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... support for many aspects of that agenda. As American Immigration Council ’s Jorge Loweree observed when asked about the failed bipartisan immigration deal, “Advocating ... policy developments at the state and local levels. Cities, counties, and states can often create more welcoming ...
March 13, 2024
President's Message
... the organization’s and our key partners’ best thinking about how to address the problem at hand; namely, that racial ... learning on absolutely everything. This principle is about being strategic about the use of our resources for ... learning framework and include metrics on what can help us define success, I am cautious not to let numbers have the ...
April 6, 2023
GCIR Staff Feature
... to grasp the realities of this country’s contemporary immigration policy, the experience of being undocumented, and ... to immediate crises. While immigrant communities do need us to heed their calls for support in those times of crisis, ... means having the courage to invite a bigger conversation about our nation’s history and the present-day ...
February 8, 2023
GCIR Board Feature
... Project (MICOP) . Read on as Arcenio shares his thoughts about building power for Indigenous immigrants, the ... strengthen the work of Indigenous migrants. Please tell us about yourself and your organization. Can you describe the ... interpreters, leadership development, classes for parents, immigration legal assistance, and advocacy for Indigenous ...
September 6, 2022
GCIR Blog Series
... stages of planning for this work, it was important to us that GCIR’s state and local strategy be guided by the input of those directly impacted by immigration in addition to the perspectives and insights of ... organizer. I’m grateful that I learned early on about frameworks like those from Marshall Ganz, Young ...
July 19, 2023
Blog Post
... all, there is a role for everyone, including those of us in philanthropy, in the long-term fight for equity and ... for the first time, in front of 300 people. I told them about coming to the United States, growing up undocumented, ... whenever someone knocked on the door in fear that it was Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). I shared the ...
January 10, 2022
GCIR Staff Feature
... justice movement leaders across the nation. Hearing about the organizing work being done in places like Louisiana ... back home in Arizona growing up in a family with mixed immigration statuses. While working with immigrant youth in ... summer allowed me to un-learn and re-learn the history of immigration. As I helped GCIR staff develop a timeline of ...
September 21, 2022
GCIR Staff Feature
... rural areas. Let’s start with who you are. Please tell us about yourself, your organization, and the communities you ... by understanding their basic rights, learning about worker and gender justice, and building community ...
May 3, 2023
GCIR Blog Series
... of color, women, and girls can truly thrive. Please tell us about yourself and yo ur organization. Lian Cheun ... or vote. In 2020, KGA called voters to educate them about a ballot measure that would institutionalize funding ...
July 12, 2021
GCIR Blog Series
... in the country. Read on as Kris shares his thoughts about building power for trans communities of color, ... and strengthen the work of trans-led movements. Tell us about what brings you to this work and what motivates you to ...
September 28, 2021
GCIR Blog Series
... justice causes that demand our attention. Navigating the immigration system alongside my wife who immigrated from ... what was new was getting a close-up look at a byzantine immigration system that makes it extremely difficult for ... in children, youth, and older adults – the issue of immigration stood out to me because of the magnitude of the ...
July 13, 2022
GCIR Staff Feature
... funding of a border wall. The challenges in front of us are great, and the climb towards equity, justice, and healing is steep. My commitment to you—and to us—is to face those challenges by building and sharing ...
January 29, 2021
President's Message