement
... Kevin Douglas, senior director of national programs at GCIR. GCIR’s delegation, which included GCIR staff and ... of what folks in different offices are thinking about immigration.” The topics under discussion included ...
April 11, 2024
Blog Post
... 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
... by Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees (GCIR) , which had begun a discussion with its members after the election about taking a public stance against Trump’s immigration ... that are not members of GCIR. “This is really about values.” In particular, she said, the “impact of ...
February 6, 2017
Philanthropic News
... and Grantmakers Concerned with Imigrants and Refugees (GCIR). This delegation traveled to McAllen, Texas, and ... Powerful Journey to the US-Mexico Border," a blog post about the trip authored by HIP. GCIR · Changing Perspectives ... learning trip changed Lincoln's perspectives on narratives about the U.S.-Mexico Border GCIR · How the learning trip ...
June 3, 2024
Blog Post
... they were in 1987 — when the U.S. population was about a quarter smaller , substantially younger and ... living in the United States came here legally. Only about a quarter of the foreign-born are unauthorized; that ... Trump took office, the main “adjustment of status” form for green-card applicants was six pages long, with ...
November 10, 2020
News Article
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 ... in the Americas timeline , for an expansive conversation about the root causes of modern migration, the U.S. ...
October 7, 2024
Podcast
... policies. Advocates are developing positive narratives about immigrants and are working to transform the broader ... Campaign are advancing all of these strategies. Here at GCIR we are hosting a program on strengthening the ...
July 14, 2022
Issue Spotlight
... because I was “American.” I received compliments about how “well” I spoke English. And questions such as ... contribute to the complexity of the population. GCIR’s national convening presents an opportunity for philanthropy to learn about the challenges and opportunities facing immigrants and ...
April 6, 2022
GCIR Staff Feature
... means having the courage to invite a bigger conversation about our nation’s history and the present-day ... 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
... parole are unable to renew their status or receive another form of relief, they will lose their immigration status and ...
March 18, 2024
Commentary
The Biden transition team this week announced its Department of Homeland Security (DHS) agency review team, and it would appear that it is on track to take that swing away from the Trump administration once in office.
The agency review teams are formed to evaluate the current operations of their respective agencies and to ensure that the new administration is set up in a correct posture to achieve its policy goals once in office.
November 13, 2020
News Article
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 6, 2021 Contact: dignityfund@gcir.org California Dignity for Families Fund Announces ... Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees (GCIR) is announcing the California Dignity for Families ...
October 6, 2021
Press Release
June 18, 2020
News Article
... efforts and strategies for broad impact. That is why, at GCIR, we strive to: Amplify examples of existing immigrant ... are also building forward our internal infrastructure at GCIR by expanding our staff capacity. We are thrilled to ... to ensure that society functions. Infrastructure is also about being in “right relationship” with each other—in ...
May 26, 2021
President's Message
... by Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees (GCIR) and Hispanics in Philanthropy , the experience aimed ... and mobilize resources for migrant-serving groups. GCIR Vice President of Programs, Ivy O. Suriyopas stated, ... everyone heard from LUPE (La Unión del Pueblo Entero) about their comprehensive services for migrants and ...
May 28, 2024
Blog Post
... of providing aid and giving the client one point of contact. For example, a client can walk into a single ... their legal needs when they no longer have to worry about where they will sleep or how they will get their next ...
February 27, 2023
Response Fund
... by Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees (GCIR) . The document, which has been signed by more than 100 ...
February 9, 2017
Philanthropic News
... Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees (GCIR) focuses on the fact that America was built by ...
February 8, 2017
Philanthropic News