TPS – Temporary Protected Status – covers about a million immigrants to the United States. Now President Joe Biden has extended that protection by 18 months for 600,000Venezuelans and more than 230,000 Salvadorans who are already living in the U.S. And Homeland Security has extended TPS for more than 103,000 Ukrainians and 1,900 Sudanese who…
Immigrant Pathways Colorado Receives Grant from The American Immigration Lawyers Association By Susan M. Thornton, MS The Colorado Chapter of the American Immigration Lawyers Association has made a grant of $500 to Immigrant Pathways Colorado (IPC). The AILA is a professional organization for immigration lawyers and advocates. Susan Thornton, chair of IPC, said the grant will help…
Interesting Statistics from the Migrant Policy Institute By Susan M. Thornton, MS The latest statistics from the Migrant Policy Institute contain a number of interesting findings. Among those: Immigrants play a growing role in the U.S. labor force. In 1970, the foreign born accounted for 5 percent of the civilian labor force, with this share…
“Ah-Ha” Moments and a Few Tears: Community Discusses the Migrant Crisis in Colorado By Susan M. Thornton, MS Fifty-four people attended the very successful March 2, 2024, workshop sponsored by Immigrant Pathways Colorado (IPC). Titled “Supporting Immigrants: Where Do We Go from Here?” the workshop was held in the Waring Theater at Arapahoe Community College.…
Contact: Susan Thornton, Chair, Immigrant Pathways Colorado 303-798-0844 Immigrant Pathways Colorado (IPC) is pleased to announce that it has received a grant of $1,500 from First Citizens Bank in support of its One-Immigrant-at-a-Time Program. Under the program, IPC makes self-development grants to immigrants and refugees who are in the country with documents, and who have…
In this issue: Meet IPC’s 410 Newest Grantees (Hint: Five Aim to Become LPNs and Two Want to Become Pilots!) Check Out IPC’s New Brochure and Website Unitarians Donate Over $1,280 to IPC Please Take Our Survey ACC-IPC Scholars Rock! View the IPC Mid-Summer 2023 Newsletter >
One July 23, 2023, the Denver Post carried an in-depth analysis of the effect of ending DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) on young immigrants, employers and the U.S. economy. (The story was originally written by Sheryl Gay Stolberg and Rebecca Robbins for the New York Times.) Some important highlights: DACA, put in place by…
According the Diversity, Equity, Inclusivity and Global Committee of the Denver YMCA: In 2023, 16.1% of the people living in Denver were foreign-born The largest groups of immigrants came from India, Vietnam, El Salvador and China Since December of 2022, over 10,500 refugees have come from Venezuela, fleeing political and economic insecurity Denver has spent…
Immigrant Pathways Colorado (IPIC) has announced receipt of a grant totaling $3,000 from the Littleton Rotary Foundation. The grant will allow IPC to make self-development grants to immigrants who are in Colorado with documents and who have very low income. IPC’s self-development grants are for things such as applying for citizenship, learning English, and taking…
IPC is pleased to announce that the Unitarian Society of Denver has donated $1,281.76 to Immigrant Pathways Colorado to help IPC provide self-development grants to immigrants to Colorado who are documented and have very low income. IPC Co-Chair Susan Thornton made a presentation to the Unitarians in June, and their collection for that day was…