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... in need of protection will attempt to access our asylum system, as is their right per U.S. and international law. It ... To push back against this punitive and harmful policy, GCIR submitted a public comment in opposition and ... city running as well…” It is within this context that GCIR is calling upon philanthropy to resource a response to ...
May 11, 2023
Statement
... 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
Throughout GCIR’s 30-year history, immigrants and refugees in the U.S. ... and want to be as a society. And for the past 30 years, GCIR, along with our members and funding partners, has ... and philanthropic responses from 1990 to 2020. GCIR 30th Anniversary Timeline ...
March, 2020
Infographic
... Aryah Somers Landsberger , Director of Programs, GCIR Speakers Michelle Brane , Director of Migrant Rights and ... The Road Ahead Series: Deportation Defense Options , GCIR, March 2017. Family Separation Policies and Access to ...
May 17, 2018
Monthly Immigration Policy Call
... Kevin Douglas, senior director of national programs at GCIR. GCIR’s delegation, which included GCIR staff and representatives from The Surdna Foundation and ...
April 11, 2024
Blog Post
... the two fundamental flaws that plague the current U.S. system. First, the system is too restrictive, which leads to violations of the ... to Americans who wish to interact with both. Second, the system is too inflexible to adapt to new economic or social ...
November, 2020
Analysis
... undocumented, a modernization of our legal immigration system, and sensible immigration enforcement priorities ... and other nonimmigrant visa bans and reform the H-1B visa system to boost American innovation and better protect ... link below. 21 for ‘21: Fixing America’s Immigration System ...
November, 2020
Issue Brief
... like other U.S. children, may enter the child welfare system if there are reports of abuse or neglect. Yet ... unauthorized immigrants may also enter the child welfare system if U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) ...
April, 2019
Report
... at the link below. Building a New Regional Migration System: Redefining U.S. Cooperation with Mexico and Central ...
November, 2020
Report
... Project: Resources Presentation PowerPoint Slides , GCIR, April 12, 2017 A special thanks to GCIR members and funders for their support in making this ...
April 12, 2017
Webinar
Below are all program-related materials for GCIR's 2022 National Convening workshop, "Black Immigrants ...
May, 2022
Program Materials
... over time? To explore these critical questions, GCIR has developed a timeline, “ Who Gets to Be an ... American today. This is the first in a series of timelines GCIR will release over the coming year , culminating in the ... (and sometimes away from) the United States over time. GCIR · On what inspired the creation of GCIR’s citizenship ...
December, 2023
Data Tool
... that demand our attention. Navigating the immigration system alongside my wife who immigrated from Albania to ... new was getting a close-up look at a byzantine immigration system that makes it extremely difficult for immigrants of ... advocacy, and policy work that continues to this day at GCIR. At GCIR, we are deliberately providing a platform for ...
July 13, 2022
GCIR Staff Feature
... 28, 2021. Thank you for your interest in this program. GCIR's webinars and funder learning opportunities are made ... presenters from the field. In the spirit of transparency, GCIR will make available the list of webinar participants to ...
July 29, 2021
Webinar
... policies at all levels of government. In 2022 GCIR adopted a policy agenda informed by input from immigrant justice movement leaders, GCIR members, and other stakeholders. The agenda aims to ... and protection of New York City’s new municipal voting system that restores the right to vote in local elections for ...
September 21, 2022
Webinar
Find all program-related materials for GCIR's webinar "Capitalizing on the Courts: Litigation for ...
August, 2023
Program Materials
... in the U.S., and transforming the U.S. immigration system to embrace the humanity and dignity of all migrants. ...
June 2, 2022
Webinar
... the bill would create a “merit-based immigration system that protects U.S. workers and taxpayers.” The ... the country’s current employer- and family-centered system with a points-based program , awarding immigrants ... are, collectively they have crippled the legal immigration system and choked the flow of newcomers into the United ...
November 10, 2020
News Article
... and belonging. I am so honored to join the board of GCIR, an organization I have long admired and that shares my ... remain inspired by immigrant leaders and the ways in which GCIR and our funder colleagues are showing up in active ...
February 8, 2023
GCIR Board Feature
Find all program-related materials for GCIR Webinar, "Strategies for Advancing Pro-immigrant ...
September, 2022
Program Materials