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March, 2017
Issue Brief
The Effect of Hostile Immigration Policies on Children’s Mental Health
... a video of her father being pulled over and detained by immigration officials about six blocks away from dropping her younger sister off at ... This brief aims to inform advocates and policymakers about the effects of hostile immigration policies on children and the need to ...
July 10, 2019
Blog Post
Immigration Policy Updates
... seeking refuge demonstrate its expansive vision to restrict immigration at all cost. Children in Detention and Family Separation ... Council.  >   What can I do? To learn more about funding strategies and opportunities, contact Huong Nguyen-Yap if you ...
May, 2018
Report
Detached and Afraid: U.S. Immigration Policy and the Practice of Forcibly Separating Parents and Young Children at the Border
... in temporary foster care. It draws preliminary conclusions about the emerging impact of family separation on outcomes for these children. Detached and Afraid: U.S. Immigration Policy and the Practice of Forcibly Separating Parents and Young ...
July, 2017
Funding Recommendations
What Philanthropy Can Do: Supporting Immigrants and Refugees in Volatile Times
June 15, 2017
Monthly Immigration Policy Call
Trauma and Resilience: Supporting Immigrant Children, their Families, and Our Communities through Collaboration
... in the current policy environment. GCIR’s June Monthly Immigration Policy Call will delve into the policy issues impacting immigrant ... Wendy Cervantes , Senior Policy Analyst, Immigration and Immigrant Families, CLASP B. Heidi Ellis , PhD, ...
September 21, 2017
Co-Sponsored Program
Health Care for Immigrant Communities
... webinar, which GCIR is co-sponsoring. Description Immigration status is a critical factor affecting an individual’s health. Immigration status determines the type of programs one is eligible for and, as ...
February 13, 2018
Co-Sponsored Program
Policy Impacts on Immigrant Health | Bay Area Health Funders Group Meeting
... of deportation. These efforts are vital. Restrictive immigration policies and increased enforcement are causing fear and toxic ... impacts the entire community. They are facing uncertainty about their legal status and fear they may lose permission to remain in the ...
April 18, 2019
Monthly Immigration Policy Call
Through the Eyes of Children
... program design, policymaking, and litigation? This Monthly Immigration Policy Call will delve deeper into how children are experiencing ... harm. Speakers Neha Desai , Attorney, Director, Immigration, National Center for Youth Law Cory Schindel , Deputy ...
April, 2019
Report
Immigrant Families and Child Welfare Systems: Emerging Needs and Promising Policies
Recent demographic trends and a rapidly changing immigration policy landscape, including rising federal immigration enforcement, ... born in the country and are therefore U.S. citizens, and about one-quarter have an unauthorized immigrant parent. Children of ...
May, 2019
Analysis
One in Seven Adults in Immigrant Families Reported Avoiding Public Benefit Programs in 2018
... of using benefits in the future. Beyond reducing future immigration numbers, there is widespread concern this revised public charge ... release of a final public charge rule. They find that: About one in seven adults in immigrant families (13.7 percent) reported ...
December, 2016
Report
Latino Children’s Coverage Reaches Historic High, But Too Many Remain Uninsured
... share of the children who remained uninsured, representing about 25 percent of all children, but 39 percent of uninsured children. ...
May 10, 2018
Webinar
Healthy Babies, Successful Families: How Early Childhood Pediatric Interventions Build Healthy Communities
... through partner relationships. Join this call to learn more about this program's model and its impact on families and the communities in ...
March 14, 2018
Co-Sponsored Program
Increasing Stability. Improving Child and Family Outcomes: Launching the Funders Roundtable
... in uncertain times. We’ll talk with funder leaders about policy strategies to stabilize children’s lives. And, we’ll have a chance to talk together about the goals and plans for the Roundtable. Speakers Gina Adams, ...
September, 2018
Report
Family Consequences of Detention/Deportation: Effects on Finances, Health, and Well-Being
... Kaiser Family Foundation report showed that the current immigration policy environment significantly increased fear and uncertainty ...
September, 2018
Issue Brief
DHS' Proposed Rule: What May Change With Public Charge
... Security is proposing a rule to undermine a longstanding immigration provision relating to the use of federal public benefits, such as ... how the proposed DHS rule to re-make the "public charge" immigration provision would result in discouraging many eligible immigrants ...
July, 2018
Factsheet
A Threat to the Health and Wellbeing of Children in Immigrant Families
... Draft changes to the “public charge” rule would put immigration status at risk if an immigrant—or his or her family, including ...
December 5, 2018
Blog Post
By targeting SNAP, the expanded “public charge” rule could worsen food insecurity
... a lawful permanent resident (or “green card holder”). Immigration officials consider whether the applicant could become primarily ... proposed rule , open for public comment until December 10, immigration officials would also consider applicants’ recent and potential ...
December 4, 2018
Blog Post
Proposed public charge rule could erode health insurance coverage gains among citizen children with noncitizen parents
A proposal from the Trump administration aims to remake immigration policy by expanding the definition of “public charge.” The  ... in safety net programs such as Medicaid during the immigration admissions process. Applicants whose benefit use exceeds a certain ...