September 20, 2018 - 4:00 pm
This webinar will present key immigration-related developments and explore questions that funders should be considering right now and in the year ahead. An extraordinary number of major immigration policy battles are underway in the courts and beyond. Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals remains in legal limbo. Dozens of parents and children forcibly separated at the border have yet to be reunited. Refugee admissions are at historic lows. And a new set of ‘public charge’ policies barring immigrants who have received basic government support from permanent residency is expected any day. While federal policy wins remain elusive, gains at the state and local level hold promise for advancing equity, improving public safety, promoting greater social cohesion, and providing a blueprint for longer-term movement building.
During this informative one-hour call, speakers will:
- Discuss the topmost federal policy threats and potential implications for immigrant families and communities across the country;
- Reflect on the remarkably broad set of pro-immigrant victories at the state and local levels over the past two years-and what lessons they hold for future efforts; and
- Explore what funders can do to support immigrants and refugees, while building strong communities for all.
Speakers
- Kamal Essaheb, Director of Policy & Advocacy, National Immigration Law Center (NILC)
- Lorella Praeli, Deputy National Political Director, ACLU
- Jon Blazer, Senior Program Officer, Four Freedoms Fund (Moderator)
Cosponsors: Children, Youth & Family Funders Roundtable, Colorado Association of Funders, Early Childhood Funders Collaborative, EITC Funders Network, Forefront
Funders’ Committee for Civic Participation, Funders for LGBTQ Issues, Grantmakers Income Security Taskforce, Grantmakers of Oregon and Southwest Washington
Hispanics in Philanthropy, Human Rights Funders Network, National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy, Neighborhood Funders Group, Northern California Grantmakers, Peace and Security Funders Group, Philanthropy New York, San Diego Grantmakers, Southern California Grantmakers, United Philanthropy Forum