No one should be deterred from accessing health care, food, or other basic needs out of fear that doing so may compromise their ability to obtain a green card and remain with their family.
These two bills establishing national policies on paid leave would help working people care for themselves and their families without sacrificing their job or paycheck.
Today, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) and Representative Bobby Scott (D-VA) introduced a reimagined and strengthened Child Care for Working Families Act to address the care crisis plaguing the nation.
Thanks to a highly consequential announcement today by the Biden Administration, hundreds of thousands of young immigrants may soon finally be able to meet their health care needs.
This statement can be attributed to Indivar Dutta-Gupta, President and Executive Director of the Center for Law and Social Policy Washington, D.C., March 9, 2022—President Biden released his FY 2024 budget today, outlining his priorities for federal investments in the health, wellbeing, and economic security…
CLASP is alarmed by recent reports that the Biden Administration is considering reinstating the use of family detention. We strongly believe that jailing children and families is a terrible option that should never be considered.
CLASP has joined three other national organizations to launch a National Alliance of Youth and Young Adult Advocates (NAYYAA) that seeks to ensure all young people have equitable pathways to adulthood.
The brutal killing of Tyre Nichols at the hands of five Memphis police officers is another reminder of this nation’s failure to protect Black communities from police violence.