Democracy
Our grantmaking aims to foster a fair, diverse, and vibrant democracy that welcomes and offers opportunities to all. We support the civic integration of immigrants, the protection of voting rights, and the voting participation of all citizens.
- ReadBecome a U.S. Citizen: A Six-Step Guide
New Americans Campaign, with Corporation support, offers six steps to help immigrants navigate the naturalization process in the United States
Citizenship
- ReadWhat Does the End of Title 42 Mean for U.S. Migration Policy?
Andrew Selee, president of Corporation grantee Migration Policy Institute, assesses how shifts in American immigration policy might reverberate across the region and more broadly around the world
Carnegie Reporter Fall 2023Immigration - ReadTen Years of DACA: What’s Next?
The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals policy has protected hundreds of thousands of undocumented immigrant children from deportation. The National Immigration Law Center's Marielena Hincapié, calls on Congress to pass a pathway to citizenship now
Immigration
- ReadPeople Participation: Voting Stories from Across the U.S.
Photojournalist Sue Dorfman has traveled the country documenting individuals as they exercise their right to vote — from Arkansas to Ohio, from Maryland to Mississippi. The visual stories she’s captured are as varied as they are inspiring
Carnegie Reporter Winter 2022
- ReadProtecting and Advancing the Right to Vote
Carnegie Corporation of New York grantees are using a range of strategies in response to the changing conditions of voting in America and are working to expand options to make voting easier, more accessible, and more convenient
Carnegie Reporter Winter 2022Voting - ReadThe Fight to Vote — It’s at the Heart of American History
Politics may be messy, but, as the Brennan Center’s Michael Waldman argues, the struggle for the right to vote is never over
Carnegie Reporter Winter 2022Voting
- ReportBuilding Bridges for Immigration Reform
A Corporation report advocates for alliance building on immigration reform and appeals to philanthropy to invest in bipartisan efforts
Immigration - ReadWhy Citizenship for Undocumented Immigrants Matters for U.S. Economic Recovery
Corporation grantee Center for American Progress outlines the case for citizenship for 10.4 million undocumented U.S. immigrants
Immigration - ReportBuilding a Movement for Immigration Justice and Reform
As the United States struggles to achieve a national immigration system that offers safety, opportunity, and equal rights for immigrants, the Four Freedoms Fund is supporting a foundational movement for change through the work of immigrant-led grassroots organizations
Immigration