Giving charitable donations to families who don’t need them is troubling as it comes when inflation is high, and the administration is slashing funding for social services and other supports that many families rely on, said Ashley Burnside, senior policy analyst at the Center for…
Wendy Cervantes of the Center for Law and Social Policy said uncertainty about immigration consequences often causes eligible families to avoid essential programmes. “Research has consistently shown that when families fear immigration consequences, many avoid services that they or their children are eligible for, putting…
Today’s participation numbers are an urgent warning that access is eroding. Before making additional cuts, we owe families something much simpler: the commitment to understand why they are disappearing from these programs and to remove the barriers keeping them from the care they deserve. The…
By Suzanne Blake Excerpt: Many non-labor organizations and advocacy groups have endorsed the proposal as well, including the Economic Policy Institute, National Urban League, Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP) and Patriotic Millionaires. Read the Newsweek article here.
Por Diego Barahona A. Excerpt: Diversas investigaciones muestran que los niños presentan cambios preocupantes en su comportamiento cuando hay operativos migratorios en sus comunidades. Padres y educadores reportan un aumento en conductas como agresividad, ansiedad por separación y aislamiento emocional, especialmente entre los menores que viven…
By Jessica Washington Excerpt: “We are seeing a trend around the administration scapegoating immigrants and not pointing to the actual bad actors: corporations,” said Isha Weerasinghe, director of the public benefits justice team at the Center for Law and Social Policy, a Washington-based nonprofit that…
By Jesús García Excerpt (translated into English): Among the signatory organizations are the Center for Gender & Refugee Studies, the Center for Law and Social Policy, the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights (CHIRLA), Democracy Power Project, Hispanic Federation, Immigrant Defenders Law Center (ImmDef), Latino Victory…
“We commend Representative Jayapal for introducing Orlin’s Law to ensure that families are not needlessly separated due to immigration enforcement and that parents are able to make decisions about what happens to their children,” said Wendy Cervantes, director of immigration and immigrant families of the…
By Emma Gallegos Excerpt: “The kids that are in detention in these facilities, they’re losing their childhoods every single day that they’re in there,” said Wendy Cervantes, who oversees research and advocacy of immigrant families at the Washington, D.C.-based Center for Law and Social Policy.…