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... to develop detailed policy prescriptives, instructions for implementation, and a clear vision of our expectations. The 2021 Immigration Action Plan is a preview of our collective efforts. It ... Read the full report below. 2021 Immigration Action Plan ...
August, 2020
Report
Resource from Bolder Advocacy that details actions private foundations can take given a contested election.
November 10, 2020
Philanthropic News
... While the last four years have been devastating for immigrant, refugee, and asylum seeker communities, the ... have a much broader policy and infrastructure agenda for supporting the community. Movement leaders are eager to ... response to advancing a welcoming and inclusive vision for the nation. At the same time, they recognize they will be ...
December, 2020
Funding Recommendations
... strategy that has defined immigration politics for two decades. It is a unity blueprint intended as a launching point for an open-source effort that centers grassroots voices on ...
June, 2019
Analysis
The new immigration system has eliminated the core principles of immigration law and replaced them with the current president’s own preferences. It’s time for Congress to rectify it.
December 2, 2020
Commentary
President-elect Joe Biden will take office under pressure to repudiate and rescind many, if not most, of the more than 400 executive actions President Trump has used to tighten the U.S. immigration system. But Biden also will start his term in a bind that could make such changes difficult to accomplish in short order.
December 2, 2020
News Article
... to temporarily halt deportations, reinstate the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, increase refugee ... near-total shutdown of asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border, for example, does not represent a long-term strategy nor is ...
November, 2020
Issue Brief
... exam in 2009, "which implemented standardized test forms for both the English and civics test requirements," according ... to the naturalization exam could make the test harder for immigrants seeking citizenship ...
November 12, 2020
News Article
... A record number of people cast their votes, not just for the next president of the United States but also for the kind of country they wish America to be: vibrant, ... invest deeply, substantially, and consistently, now and for the long haul. It also requires us to center racial ...
November 10, 2020
Statement
Find all program-related materials for the webinar, "Election Scenario Planning," including ...
September, 2020
Program Materials
... immigration policies , including fortifying Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), rescinding the Muslim Ban, and ... and going beyond reparative efforts to improve conditions for immigrants and refugees. Philanthropy can help ensure ...
January 24, 2022
Commentary
... with a points-based program , awarding immigrants points for criteria such as age and “extraordinary ... effect: slashing legal immigration levels in half. Even for Trump loyalists, this was beyond the pale . The bill ... president tries to roll back, one by one, every single action Trump has taken. The Paper Wall The immigration system ...
November 10, 2020
News Article
Description While the last four years have been devastating for immigrant, refugee, and asylum seeker communities, the ... have a much broader policy and infrastructure agenda for supporting the community. Movement leaders are eager to ... response to advancing a welcoming and inclusive vision for the nation. At the same time, they recognize they will be ...
December 8, 2020
Webinar
... up computer virus protection and provide security guards for highly visible movement leaders who have been the victims ... the country within three weeks. “The need and the demand for this kind of protection is immense,” she said. The need ... in recent months. “It’s really scary,” she said. For example, one wealthy donor’s giving to immigrant-rights ...
October 22, 2020
Philanthropic News
... in the U.S., and many millions of them have been here for decades. Nearly 8 million U.S. citizens live with an ... process and expansions of expedited removal—allowing for the arrest and deportation of immigrants without due ... President Trump will seek a total end to Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) and Temporary ...
October, 2020
Analysis