Investing in Our Communities: Strategies for Immigrant

Integration

Forum on Immigration: Implications for FundersSan Diego Grantmakers

November 9, 2006

GCIR

Trends in the Field

• New immigrant destinations• Comprehensive immigration

reform• Race and immigration• Low-wage workers• Immigrant integration

Immigrant Integration

• A dynamic two-way process in which newcomers and the receiving society work together to build secure, vibrant, and cohesive communities.

Pathways to Integration

• Communitywide Planning• Language & Education• Health, Well Being, & Economic Mobility• Equal Treatment and Opportunity• Social and Cultural Interaction• Civic Participation & Citizenship

The Toolkit

• 10 big-picture recommendations

• Historical context• 75 promising practices• Filmography• Fast facts, glossary,

recommended readings• DVD of film clips

Thank you!