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The face of Texas is changing. Over the past two decades, a rising ... changes--and impacts--that have occurred in the state. Texas: Stronger Together ...
October, 2016
Infographic
... provide a first-hand look at how local, state, and federal immigration policies are impacting communities throughout Texas. This two-day event will take place on June 5-6, 2017, ... Building Community Connections: A Texas Learning Tour on Immigration ...
June 5, 2017
Learning Tour
... families / households of low-income immigrant families in Texas. WHO CAN APPLY: Low-income people and families in the ... The initial window to apply is April 1 - 12th, 2020. Texas Undocu Worker Fund Application ...
April 24, 2020
Response Fund
About GCIR Founded in 1990, Grantmakers Concerned with ... these foundations recognize the importance of applying an immigration lens to their grantmaking. For more information, ... to consultations and convenings, we inform funders about policy developments and help them make the connection ...
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... children wake up in the custody of the United States’ immigration detention system. This sprawling system has ... system works, who operates the facilities, what is known about the conditions, and how philanthropy is engaging in ... Photo : Wasi Daniju / CC What Funders Need to Know About Immigration Detention: A Primer on the U.S. System ...
July 19, 2018
Monthly Immigration Policy Call
... opportunity sitting at the intersection of climate, immigration, economic equity and social cohesion—can help ... recoveries. Registration Register for "A Conversation About Equity in Hurricane Recovery in Florida" here . A Conversation About Equity in Hurricane Recovery in Florida ...
February 26, 2020
Co-Sponsored Program
... have seen several profound changes in state and federal immigration policy: Texas’ SB4 bill was partially enjoined. The White House ... and beyond. The call will also include an in-depth update about policy changes impacting unaccompanied children. ...
October 19, 2017
Monthly Immigration Policy Call
... of New York and the Russell Sage Foundation Conference on Immigration and Immigrant Integration, originally scheduled ... by this initiative. Harvard University sociologist and immigration scholar Mary Waters will be the keynote speaker. ... how increasing population diversity affects ideas about what it means to be American, how increased immigration ...
September 24, 2020
Co-Sponsored Program
Find all program-related materials for the " Federal Immigration Policy Scorecard and Playbook " webinar here, ... and video message from Sen. Padilla. Materials: Federal Immigration Policy Scorecard and Playbook ...
March, 2021
Group Materials
about | Agenda | Planning Committee | Supporters About ... (GCIR) hosted our 2016 nation convening in Austin, Texas, May 3-5. The theme— Stronger Together: Immigrants, ... and level of expertise; explore the latest research on immigration’s impacts, whether economic, educational, or ...
May 3, 2016
National Convening
... hope and opportunity for all. In this affirmative vision, immigration legal services are a vital component of a larger ... (CIII) launched a study to understand the capacity of immigration legal services in California and generate ... This report offers recommendations to strengthen immigration legal services in California for immigrants and ...
February, 2020
Report
... Hurricanes Harvey and Irma have wreaked devastation in Texas, Florida, and across the Southeastern United States. ... their lives and communities. Join this call to learn about unique post-disaster challenges facing immigrants and ... Foundation Kate Vickery , Executive Director, Houston Immigration Legal Services Collaborative Aryah Somers ...
September 18, 2017
Webinar
... and communities of color across the country. In Texas, the governor signed into law a bill that bans ... enables all law enforcement officers to enforce federal immigration law. In Washington, the president established a ... voter-fraud claims and appointed a prominent anti-immigration activist Kris Kobach as vice chair. And on May ...
May 18, 2017
Monthly Immigration Policy Call
... of policies the administration is using to curb legal immigration to the United States, including: enacting harsh ... of these policies on families and children, and learn about GCIR’s recommendations on how philanthropy can ... C. Olivares, Racial Economic Justice Program Director, Texas Civil RIghts Project Meghan Johnson Perez, Director of ...
June 27, 2018
Webinar
This powerpoint accompanied our September 18 webinar on the challenges facing immigrant and refugee communities after natural disasters.
September, 2017
Presentation
The California Immigration Snapshot , produced by GCIR in partnership with ... Integration at USC, is an at-a-glance overview of the immigration landscape in the Golden State. It contains key demographic information about California’s large and diverse immigrant and refugee ...
February, 2018
Infographic
... Houston Endowment The Simmons Foundation Houston Immigration Legal Services Collaborative GCIR Description ... pairing will provide funders with an opportunity to learn about the urgency of the current immigration context and its ... Commons ); mother and child leaving after treatment at Texas Children's Hospital in Houston ( @TexasChildrens ); a ...
September 20, 2018
Learning Tour