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Hispanic Heritage Month is a good time to reflect on the contributions made in the 1960s and '70s by the Young Lords to health justice.
Public benefit programs are racist. They are also essential. It is critical that we understand the history of the safety net in the United States because, without recognition of past and present harm, we run the serious risk of complicity in upholding systems of white supremacy.
The recently created Pandemic EBT helps families put food on the table for students. But for many immigrant families who’ve been excluded from unemployment assistance and stimulus checks, states must intentionally target their P-EBT outreach to immigrant families to have successful outcomes.
While Congress has excluded millions of immigrants and their families in recently enacted COVID-19 legislation, states have stepped up to fill the gap by providing relief to immigrant families.
Over the past year, we have seen a revolution in how advocates engage in the notice and comment period as multiple partner organizations coordinated incredible responses to regulatory threats to immigrants by the Trump Administration.
By filing amicus briefs, CLASP has helped fight several significant attacks on immigrant families.
As policymakers talk about health care for all, CLASP wants them to explicitly include immigrants when defining “all.” We know society is better off when everyone—parents & children, citizens & non-citizens—has access to health care.
For more than two years, the Trump Administration has tried to use regulations and waivers as a backdoor strategy to reduce access to basic needs programs that help families thrive. As threats mount, the notice-and-comment process is gaining traction as an important part of public resistance efforts.
The Trump Administration's "public charge" rule has finally been published. CLASP is working hard to lead a campaign to fight this deeply damaging proposal.
The Supreme Court issued 3 decisions with devastating impacts on women, immigrants, workers & communities of color. These decisions demonstrate what’s at stake as Trump fills Supreme Court vacancy.