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... 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
... election win has raised hopes of resettlement for refugees from Asia to Africa, many in countries where they are denied ... United States has for years taken in tens of thousands of refugees who are unable to return home or make a new life in ...
November 12, 2020
News Article
... Lives Matter movement, and other progressive causes are on the rise, prompting some donors to pour more money into ... said her organization has been hearing greater anxiety from grantees about their physical safety as well as ... president of Grantmakers Concerned With Immigrants and Refugees, said threats to immigration-related nonprofits and ...
October 22, 2020
Philanthropic News
... escalating economic crisis, and record climate disasters. On the immigration front, he will face the task of undoing ... renewal DACA applications, prepare to receive and resettle refugees, and more. Also expand resources for education, workforce development, health care, ...
November 10, 2020
Statement
... we know that the philanthropic sector holds significant resources and positional power that must be leveraged now in ... have we learned from them and their courageous efforts on behalf of our communities? First, while leaders in the ... and facilitate the full participation of immigrants and refugees in American society. Finally, we must recognize ...
November 6, 2024
Statement
... the face of these challenges, GCIR doubled-down this year on developing programming, resources, and partnerships that reflect our dedication to ... Know About Narrative Power , May 2024 Blog: Florida’s Child Labor Laws are the Latest Target of Anti-immigrant ...
December 17, 2024
Blog Post
... 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
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
... for me and my neighbors to vote. This year, we voted on the Sunday before Election Day, buoyed by a fun morning ... who believe in sustained investment in community resources, a humane immigration system, and workers’ rights ... said, “Narrative work is long-term work. It is more than messaging; it’s about enlarging the social imagination.” ...
November 11, 2022
President's Message
... 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
... at podium.jpeg Maria Ibarra-Frayre speaks to a crowd from a podium. In our latest interview, Maria shares how her ... Podcast: We the People Michigan's Maria Ibarra-Frayre on Why Funding Community Organizing is Crucial to our ... organizing capacity on the ground, and all the extra resources that it takes to do this with people that have been ...
March 27, 2025
GCIR Blog Series
Resource from Bolder Advocacy that details actions private foundations ...
November 10, 2020
Philanthropic News
... could take months or years to undo. Here is what to expect from Biden in six key immigration policy areas: 1. ... PANDEMIC RESTRICTIONS 4. SKILLED FOREIGN WORKERS 5. REFUGEES 6. THE U.S.-MEXICO BORDER Read the full article at ... Factbox: Here are six things Joe Biden will likely do on immigration ...
November 7, 2020
News Article
... detention and deportation have become the entirety of America’s immigration enforcement strategy. This will ... and deportation strategy is, in fact, both a sharp break from historic norms and neither the only, nor the most ... mass deportation agenda, the United States now spends more on federal immigration enforcement than on all federal ...
December 2, 2020
Commentary
America needs a 21st-century immigration system that advances ...
November 11, 2020
Commentary
A news article from CNN looking at the impact the Trump Administration's revisions to the naturalization exam could have on future immigrants seeking citizenship in the United States.
November 12, 2020
News Article
December 2, 2020
News Article
... (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 ...
November 13, 2020
News Article
... separating families at the border , banning travel from Muslim-majority countries and building his border ...
November 15, 2020
News Article