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April 14, 2025 | Testimony/Comments | Isha Weerasinghe

CLASP Submits Comments on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Marketplace Integrity and Affordability

By Isha Weerasinghe CLASP submitted public comments opposing the proposed ACA Marketplace Integrity and Affordability Rule, which includes harmful provisions that would greatly reduce health insurance coverage for people with low incomes as well as people with historically disenfranchised identities. The many provisions that will…

April 2, 2025 | Report/Brief | Priya Pandey

A Guide to Creating “Safe Space” Policies for Early Childhood Programs

This guide explains how early childhood providers can create "safe space" policies to protect immigrant families in their programs.

December 9, 2024 | Testimony/Comments | Suma Setty

CLASP Statement for the Record: Senate Judiciary Committee “How Mass Deportations Will Separate American Families, Harm Our Armed Forces, and Devastate Our Economy”

This statement highlights the impacts mass deportations will have on children in immigrant families.

September 25, 2024 | Fact Sheet

Access to Benefits are Essential for DACA Recipients and their Families to Thrive

Due to restrictive policies, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program recipients have been barred from purchasing health coverage and accessing federal public benefit programs.

July 26, 2024 | Report/Brief | Juan Carlos Gomez

The Way Forward for Immigrant Access to Public Benefit Programs

Immigrants need access to public benefits like Medicaid, CHIP, and SNAP. Inclusive federal policies are crucial for this access, as anti-immigrant policies and rhetoric have eroded trust in government institutions among immigrant communities.

January 11, 2024 | Testimony/Comments | Hannah Liu

CLASP Statement for the Record: House Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement “Impact of Illegal Immigration on Social Services”

On January 11, 2024, the House Judiciary Committee held a hearing entitled “The Impact of Illegal Immigration on Social Services.” CLASP submitted a statement for the record detailing immigrants’ fundamental contributions; the economic and social benefits of expanding safety net programs; the harms of restricting…

September 5, 2023 | Report/Brief | Alejandra Londono Gomez

Child Care Assistance Spending & Participation in 2020

Child care has long been unaffordable and inaccessible for many families. The Child Care Development Fund, the primary federal funding source to help families with low incomes access child care, is a crucial support for many families. However, Congress has never funded child care at…

August 24, 2023 | Report/Brief | Suma Setty

“If the Parents Are Okay, the Children Are Okay”

The Children Thrive Action Network (CTAN), along with seven partners and one independent researcher, held listening sessions across the country to learn about the concerns, desires, and challenges of immigrant parents and youth.

August 15, 2023 | Fact Sheet | Hannah Liu

Deepening the Divide: Abortion Bans Further Harm Immigrant Communities

This fact sheet highlights how the overturn of Roe v. Wade exacerbated pre-existing barriers to abortion care for immigrants and proposes recommendations for Congress and the Biden Administration to support immigrant access to abortion.

July 13, 2023 | Testimony/Comments | Indivar Dutta-Gupta

25 Years of Progress for Children

CLASP President and Executive Director Indivar Dutta-Gupta testified to the Senate Finance Committee's Subcommittee on Taxation and Oversight about the Child Tax Credit, its history and track record, and what Congress should do now.

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