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... actions President Trump has used to tighten the U.S. immigration system. But Biden also will start his term in a ... the strains of the coronavirus pandemic, a crippling immigration court backlog and a demoralized workforce at the ... full article at the link below. Biden plans to spurn Trump immigration restrictions, but risk of new border crisis looms ...
December 2, 2020
News Article
Upwardly Global—a leading workforce development organization focused on connecting immigrants and refugees to skill-aligned employment—is teaming up with Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrant Refugees (GCIR)—the nation’s philanthropy-mobilizing organization focused on advancing immigrant and refugee justice—to address and dismantle systemic barriers that immigrant women of color face to economic security. The partnership is made possible due to a grant from Pivotal Ventures, and directly aligns with their goal of advancing social progress for women and families in the United States.
April 26, 2022
Press Release
... the citizenship process. Last year, US Citizenship and Immigration Services, which administers the exam, announced ...
November 12, 2020
News Article
Ivy Suriyopas has been appointed as the new Vice President of Programs at Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees (GCIR), effective May 12, 2021.
April 14, 2021
Press Release
... had begun a discussion with its members after the election about taking a public stance against Trump’s immigration policies. Some funders were keen to have their ... that are not members of GCIR. “This is really about values.” In particular, she said, the “impact of ...
February 6, 2017
Philanthropic News
... associated with donor-advised funds—to learn more about the Hate Is Not Charitable Campaign and sign on; read about the anti-immigrant movement and the private money ...
June 5, 2019
President's Message
... kill movement leaders, and release personal information about staff members. Rajasvini Bhansali, executive director ... has been hearing greater anxiety from grantees about their physical safety as well as cyberthreats. Before ... Concerned With Immigrants and Refugees, said threats to immigration-related nonprofits and other groups have been on ...
October 22, 2020
Philanthropic News
... As a former lawyer who focused on asylum issues, immigration detention has always struck me as one of the ... exponentially since the 1990s, currently hovering at about 55,000 nationwide. Hence, the work to curb immigrant ... proved invaluable, especially when ICE was secretive about their plans, and ensured that all detainees who wanted ...
September 30, 2019
Blog Post
... 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 ... living in the United States came here legally. Only about a quarter of the foreign-born are unauthorized; that ...
November 10, 2020
News Article
... grocery bills, and medical expenses. More information about Somali Family Service of San Diego: Somali Family ...
April 24, 2020
Response Fund
... support for many aspects of that agenda. As American Immigration Council ’s Jorge Loweree observed when asked about the failed bipartisan immigration deal, “Advocating ... could even be proposed. The prevailing narrative about immigrants has been designed to evoke a constant state ...
March 13, 2024
President's Message
... 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 ... presents an opportunity for philanthropy to learn about the challenges and opportunities facing immigrants and ...
April 6, 2022
GCIR Staff Feature
October 15, 2020
News Article
... to grasp the realities of this country’s contemporary immigration policy, the experience of being undocumented, and ... a standard Massachusetts driver's license, regardless of immigration status. Rather than implement comprehensive and ... means having the courage to invite a bigger conversation about our nation’s history and the present-day ...
February 8, 2023
GCIR Board Feature
... journey with you, and we are eager to hear from you about what you think of our new theory of change. What resonates with you? What are you curious about? What role might you play in helping us achieve the ...
February 7, 2023
President's Message
April 15, 2020
Press Release
... 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 maximum impact. ...
April 6, 2023
GCIR Staff Feature
... of immigrants in California who are still subject to harsh immigration enforcement and detention, increasing their ... children. Ensure that all immigrants, regardless of their immigration status, have access to COVID-19 information, ... opportunity to meet with your administration to learn more about the State’s efforts to protect immigrant Californians ...
April 9, 2020
Blog Post
... 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 ... building. It’s been a busy year, and we’re excited about the possibilities for advancing immigrant justice ...
July 19, 2023
Blog Post
... 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