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... a pivotal role in shaping migration flows throughout Latin America. As GCIR's latest timeline details , the U.S. has a ... is the Vice President of Programs at the Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA). "Whether that’s the occupation of countries (from Cuba, Haiti, Dominican Republic, and Nicaragua), to ...
October 7, 2024
Podcast
... 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 ... to deportation. The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees maintains “ a non-return advisor y ” for Afghans ...
March 18, 2024
Commentary
... Women’s Refugee Commission (WRC) congratulates Joe Biden on being elected as the 46th President of the United States. We also congratulate Kamala Harris on her historic election as the first woman Vice ... View the full statement at the link below. Statement from the Women’s Refugee Commission ...
November 12, 2020
Statement
A week ago, Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees issued a powerful joint statement calling on funders to take a stand against President Trump’s ... 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
... a series of discriminatory and contested actions ranging from the underhanded (attempting to exclude non-citizens ... 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
... I navigated the tension between being a proud child of immigrants and asserting my belonging in a country ... against AAPI communities in the United States. I went on to teach two semesters of Asian American Civil Rights and ... the challenges and opportunities facing immigrants and refugees and how funders can support these communities. I am ...
April 6, 2022
GCIR Staff Feature
Nahir Torres 250x333px.jpg As I reflect on what brings me to this work, I am reminded that these ... themselves any political cost, leaving immigrants and refugees in the lurch. We in philanthropy can also find ... 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
... by executive fiat. This fiscal year, the United States is on track to admit half the number of legal immigrants it ... beginning saves both the applicant and the agency time and resources.”) Likewise, forms expire with little or no ... has also repeatedly suspended the admission of refugees, the highly vetted immigrants fleeing persecution ...
November 10, 2020
News Article
Nomzana Headshot - 750x1000px.jpg When you are a Black child in Africa, often the narrative is that our dreams are ... 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 ...
November 9, 2023
GCIR Board Feature
... in the movement for immigrant justice, I often reflect on what brought me to this work out of the many social ... change. For philanthropy, it must mean providing needed resources and using its powerful voice and influence to ... in Houston, we released our formal public policy agenda. From calling for an end to Title 42 and opposing ...
July 13, 2022
GCIR Staff Feature
While the COVID-19 public health crisis and its impact on the U.S. economy will preoccupy President-elect Joe ... immigrants who were brought to the U.S. as children from deportation, halting Mr. Trump's unsuccessful efforts ... Mr. Trump's travel and immigration restrictions on 13 countries, most of which are African or predominantly ...
November 11, 2020
News Article
... House, unsplash cropped 800x456px.jpg Looking back on the first year of the Biden administration, we remember ... efforts to improve conditions for immigrants and refugees. Philanthropy can help ensure that the ... Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrests increased by 30 percent, from 110,000 in 2016 to 143,000 in 2019. Status In 2021, the ...
January 24, 2022
Commentary
June 18, 2020
News Article
... year in a row, Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees led a delegation to the nation’s capital to meet ... the United Philanthropy Forum’s 21st annual Foundations on the Hill conference, also known as FOTH, where donors and ... delegation, which included GCIR staff and representatives from The Surdna Foundation and Maine Initiatives, joined the ...
April 11, 2024
Blog Post
... Castañeda and Kaxh Mur'al, two people who were driven from their home countries to seek security in the United ... credit: "Finally See the Light," written by Bryan Teoh on freepd.com . Licensed under CC0 1.0 Universal Public ... with the Skylight team. On their vision for the next 5-7 years and how narrative power-building will help realize ...
May 30, 2024
GCIR Blog Series
... and welcoming state and local policies for immigrants, refugees, and asylum seekers, the fundamental right to seek ... 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
... (HIP) and Grantmakers Concerned with Imigrants and Refugees (GCIR). This delegation traveled to McAllen, Texas, ... 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 ...
June 3, 2024
Blog Post
Over 70 foundations have signed a joint statement on immigration in the wake of President Trump’s executive order banning immigration from seven Muslim countries. The statement, published by Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees (GCIR) focuses on the fact that America was built ...
February 8, 2017
Philanthropic News
... 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 efficient way to meet the needs of immigrants and refugees. We encourage funders interested in addressing the ...
February 27, 2023
Response Fund