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…
By Susan M. Thornton, MS In April of 2023, the President’s Alliance on Higher Education and Immigration, and the Edward M. Kennedy Institute held a summit titled “Higher Education Pathways to Immigration: Why it Matters.” Marcelo Suárez-Orozco, Chancellor of the University of Massachusetts, Boston, and Carola Suárez-Orozco Professor in Residence at the Harvard Graduate School…
Immigrant Pathways Colorado (IPC) announces that it has received a grant of $3,000 from the Littleton Rotary Foundation. Susan Thornton, founder and co-chair of IPC, said the award will help IPC make self-development grants to immigrants, refugees and asylees from around the world who are in the U.S. with documents, who have very low income,…
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On March 4, 2023, Immigrant Pathways Colorado (IPC) sponsored an interactive workshop — Boots on the Ground: The Humanitarian Crisis in Denver –at Spring International Language Center in Littleton, Colorado. Forty people enjoyed coffee and donuts provided by FirstBank and were in attendance when Co-Chair Susan Thornton welcomed participants and described IPC’s three major projects.…
Have a discussion with experts who have been “boots on the ground” helping immigrants arriving in Denver. Who are they? Why do they come? What do they need? What have we learned? March 4, 2023, join IPC for Coffee, Discussion and Donuts
By Susan M. Thornton, Co-Chair, Immigrant Pathways Colorado Writing in the Colorado Sun (January 8, 2023), Diane Carmen made a compelling case for modernizing America’s “underfunded, outdated and nonfunctional” immigration system. The system is failing immigrants, she wrote, at a time when our country has a historic workforce shortage, an aging population, declining birthrates and…