... 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
... services offered through a federal-state partnership system are currently the main vehicle for providing ... and refugees with the English—and to a lesser extent, integration—knowledge and skills necessary for life in the United States. However, this critical system meets only a small fraction (less than four percent) ...
October 11, 2018
Co-Sponsored Program
... 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
This policy call considered the administration’s efforts to deny access to justice to immigrants in detention and a recent surprising policy reversal, as well as the long-term view of how denial of access to justice can impact conditions of confinement for immigrants separated from their children and families.
May 17, 2018
Monthly Immigration Policy Call
... 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
What does it mean to be an American? How has the United States defined citizenship over time? To explore these critical questions, GCIR has developed a timeline, “Who Gets to Be an American,” which provides in-depth information on the evolution of American citizenship and how the United States has determined who belongs in this country and who does not. Understanding this history and the forces that drive it is critical to understanding how we decide who gets to be American today. This is the first in a series of timelines GCIR will release over the coming year, culminating in the release of a full Im/Migration Timeline tracking the history of movement within, to, and from the United States through a decolonized lens.
December, 2023
Data Tool
Join this call to learn about how federal policy will impact trafficking victims and survivors, the existing support infrastructure for survivors, and how philanthropy is responding, from investments in prevention and direct services to systemic solutions.
April 12, 2017
Webinar
This four-page timeline summarizes immigrant and refugee policy developments and philanthropic responses from 1990 to 2020.
March, 2020
Infographic
Resources from GCIR's 2022 National Convening workshop, "Black Immigrants and the Fight for Racial Justice."
May, 2022
Program Materials
... 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
... in need of protection will attempt to access our asylum system, as is their right per U.S. and international law. It ...
May 11, 2023
Statement
Join our panelists as they discuss how their work serves to build the broader narrative of immigrant justice whereby we honor every person’s human dignity, including immigrants.
July 29, 2021
Webinar
... 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 ... or stay in the country. If everyone understood how the system actually works, no one would exclaim, as so many ...
July 13, 2022
GCIR Staff Feature
... 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 Immigrant Justice" here, including the session recording and transcription of the meeting.
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
Recognizing the intensifying legal service needs of immigrant communities, GCIR and the California Immigrant Integration Initiative (CIII) launched a study in 2019 to understand the capacity of immigration legal service providers in California and generate recommendations for philanthropic investment. This 2022 update is a supplement to the 2019-20 findings and offers recommendations to strengthen immigration legal services in California. Read the full report to learn more.
May, 2022
Report
... development, education, family support, health, immigrant integration, and legal services, it is imperative that ...
February, 2018
Funding Recommendations