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
... Wealth , provides an excellent philanthropic framework that challenges organizations to reconsider ... in recent years, with a vision of social justice and full integration of human rights for Indigenous communities. They ...
June, 2019
Issue Brief
... and Policy Incoherence in the U.S. Temporary Foreign Labor System , Global Workers Justice Alliance, 2012 Temporary ...
October 6, 2017
Webinar
... new collaboratives by year's end. California Immigrant Integration Initiative (CIII): We continue to help ...
July 31, 2018
President's Message
Find all materials for GCIR's "California Immigrant Integration Initiative Q4 2023 Meeting" here, including the ...
December, 2023
Group Materials
This four-page timeline summarizes immigrant and refugee policy developments and philanthropic responses from 1990 to 2020.
March, 2020
Infographic
This resource presents examples of approaches educational institutions and non-profit organizations are taking across diverse regions and contexts to address immediate concerns; respond to emerging needs; and provide a supportive space.
September, 2017
Funding Recommendations, Issue Brief
Resources from GCIR's 2022 National Convening workshop, "Black Immigrants and the Fight for Racial Justice."
May, 2022
Program Materials
... communications. We also announced our new state and local framework in early 2023 , which serves to guide GCIR’s ...
October, 2024
GCIR Annual Report
... 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
... Yet funders have too often remained siloed as “immigrant integration” funders or “criminal justice” funders, not ... Defense Project described how the criminal justice system was designed to criminalize and lock up people of ... to go up against enormous challenges. The divest/invest framework has been a critical vehicle for Black-brown ...
Issue Brief
... ensure due process for asylum seekers, and support their integration into receiving communities. Over two years, CDFF ...
... and immigration justice. Disability justice offers a framework for grassroots organizers and practitioners in the field doing cross-movement work. This framework underscores the ways in which collective liberation ...
March 11, 2024
Webinar
... programs that welcome newcomers and promote immigrant integration. Connect with other funders from across the ... in the Volunteer State Exploring Pathways to Civic Integration in Nashville and Beyond 3:15 pm – 3:45 pm ... and Thrive: Opportunities and Gaps in the Adult Education System DACA: Impact to Date and What Lies Ahead Growing the ...
May 20, 2014
National Convening
In these tumultuous times when people the world over are experiencing fear, distress, and uncertainty in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, GCIR is leaning into our core values to guide how we mobilize philanthropy to support immigrant families and communities in the United States. We believe this moment calls for philanthropy to lead with courage to advance an inclusive, equitable, and holistic response. Philanthropic action must not only address urgent needs but reflect a vision that all Americans, no matter where they were born, are united with one another in the face of this devastating public health crisis.
April, 2020
Funding Recommendations
... GCIR leads the following efforts: California Immigrant Integration Initiative (CIII) : Since its inception in 2007, ...
This two-page infographic summarizes the mission, vision, and impact of Delivering on the Dream.
September, 2020
Infographic
California has moved proactively to support immigrant families in response to restrictive federal immigration and safety net policies, but policies like the new “public charge” rule still pose risks, especially in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. The new rule significantly expands the criteria for determining whether applicants for permanent residency, or green cards, may be denied based on past or potential use of government benefit programs.
May, 2020
Issue Brief
