... 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
2020 Census Day Statement from Philanthropy California and Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees
April 1, 2020
Statement
... whose marginalization exists in the intersection of immigration and poverty. Immigrant families have been ...
June 5, 2020
Response Fund
... analysis highlighting this wider net of individuals. Education Another group of essential workers who have been ... help those affected by COVID-19. Whether in health care, education, food services, and other critical professions, ... Svajlenka is the associate director for research on the Immigration team at the Center for American Progress. ...
April 6, 2020
News Article
... economic mobility for immigrants and refugees at World Education Services (WES) Mariam Assefa Fund . In 2020, as ... the results of America’s presidential election, and immigration policy was top of the agenda. Not only was I ...
November 9, 2023
GCIR Board Feature
... Trump claimed the bill would create a “merit-based immigration system that protects U.S. workers and ... the bill’s most consequential effect: slashing legal immigration levels in half. Even for Trump loyalists, this ... need Congress after all. Without ever signing a single immigration law or completing his famous wall, Trump has cut ...
November 10, 2020
News Article
... we build power among workers of color through organizing, education, and direct action. We promote worker justice using ... our members on worker justice using a model of popular education that we’ve developed. We start by supporting our ... Our participatory action research is based on popular education practices and methodology and we map out the needs ...
May 3, 2023
GCIR Blog Series
June 18, 2020
News Article
... – it’s safe, secure and drives critical dollars into education and health care programs,” said Ditas Katague, ... counts in the Census, regardless of background or immigration status. You have 30 days to make a difference.” ...
August 31, 2020
Press Release
... 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 ... to opportunities on campus. Jaynelle believes higher education should be a right for all students regardless of ...
September 21, 2022
GCIR Staff Feature
... 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
... of the new public charge rule dwarfs that of any other immigration policy under this administration thus far. The ... for which they are eligible. Fearing the potential immigration consequences, many have preemptively disenrolled ... since the very first executive actions, recognizing that immigration issues are integral to all funding priorities. ...
September 10, 2019
President's Message
... history is also inextricably linked to the history of U.S. immigration law. The Immigration Act of 1875, which prevented women from ... Act of 1882 were the first federal laws to restrict immigration in any way. Although AAPIs made up only 0.002% of ...
April 6, 2022
GCIR Staff Feature
Somali Family Service of San Diego seeks to meet the urgent needs of refugee and immigrant families in San Diego impacted by COVID-19. The communities that we serve experience housing and food insecurity, are often from low-income households, and have difficulty navigating systems and resources due to cultural and language barriers. Therefore, they are hit particularly hard by the current crisis.
April 24, 2020
Response Fund
... seeking to curtail both authorized and unauthorized immigration, including the Muslim ban, stepped-up enforcement ... beneficiaries to earn a better living, pursue further education, purchase cars and homes, and start new businesses. ...
September 14, 2017
Statement
... of critical issues—health, justice, workers, education and housing—as the state makes critical budget ... wage jobs; building a caring economy; strengthening an education system that prepares youth with the skills to ...
July 9, 2020
Philanthropic News
... undocumented folks from accessing health care, public education, and other services in California. It was then that ... 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 ...
February 8, 2023
GCIR Board Feature
... traumas of the past four years, including hostile immigration policies, toxic rhetoric, surging hate crimes, ... in our communities. Thus, philanthropic support for education, prevention, and mitigation of secondary traumatic ...
July 8, 2021
Issue Spotlight