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March 23, 2022 |

Immigrants Have Been Waiting 25 Years for the LIFT the BAR Act

For the past 25+ years, the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 has barred many struggling immigrant families from basic safety net programs. Fortunately, Congress has an opportunity to end this unjust exclusion with the LIFT the BAR Act.

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April 26, 2022 | Testimony/Comments | Elizabeth Lower-Basch

CLASP Responds to Proposed Rulemaking, Public Charge Ground of Inadmissibility, DHS Docket No. USCIS-2021-0013

March 02, 2022 | Fact Sheet | Ashley Burnside

The Child Tax Credit and Mixed Immigration-Status Families

February 25, 2022 | Fact Sheet |

Individual Taxpayer Identification Number Fact Sheet

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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.

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Elizabeth Lower-Basch

Elizabeth Lower-Basch

Director of Income and Work Supports

Immigrant Access to Benefits

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Immigrants Have Been Waiting 25 Years for the LIFT the BAR Act
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February 24, 2022 | Blog Post | Children, Youth & Families
Lessons from Black Immigrant Women Advancing Community Success
February 23, 2022 | Press Release | Children, Youth & Families
Proposed “Public Charge” Rule Will Bring Relief to Immigrants
February 22, 2022 | Press Release | Adult and Postsecondary Education
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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 | Testimonials & Comments

Cross-Program Benefit Access Publications
Fact Sheet | May 15, 2022
Removing Barriers to Mental Health Care is Essential for Children to Thrive
Testimony/Comments | April 26, 2022
CLASP Responds to Proposed Rulemaking, Public Charge Ground of Inadmissibility, DHS Docket No. USCIS-2021-0013
Fact Sheet | April 06, 2022
El Crédito Tributario por Hijos y las Familias con Estatus Migratorio Mixto
Fact Sheet | March 16, 2022
Individual Taxpayer Identification Number Fact Sheet (Spanish)
Fact Sheet | March 02, 2022
The Child Tax Credit and Mixed Immigration-Status Families

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Our Team

Elizabeth Lower-Basch
Elizabeth Lower-Basch
Director of Income and Work Supports
Hannah Matthews
Hannah Matthews
Deputy Executive Director for Policy
Suma Setty
Suma Setty
Senior Policy Analyst, Immigration and Immigrant Families
Wendy Cervantes
Wendy Cervantes
Director, Immigration and Immigrant Families
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