immigration

families & the federal budget family economic security healthcare immigration politics & policy

January 11, 2018

A lot happened on Capitol Hill right before the holiday break, while many other issues were kicked down the road and remain on the Congressional agenda for early 2018. Where do things stand? The Coalition on Human Needs just released our latest edition of the Human Needs Report, with a brief rundown on Congress’s spending work, the tax cut bill, immigration, health care, and more.

Lecia Imbery

immigration

January 12, 2018

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Khadija Gurnah

immigration

January 12, 2018

Necesitamos la mayor cantidad de atención posible a un asunto que está ocurriendo en Washington, D.C. y que está recibiendo muy poca cobertura en los noticieros, y necesitamos tu ayuda ahora mismo para correr la voz. La administración Trump está quitándole el Estatus de Protección Temporal (TPS,...

Xochitl Oseguera

immigration

January 8, 2018

Today, President Trump directed the Department of Homeland Security to heartlessly terminate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for some 200,000 Salvadorans living in the United States and is preparing to send families to dangerous situations. This is just the latest in a string of callous attacks on...

MomsRising

immigration MomsRising

December 23, 2017

We are alarmed and horrified by reports that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is considering formalizing a policy of separating parents from their children when families come to this country seeking protection or asylum, and by complaints that DHS has already done so in several cases. This...

MomsRising

families & the federal budget healthcare immigration

December 22, 2017

It is truly appalling that the continuing resolution Congress passed today to fund the government through January 19 fails to include adequate funding for the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) and protections for DREAMers. As a result, millions of families will face fear and uncertainty...

MomsRising

immigration politics & policy social & emotional development

December 21, 2017

DREAMers, along with temporary protected status ("TPS") holders, are fighting for a legislative solution that will allow them to continue pursuing their dreams in our nation while also contributing to our economy. TPS is a form of temporary humanitarian relief that Congress established, whereby the...

Carolina Rubio-MacWright

immigration

December 21, 2017

Te presento a Elías, él es uno de los 800,000 DREAMers que en este momento se encuentran peleando por poder continuar en este país. Los DREAMers son jóvenes que fueron traídos a los EE.UU como ni ños. Muchos DREAMers como Elias, no sabían que no eran ciudadanos hasta que se dieron cuenta que no...

Carolina Rubio-MacWright

immigration MomsRising politics & policy social & emotional development

December 21, 2017

Meet Elias. He is one of 800,000 Dreamers fighting for their ability to continue with their lives in the United States. Dreamers are young people that were brought to the U.S. as children. Many Dreamers, like Elias, did not know that they were not citizens until they were unable to pursue their...

Carolina Rubio-MacWright

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families & the federal budget family economic security healthcare immigration

December 20, 2017

The clock is tick…tick…ticking! And we are still fighting for families in our nation. The GOP just pushed through a destructive tax plan while ignoring some important work that has to be done before 2018—and we are doubling down. The U.S. Congress is on the clock to pass a funding bill by 11:59 pm...