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June 27, 2025 |

Supreme Court Decision on Birthright Citizenship Case Will Create Chaos and Harm Our Nations’ Babies, Families, and Communities

This fight is far from over, and CLASP stands ready to work with partners to ensure that impacted families and service providers are informed about their rights.

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June 26, 2025 | Blog Post | Suzanne Wikle

Senate Doubles Down on House Plan to Take Health Care Away from Millions

June 20, 2025 | Blog Post | Juan Carlos Gomez

The Senate’s Budget Reconciliation Bill is Bad for Children and Families

May 22, 2025 | Press Release | Wendy Chun-Hoon

House Reconciliation Bill Slashes Child and Family Supports to Fund Mass Deportation and Further Enrich the Wealthy

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Immigrants and their families face unique barriers to basic health care and nutrition assistance, including laws that restrict even lawfully present immigrants’ access to federal means-tested benefits. Immigrants and their children—many of whom are U.S. citizens—are less likely to use programs like SNAP or Medicaid even when they are eligible, due to confusing rules and immigration-related concerns. CLASP works to protect access to critical benefits and income supports for all children and families who need them, regardless of immigration status.

Featured Expert: 
Juan Carlos Gomez

Juan Carlos Gomez

Interim Director of Legislative Affairs

Immigrant Access to Benefits

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June 27, 2025 | Press Release | Children, Youth & Families
Supreme Court Decision on Birthright Citizenship Case Will Create Chaos and Harm Our Nations’ Babies, Families, and Communities
June 26, 2025 | Blog Post | Children, Youth & Families
Senate Doubles Down on House Plan to Take Health Care Away from Millions
June 20, 2025 | Blog Post | Child Care and Early Education
The Senate’s Budget Reconciliation Bill is Bad for Children and Families
May 22, 2025 | Press Release | Adult and Postsecondary Education
House Reconciliation Bill Slashes Child and Family Supports to Fund Mass Deportation and Further Enrich the Wealthy
May 16, 2025 | Blog Post | Children, Youth & Families
House Ways & Means Reconciliation Proposal Forsakes Everyday People to Benefit the Wealthy

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Increasing Enrollment, Improving Outcomes

Our Advancing Strategies to Align Programs (ASAP) project helps state-level advocates increase enrollment in work support programs, including Medicaid and SNAP, through more integrated systems. There is strong evidence that work supports improve people’s immediate and long-term health as well as their educational and economic outcomes. Research also shows that receiving the full package of benefits—not just one program—is especially effective.

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ASAP Project Overview

Publications Fact Sheets | Presentations | Published Articles | Reports & Analyses | Testimonies & Comments

Cross-Program Benefit Access Publications
Testimony/Comments | April 14, 2025
CLASP Submits Comments on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Marketplace Integrity and Affordability
Report/Brief | April 02, 2025
A Guide to Creating “Safe Space” Policies for Early Childhood Programs
Testimony/Comments | December 09, 2024
CLASP Statement for the Record: Senate Judiciary Committee “How Mass Deportations Will Separate American Families, Harm Our Armed Forces, and Devastate Our Economy”
Fact Sheet | September 25, 2024
Access to Benefits are Essential for DACA Recipients and their Families to Thrive
Report/Brief | July 26, 2024
The Way Forward for Immigrant Access to Public Benefit Programs

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Our Team

Juan Carlos Gomez
Juan Carlos Gomez
Interim Director of Legislative Affairs
Suma Setty
Suma Setty
Senior Policy Analyst, Immigration and Immigrant Families
Wendy Cervantes
Wendy Cervantes
Director, Immigration and Immigrant Families
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