... the history of citizenship in the U.S. also shows us how closely immigrant justice has always been tied to ...
December, 2023
Data Tool
Find all program-related materials for GCIR's webinar "Holding the Line: Defending Against Harmful Federal & State Policies" here, including the session recording and PowerPoint.
May, 2023
Program Materials
While there has been a long history of efforts to erase and exclude immigrants, BIPOC, and other marginalized communities, this timeline shows how powerfully communities in Texas have resisted. From Indigenous nations fighting to preserve their culture to BIPOC communities organizing to end the criminalization of Black and Brown lives, people have sought to protect their freedom to move, stay, work, and thrive.
May, 2022
Infographic
This four-page timeline summarizes immigrant and refugee policy developments and philanthropic responses from 1990 to 2020.
March, 2020
Infographic
... Central America, and other parts of the world. While immigration policy is made at the federal level, states and ... administration and Congress debate legalization and other immigration policies, investments in immigration legal services can set California’s residents ...
November 3, 2021
Webinar
Find all program-related materials for GCIR's webinar "A Call to Action: Investing in Black Leadership for Migrant and Racial Justice" here, including program recording and powerpoint.
June, 2022
Program Materials
... in 2021 will not automatically result in bold new immigration reform or even a comprehensive unwinding of the ... conversations with movement leaders throughout the country about key priorities, strategies, and needs, GCIR is ...
December, 2020
Funding Recommendations
Find all program-related materials for GCIR's strategy session "DACA in the Balance: Mobilizing to Protect Our Communities" here, including recording, PowerPoint, and other materials.
November, 2022
Program Materials
... There will be an opportunity to ask experts your questions about these recent announcements. Speakers: Tom Jawetz , Vice President, Immigration Policy, Center for American Progress Jen Smyers , Director of Policy and Advocacy, Immigration and Refugee Program, Church World Service Nadia ...
January 30, 2017
Webinar
This two-page infographic looks at the foreign-born population in Texas, including legal status, regions of birth, geographic locations in the state, workforce and economic contributions, and other factors.
May, 2022
Infographic
... Trump claimed the bill would create a “merit-based immigration system that protects U.S. workers and ... they were in 1987 — when the U.S. population was about a quarter smaller , substantially younger and ... capital from Trump’s successor — and from the rest of us, too. Trump didn’t build his border wall with steel. He ...
November 10, 2020
News Article
... Mexico,” an array of cruel and ineffective asylum and immigration policies still stand, foremost among them Title ... policies. Advocates are developing positive narratives about immigrants and are working to transform the broader ... at GCIR we are hosting a program on strengthening the immigration legal services infrastructure on July 20th as a ...
July 14, 2022
Issue Spotlight
Resources for DACA Advocacy IMMIGRATION, AND COVID-19 Even as the coronavirus sickens ... for advocacy on their behalf—there is a way for each of us to do our part. DACA recipients have always supported ... important in this moment to help immigrants manage anxiety about both public health and personal safety. Advocacy ...
June, 2020
Resource Portal
... spectrum, there is deep concern that repeated blows to our immigration system has desensitized us all to the impact of these decisions. The end of DACA, ... Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees. We will learn more about efforts underway to mitigate the harm to our ...
April 23, 2020
Webinar
... an online community gathering when we will share details about the Supreme Court decision and how it will impact ... afforded by the DACA program. We urge Congress to pass immigration reform that will enable undocumented youth and ...
June 18, 2020
Commentary
... because I was “American.” I received compliments about how “well” I spoke English. And questions such as ... history is also inextricably linked to the history of U.S. immigration law. The Immigration Act of 1875, which prevented ... [ii] https://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/asians-us-are-fastest-growing-racial-group-rise-rcna1680 , ...
April 6, 2022
GCIR Staff Feature
... have also narrowed the deportation pipeline. Learn more about these trends during this call, which will feature two ...
June 21, 2018
Monthly Immigration Policy Call
... 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
Over the past year-and-a-half, the systems and infrastructure that support and protect the most vulnerable immigrants have been gravely damaged. Please join the Southern California Grantmakers (SCG) to learn how these issues impact local communities in California, what leaders are doing to respond and opportunities for philanthropy to engage.
August 16, 2018
Co-Sponsored Program
On June 18, 2020 the U.S. Supreme Court sided with DACA recipients ruling that the way in which the Trump administration rescinded the DACA program in 2017 was unlawful. The decision is a huge victory for immigrant communities and their allies who mobilized to protect the DACA program.
June, 2020
Issue Brief