California for All: Towards a Strategic Plan for Immigrant Integration in the Golden State

On Tuesday, April 26th, 2022 we held a hybrid (in-person and virtual) discussion on formulating future immigration policies and practices in California.

A panel of community leaders, policymakers, and academics convened to envision the short-term and long-term future policies needed to move California toward an immigrant-inclusive state. This panel was preceded by a presentation on ERI’s recent data analyses on California’s immigrant communities.

Panelists include:

• Karthick Ramakrishnan California 100 Executive Director, Author of Citizenship Reimagined, and UC Riverside Professor of Public Policy
• Cynthia Buiza Executive Director, California Immigrant Policy Center
• Gina Da Silva Senior Policy Advisor for Immigration, Office of Governor Gavin Newsom
• Masih Fouladi Deputy Executive Director, Council on American-Islamic Relations
• Jesus Martinez Executive Director, Central Valley Immigrant Integration Collaborative
• Ramla Sahid Executive Director, Partnership for the Advancement of New Americans