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Efforts to Repeal the Biden Administration’s Public Charge Rule Harm Children and Families Living in the United States

June 13, 2023 | Shelby Gonzales

In September 2022, the Biden Administration issued a final rule that defines who is, and is not, considered a “public charge” in certain immigration proceedings.Some in Congress are seeking to...

States Can Help Eligible Immigrants Keep Medicaid Coverage at PHE’s End

August 8, 2022

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More States Adopting Inclusive Policies for Immigrants

April 12, 2022

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Agencies Should Quickly End Trump Public Charge Policies, Remove Other Barriers to Public Supports

February 9, 2021

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Removing Professional Barriers for People Who Are Immigrants Can Help States and Families Prosper

February 24, 2023 | Adriana Mendoza and Iris Hinh

Statement

A Welcome End to the Bar on Affordable Health Coverage for People With DACA

April 13, 2023 | Shelby Gonzales

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Inclusive Approach to Immigrants Who Are Undocumented Can Help Families and States Prosper

December 19, 2019 | Erica Williams, Eric Figueroa and Wesley Tharpe

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Keeping Immigrant Families Housed Together

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State of the Union, Budget Offer Opportunities to Put Forward Vision for Stronger, More Prosperous Nation

February 2, 2023

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Parrott: House Takes Historic Step; Senate Should Get Build Back Better Across Finish Line Without Delay

November 19, 2021

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Eliminating Structural Barriers Can Improve Latino People’s Access to Health Coverage

October 5, 2021

Statement

Parrott: President’s Recovery Agenda Is an Ambitious Plan to Tackle Big Problems

May 7, 2021

Report

American Rescue Plan Act Will Help Millions and Bolster the Economy

March 15, 2021

Statement

Gonzales: Biden’s Immigration Action Reflects Vision of Our Nation as One That Welcomes Immigrants

February 2, 2021

Policy Basics

People who immigrated to the U.S. are important members of communities across the country and contribute to our nation’s economy.

People who immigrated to the U.S. and their families face multiple barriers in accessing economic supports and health care. We work to reduce those barriers and to preserve an immigration system that welcomes people of modest means seeking to join family and build a better life.

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American Rescue Plan Act Will Help Millions and Bolster the Economy

The American Rescue Plan Act, which Congress has passed and President Biden is expected to sign on March 12, will provide needed help to tens of millions of people, reduce high levels of hardship,...

Agencies Should Quickly End Trump Public Charge Policies, Remove Other Barriers to Public Supports

Federal agencies should move quickly to implement President Biden’s directive to review the harmful Trump-era “public charge” regulations, which would mark an important first step to...

Gonzales: Biden’s Immigration Action Reflects Vision of Our Nation as One That Welcomes Immigrants

President Biden’s actions today will go a long way toward ensuring once again that the United States welcomes people who want to build a life here and that immigrants already here and their family...

Parrott: Our Democracy’s Peaceful Levers of Change, Not Lies and Violence, Should Be Celebrated and Strengthened

While we are relieved that some sense of democratic order was restored, we remain deeply troubled by the events of this day and the fractures in our country they reveal once again....

Nanci Flores

Media Relations Manager

Virginia, Other States Advance Immigrant-Inclusive Policies

Even before COVID-19 and the deep recession, Virginia had taken steps to create a more inclusive state for people to live, work, and prosper, regardless of their immigration status. Other states are...

Greenstein: CBPP Adds Its Voice to Calls for Justice and Systemic Reform

We at the Center stand with the countless organizations, activists, community groups, religious and civic leaders, and others in calling for justice for George Floyd — and for fundamental, systemic...

Future Stimulus Should Include Immigrants and Dependents Previously Left Out, Mandate Automatic Payments

Any subsequent round of payments should extend rebates to people with modest incomes who were previously left out — an estimated 15 million people in immigrant families and 15 million older...

Administration Should Reverse Anti-Immigrant Policies That Will Worsen Impacts of Health and Economic Crises

The COVID-19 pandemic and economic crisis have hit immigrants and their families especially hard, and Trump Administration policies and rhetoric are only deepening the...

New Jersey Driver’s License Measure Is Its Latest Inclusive Policy for Immigrants

New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy has signed a bill that lets residents who are undocumented obtain driver’s licenses, giving access to nearly 450,000 such residents and providing for safer roads,...

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