Results List
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Promoting Immigrants’ Rights
Immigration is one of the biggest issues facing Ireland in the coming years. The rise in the immigrant population accounted for some 30 per cent of the total increase in population between 1996 and 2002. By 2020, it could account for as much as 50…
Resource type: Grantee Story
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The Role of Foundations in Immigrant Rights
Source: Gara LaMarche
The rights of immigrants must be protected and foundations can use their unique strengths to play a leading role such as funding public education and civic engagement, said Gara LaMarche, The Atlantic Philanthropies’ President and CEO, in this speech at the European Foundation Centre Meeting…
Resource type: Speech
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Immigrants’ Rights
Source: Gara LaMarche
Immigrants must win a rightful place in U.S. society and will do so through the efforts of diverse communities working toward a just and fair society, said Gara LaMarche, The Atlantic Philanthropies’ President and CEO, in this speech accepting the Raul Yzaguirre President Award at…
Resource type: Speech
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Annual Monitoring Report on Integration 2011
Source: The Integration Centre
Integration is a process. Contrary to popular belief it does not happen organically with the passing of time. Structures need to be put in place by government which ensure the social cohesion and future success of Irish society. This report, the second in a series of…
Resource type: Research Report
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Ensuring Human Rights Protections and Access to Justice
“I just kept fighting to be free. I knew I couldn’t give up because if I returned to Sierra Leone my life would be in danger.” That is how 25-year-old Badiatu Tunis, a Sierra Leone native residing in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, describes being detained by the…
Resource type: Grantee Story
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Making a Difference: Capturing the Learning from The Atlantic Philanthropies Human Rights Program in Ireland
Source: Brian Harvey
When Atlantic began its human rights work in Ireland in 2004, it faced strong resistance at the governmental and judicial levels to the idea of setting down such rights in legislation. Still, the foundation saw signs that suggested that the right kinds of investments —…
Resource type: Research Report
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Migrants and the Irish Economy
Source: The Integration Centre
Immigration should be viewed as an opportunity to be embraced rather than a cost to be minimised, according to this report from economist Jim Power and the Integration Centre, an Atlantic grantee. The non-Irish population in Ireland is highly skilled with qualification levels exceeding that…
Resource type: Research Report
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Shattered Families: The Perilous Intersection of Immigration Enforcement and the Child Welfare System
Source: Applied Research Center
Deportations and detentions of undocumented immigrants are destroying families, according to a ground breaking report by the Applied Research Center (ARC). The report documents, for the first time, the national scale and scope of this problem. When parents are detained or deported, their children are…
Resource type: Research Report
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Just Another Goodbye
Source: StoryCorps
When Isaac Lugo was 15, his father was deported. The two had spent nearly Isaac’s whole life in the United States. Isaac tells his story with Mike McAuliffe, the boxing trainer who became his foster father. Learn More > At This Boxing Gym, Former Undocumented…
Resource type: Video
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Defending Workers’ Rights Across Racial Lines
Aside from physical devastation, Hurricane Katrina created opposing demographic trends simultaneously in the Gulf Coast region. New Orleans, which had been majority African American, now has a white majority. Adding to the complexity was the arrival of thousands of immigrants, mainly Spanish-speaking, looking for work.…
Resource type: Grantee Story