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Throughout the year, the Forum has been at the forefront of the most pressing immigration issues.
Your support helped us build bipartisan coalitions, advocate for constructive solutions on immigration, highlight the contributions of essential workers and the foreign-born workforce, and push for the swift evacuation and resettlement of our Afghan allies and refugees.
We couldn’t have done any of these activities without contributions from people like you. Thank you!
| Persuading, Mobilizing and Advocating for a 21st Century Immigration System |
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At the core of our work, we work with grasstops and grassroots leaders to persuade, mobilize and advocate to advance a 21st century immigration system.
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| Support our work! |
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Help us continue to work towards immigration solutions that work for all. In such a critical time, we really appreciate the commitment of supporters like you. Make a gift today!
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| Leading the Way on meaningful debate on bipartisan immigration solutions |
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At the Forum, we lead, convene, and guide debate, with the purpose of influencing policy. One way we work to open hearts and minds is through events, and more specifically through our annual convening, Leading the Way.
At this year’s event, we gathered over 1,200 individuals from across the political spectrum and industries to discuss and consider bipartisan solutions for a path forward on immigration. We had a great slate of topics and speakers including Filippo Grandi, UN High Commissioner for Refugees; Ur M. Jaddou, Director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services; Tom Linebarger, Chairman and CEO of Cummins Inc.; Pati Jinich, Chef, Author, TV Host of PBS La Frontera; Congressman Adam Kinzinger, 16th District of Illinois; Congressman Jason Crow, 6th District of Colorado, and many more.
Missed the convening? Watch the recordings here.
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Mobilizing and advocating for our Afghan allies and refugees |
At the core of our work, we activate people to advance informed immigration policy. During the U.S.
troop withdrawal of Afghanistan this summer, we urged the Biden administration to evacuate and resettle our Afghan allies and refugees promptly. Additionally, we held 89 Hill meetings with dozens of congressional offices and 2 congressional briefings with 137 unique attendees from across the political spectrum; launched a digital call to action campaign where we made over 1,200 connections to legislators and the Biden administration to gather support for our Afghan allies and refugees; generated dozens of media hits; helped raise money for our partner organizations working on resettlement efforts and more.
The U.S. welcomed more than 123,000 Afghans and their families -- and our work in supporting their resettlement and integration is far from over. We’re urging Congress to pass the Afghan Adjustment Act, a piece of legislation that would allow Afghan parolees to have an opportunity to seek lawful permanent resident status. For more on this act and to take action now, click here >>
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| Implementing solutions to integrate the foreign-born workforce |
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Our work goes beyond advocacy on immigration solutions. We also work with major businesses on solutions for building work site skills and unlocking career pathways for the foreign-born workforce. The Forum’s English at Work program teaches customized English and digital literacy skills for limited-English-proficient employees to better interact with customers and increase their career and earning potential.
This year, we celebrated our 5-year partnership with Whole Foods. Through this partnership, we’ve helped countless employees gain the language skills needed to succeed. As a result, employees have improved their English language skills and digital literacy and advanced their careers. Learn more about our English at Work program here.
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