... but also great opportunities for philanthropy. Based on GCIR’s conversations with movement leaders throughout the country about key priorities, strategies, and needs, GCIR is releasing today our recommendations for how ... the first 100 days of the Biden administration and beyond. GCIR Post-election Funding Recommendations ...
December, 2020
Funding Recommendations
... who said, “there is no time to waste.” View the full statement at the link below. Statement from the Women’s Refugee Commission ...
November 12, 2020
Statement
... would have replaced the country’s current employer- and family-centered system with a points-based program , ... beginning saves both the applicant and the agency time and resources.”) Likewise, forms expire with little or no ... In 2018, the director of the agency rewrote its mission statement , deleting references to a “nation of ...
November 10, 2020
News Article
... on conversations with a cross-section of field leaders, GCIR urges philanthropy to take the following actions: ... to receive and resettle refugees, and more. Also expand resources for education, workforce development, health care, ... thrives no matter who they are or where they were born. GCIR stands ready to partner with philanthropy to advance ...
November 10, 2020
Statement
Dear Colleagues: Marissa Tirona, GCIR 250x250px.jpg I’ve always looked forward to Election ... by almost 3 to 1, and the first Gen Z Congressperson, 25-year-old Maxwell Frost of Florida, was elected. Young ... who believe in sustained investment in community resources, a humane immigration system, and workers’ rights ...
November 11, 2022
President's Message
... provider community increasingly burdened by fatigue. Join GCIR and leading organizations for a discussion on the key ... the first 100 days of the Biden administration and beyond. GCIR’s recommendations for philanthropy will also be ...
December 8, 2020
Webinar
Looking back on the first year of the Biden administration, we remember that there was initially great promise and early progress toward advancing immigrant justice and restoring immigrant rights. Theadministration began by undoing many of the Trump administration’s racist and draconian immigration policies, including fortifying Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), rescinding the Muslim Ban, and ending government funding of a border wall. Yet, recent actions taken by the current administration, such as expelling Haitian migrants and increasing the number of immigrant detainees during a worldwide pandemic, continue to negatively impact communities.
January 24, 2022
Commentary
... Nearly 8 million U.S. citizens live with an undocumented family member , and many millions more immigrants who ... DACA recipient came to this country at the age of 6 and has been here over 22 years. The Supreme Court ruled ... put this dark chapter—with attacks on Dreamers, family separation, drastic cuts to immigration, and more—behind ...
October, 2020
Analysis
Find all program-related materials for the webinar, "Election Scenario Planning," including powerpoint and recording here.
September, 2020
Program Materials
New York Times article outlining the Biden Administration's stance on immigration.
November 15, 2020
News Article
... during Donald Trump’s four years in office, including family separation and a travel ban on nationals from majority-Muslim ...
November, 2020
Issue Brief
... In 2021, the next Administration and Congress should: End family separation at the border Rescind the travel and immigration ...
November, 2020
Issue Brief
Resource from Bolder Advocacy that details actions private foundations can take given a contested election.
November 10, 2020
Philanthropic News
... threats to bomb offices, kill movement leaders, and release personal information about staff members. Rajasvini ... efforts sparked death threats against the donor’s entire family, Petsod said. As a result, the family keeps its giving secret and declines to talk about ...
October 22, 2020
Philanthropic News
A news article from CNN looking at the impact the Trump Administration's revisions to the naturalization exam could have on future immigrants seeking citizenship in the United States.
November 12, 2020
News Article
This report, a collaboration between the Immigrant Legal Resource Center (ILRC) and the University of San Francisco, compiles the most egregious policies attacking immigrants and asylum seekers.
November, 2020
Report
In the Immigrant Legal Resource Center’s Blueprint for the Next Administration, they identify policies that must immediately be addressed, calling on the next administration to not only restore what has been lost over the past four years but also for a new way forward toward dignity and justice.
September, 2020
Report
Migration between the United States and neighboring countries to the south is an enduring if ever-shifting phenomenon. While the COVID-19 pandemic and measures put in place to stop the spread of the virus have severely limited mobility, longer-standing questions about how best to manage regional migration remain as important as ever.
November, 2020
Report