The House Budget Resolution proposes sweeping cuts that would affect the amount of groceries people can buy, the education of our children, and access to life-saving health care.
New blog from CLASP highlights how temp agencies exploit vulnerable workers, especially Black and brown communities, through low wages, unsafe conditions, and discrimination.
This report finds that youth in America, especially in regions like the South that have high populations of young Black and Brown people, desperately need policies that provide adequate and accessible paid leave from employment.
By Jackie Mader (EXCERPT) Since 2011, child care programs were considered off-limits for immigration officials, along with churches and K-12 schools, under the federal government’s “sensitive locations” policy, said Wendy Cervantes, director of immigration and immigrant families at The Center for Law and Social Policy.…
Trigger Warning: This page contains references to themes which some individuals may find distressing, including suicide and harassment. “The slave went free; stood a brief moment in the sun; then moved back again toward slavery.” – W. E. B. Du Bois By Christian Collins Black…
By James Wright Jr. (EXCERPT) In the North, African Americans faced legalized discrimination in employment and were restricted from joining many unions, according to an article “African American Workers Built America” by Asha Banerjee and Cameron Johnson, published by The Center for Law and Social Policy. “Companies used Black workers as…
The guidance on limiting enforcement in and near sensitive locations played a critical role in providing families with a sense of security in places they accessed every day to thrive and contribute to their communities. It is imperative that Congress codify this longstanding policy.