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... and several months later, the Senate voted 60 to 39 against advancing a similar proposal . As it turns out, the ... they were in 1987 — when the U.S. population was about a quarter smaller , substantially younger and ... get rejected. Yet another new policy, introduced in 2017, encourages government officials to completely ...
November 10, 2020
News Article
June 18, 2020
News Article
... joint statement calling on funders to take a stand against President Trump’s executive orders on immigrants ...
February 15, 2017
Philanthropic News
... leaders—some of them, anyway—are now speaking out against the Trump administration’s executive orders banning ... had begun a discussion with its members after the election about taking a public stance against Trump’s immigration ... that are not members of GCIR. “This is really about values.” In particular, she said, the “impact of ...
February 6, 2017
Philanthropic News
... to immigrant communities. Read our analysis below to learn about the work ahead of us and how philanthropy can help our ... continue to have. Muslim & African Bans Background In 2017, the Trump administration issued a series of executive ... of Covid-19, the U.S. government instituted a travel ban against non-U.S. citizens traveling from South Africa, ...
January 24, 2022
Commentary
... battle following the Trump administration’s September 2017 order to end protections for nearly 800,000 DACA ... an online community gathering when we will share details about the Supreme Court decision and how it will impact ...
June 18, 2020
Commentary
... because I was “American.” I received compliments about how “well” I spoke English. And questions such as ... school revealed to me the long history of discrimination against AAPI communities in the United States. I went on to ... presents an opportunity for philanthropy to learn about the challenges and opportunities facing immigrants and ...
April 6, 2022
GCIR Staff Feature
... by activists from the west coast who were fighting against Proposition 187, a 1994 ballot initiative barring ... means having the courage to invite a bigger conversation about our nation’s history and the present-day ...
February 8, 2023
GCIR Board Feature
... immigrants and their families who were affected by the 2017 wildfires. Nationally, since 2012, the organization has ...
October 6, 2021
Press Release
... of what folks in different offices are thinking about immigration.” The topics under discussion included ...
April 11, 2024
Blog Post
... “There is a considerable lack of knowledge in our state about ..." In Climate of Fear, California Funders Step Up for ...
March 14, 2017
Philanthropic News
... the Trump administration’s termination of DACA in 2017 and 2018. Wolf v. Batalla Vidal , the first lawsuit ...
June 18, 2020
Press Release
... the caveat of further restrictions on other pathways. Against this backdrop, it is unsurprising that, as the Title ... prior to the formal end of Title 42 tonight. To push back against this punitive and harmful policy, GCIR submitted a public comment in opposition and advocated against it with members of Congress during the Foundations on ...
May 11, 2023
Statement
... policies. Advocates are developing positive narratives about immigrants and are working to transform the broader ...
July 14, 2022
Issue Spotlight
... to ensure that society functions. Infrastructure is also about being in “right relationship” with each other—in ...
May 26, 2021
President's Message
We at GCIR are heartbroken about the devastating crises unfolding in Afghanistan and ...
August 19, 2021
Statement
... their legal needs when they no longer have to worry about where they will sleep or how they will get their next ...
February 27, 2023
Response Fund