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While federal policies remain essential for widespread reform, the power of community-led efforts demonstrates that change is possible—one city, state, and coalition at a time.
We once again are painfully reminded that a system rooted in white supremacy will never bring justice for Black lives. And we can no longer expect it to. However, that doesn’t mean we can’t continue to demand justice for Breonna Taylor and the countless other…
New legislation in California would expand the state's Earned Income Tax Credit to immigrants, providing needed assistance--especially during the pandemic.
Cash assistance through unemployment insurance and TANF are critical supports for people with low incomes. Yet neither form of assistance is truly meeting the need in the pandemic.
The COVID-19 crisis has magnified the threats facing immigrants with low incomes, placing stress on families already challenged by the Trump Administration’s immigration enforcement, public charge policies, and other extreme actions on communities of color and immigrants.
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