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... by executive fiat. This fiscal year, the United States is on track to admit half the number of legal immigrants it ... during the coronavirus pandemic . Somehow, children were labeled a risk to national economic security, ... beginning saves both the applicant and the agency time and resources.”) Likewise, forms expire with little or no ...
November 10, 2020
News Article
... House, unsplash cropped 800x456px.jpg Looking back on the first year of the Biden administration, we remember ... for asylum applicants, and improve access to counsel. Unaccompanied minors and other vulnerable asylum seekers are ... individuals, unaccompanied minors, and families with children. Human rights organizations continue to protest this ...
January 24, 2022
Commentary
June 18, 2020
News Article
... as ten countries in their search for safety. We’ve seen children locked in cages under the guise of “zero ... that has been with the caveat of further restrictions on other pathways. Against this backdrop, it is unsurprising ... lead to humanitarian crises at home and abroad. Moving resources in a way that centers the leadership and ...
May 11, 2023
Statement
... in the movement for immigrant justice, I often reflect on what brought me to this work out of the many social ... housing, and expanding government investments in children, youth, and older adults – the issue of ... change. For philanthropy, it must mean providing needed resources and using its powerful voice and influence to ...
July 13, 2022
GCIR Staff Feature
Nahir Torres 250x333px.jpg As I reflect on what brings me to this work, I am reminded that these ... learn from and flank our movement leaders, activating our resources, power, and platforms in service of their work. It ...
February 8, 2023
GCIR Board Feature
... the guise of protecting public health during the Covid-19 pandemic – allows authorities to quickly expel migrants ... for months or even years, advocates are calling on Congress and the administration to use all the tools at ... these strategies. Here at GCIR we are hosting a program on strengthening the immigration legal services ...
July 14, 2022
Issue Spotlight
... against AAPI communities in the United States. I went on to teach two semesters of Asian American Civil Rights and ... constructing the transcontinental railroads to laboring on sugar plantations to fighting in wars on behalf of a country that discriminated against them, the ...
April 6, 2022
GCIR Staff Feature
... The order, with some limited exceptions, including for unaccompanied minors, ends the longstanding US policy of ... of the supposed political expediency of “getting tough on the border.” We recently partnered with Hispanics in ... order underscores the need for philanthropy to double down on deep, long-term funding that supports the power-building ...
June 5, 2024
Statement
... not valid. However, I am a Zambian who was born and raised on the Continent and was exposed to a multitude of ... 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 ...
November 9, 2023
GCIR Board Feature
... is the Vice President of Programs at the Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA). "Whether that’s the occupation of ... credit: "Finally See the Light," written by Bryan Teoh on freepd.com . Licensed under CC0 1.0 Universal Public ... “There are a lot of different factors.” how the 'war on drugs' helped shape modern migration GCIR · The ‘War on ...
October 7, 2024
Podcast
... available soon . DCTV Firehouse Cinema, NYC, September 13-19, 2024 | Q&As with the Skylight team and protagonists ... credit: "Finally See the Light," written by Bryan Teoh on freepd.com . Licensed under CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication. interview highlights On how they define narrative power, their strategies for ...
May 30, 2024
GCIR Blog Series
... with community-led organizations to not only deploy resources but also to amplify their advocacy for long-term ... demands of impacted-led groups. Support the work of groups on the ground that have been advocating for a legislative ... an outsized impact considering the often limited financial resources at their disposal. It is critical that we ...
March 18, 2024
Commentary
... trip delegation. The learning trip left a lasting impact on Lincoln Mondy , a program officer at the Andrus Family ... 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
... the impacts of unjust immigration policies, and mobilize resources for migrant-serving groups. GCIR Vice President of ... the incredible work of groups serving both people on the move and families who have chosen to live in the Rio ... then heard from the Young Center , which advocates for unaccompanied migrant children, and from leaders of the ...
May 28, 2024
Blog Post
... provide essential support to their communities. Read on to find out what holistic case management is and how it ... 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
... the United Philanthropy Forum’s 21st annual Foundations on the Hill conference, also known as FOTH, where donors and ... opportunity": Reflections from Foundations on the Hill . Music credit: "Finally See the Light," written by Bryan Teoh on freepd.com . Licensed under CC0 1.0 Universal Public ...
April 11, 2024
Blog Post
While the COVID-19 public health crisis and its impact on the U.S. economy ... undocumented immigrants who were brought to the U.S. as children from deportation, halting Mr. Trump's unsuccessful ...
November 11, 2020
News Article
... in destination communities. Assistance also supports unaccompanied children and youth after they are released from federal care ... investing strategically in a powerful set of organizations on the ground, groups with deep community relationships that ...
October 6, 2021
Press Release