Civic Engagement
Announcing the Newest Cohort of the Gateways for Growth Challenge
The Gateways for Growth Challenge announces its fifth cohort, forming a network of over 75 localities across 35 states deploying economic research and multi-sector welcoming plans to forward inclusion and economic opportunity for all. Read More
Cultivating Contact
This guide incorporates decades of study on how contact programs can bridge differences. Read More
American Immigration Council Hosts New American Fellows Showcase in Brooklyn to Highlight Immigrant Voices and Advocacy
The American Immigration Council will host the New American Fellows Showcase to amplify advocacy and immigrant voices. Read More
The Center for Inclusion and Belonging Announces its Belonging Innovation Laboratory Fellowship Winners
The Center for Inclusion and Belonging at the American Immigration Council announces the twelve organizations chosen to join its inaugural Belonging Innovation Lab Fellowship to bridge differences through their community-based programs and activities. Read More
Why Has Immigration Become Such a Divisive Issue?
Why has immigration become such a heated issue for those on the right and the left? It’s because many Americans have—without realizing it—sacralized their values and beliefs associated with immigration. This explains in part why the debate has become uncompromising and moralized. What can we do about it? Answers can… Read More
New Report: What Immigration Issues Do Americans Hold Sacred? A Psychological Journey into American Attitudes Towards Immigrants
A new report by the Center for Inclusion and Belonging at the American Immigration Council and Over Zero digs deeper into how Americans think about immigration issues, and why they feel the way that they do. Read More
What Immigration Issues Do Americans Hold Sacred?
Understanding how deeply we hold our immigration stances may matter as much as what our stances are. Read More
National Public Service Campaign Reminds Americans That Belonging Begins with Us
Our nation has been stuck in a dangerous “us v. them” mindset for some time now. We also live in a moment where many Americans are exhausted by the politics of division and are looking for an alternative. There is no doubt we need a new way forward where we… Read More
The American Immigration Council Announces Commitment to Fostering a More Welcoming Nation with Support of Ad Council’s “Belonging Begins With Us” Campaign
The American Immigration Council announced its support of Belonging Begins With Us, a national campaign dedicated to fostering a more welcoming nation where everyone feels that they belong, regardless of their background or where they were born. Led by the Ad Council, the effort is supported by a broad coalition of foundations, corporations and non-profit organizations working to strengthen connections and promote belonging in communities across the country. Read More
Immigration Advocates Can Have a Role in Advancing National Unity
President-elect of the United States Joseph Biden called for national unity in his victory speech on November 7. He said, “It’s time to put away the harsh rhetoric. To lower the temperature. To see each other again. To listen to each other again. To make progress,… Read More
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