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Following are statements from CLASP’s executive director, Olivia Golden, and research assistant, Vanessa Meraz, who is a DACA recipient.
A CLASP article about how the American Dream and Promise Act would expand eligibility for the DACA program and enable more people to become lawful permanent residents with a path to citizenship was cited.
If signed into law, the American Dream and Promise Act, or H.R. 6., would provide a path to lawful permanent residency and citizenship for Dreamers and other immigrants who call this country home. Here we list provisions in the bill that would promote the safety of beneficiaries and their families.
Policymakers left immigrants behind with harsh immigration tactics and by denying them the health, nutrition, economic, and educational supports they need to survive.
This brief details the many ways in which immigrant families have been left behind during the pandemic and provides recommendations on how the federal government can be proactive in meeting the needs of immigrants and their families.
This article cited a CLASP report about the impact the worksite raids has on immigrant families.
In her op-ed for OtherWords, Vanessa Meraz tells her story as a DACA recipient and what President Biden's decision to preserve the DACA program means for her, her family, and other undocumented people in the United States.
The reemergence of worksite raids is an example of the Trump Administration’s enforcement-heavy approach that harms not only workers, but also families and communities.