This action could have devastating consequences for immigrant families and their children, including U.S. citizen children, deterring them from receiving medical attention, seeking out disaster relief, attending school, and carrying out everyday activities.
Taken together, these directives, if fully implemented, will have devastating consequences on immigrants, their children, the communities where they live and work and volunteer, and the nation as a whole.
On January 14, 2025, the U.S. House of Representatives Ways and Means Committee held a hearing about the 2017 Trump tax law. Here are five key takeaways from the hearing.
The Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP) strongly supports the Department of Labor’s proposed rule to phase out Section 14(c) certificates under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), which currently allow employers to pay disabled workers subminimum wages. This practice perpetuates occupational segregation, economic…
By Shira Small Across the country, parents, providers, and Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) administrators are struggling with a child care sector that doesn’t fully meet families’ needs or support the child care workforce. To discuss the state of child care, key progress that…
Work requirements restrict access to benefits like Medicaid, SNAP, and TANF by mandating proof of work, disproportionately harming people of color. Rooted in racist stereotypes, these policies deepen poverty and inequity, particularly for Black Americans, who face higher sanction rates and systemic barriers. Research shows…
CLASP comments on the proposed changes to the ACF-801: Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) Quarterly Case-Level Report and urges the Office of Child Care in the Administration for Children and Families to provide more publicly available CCDF data. >> Read the comment here.
CLASP comments on the proposed changes to the ACF-800: Child Care and Development Annual Aggregate Report and urges the Office of Child Care in the Administration for Children and Families to provide more publicly available CCDF data. >> Read the comments here.
On Saturday, President Biden signed a continuing resolution funding the federal government through March 14, 2025. After placing a prior bipartisan agreement at risk to provide easier passage for future tax cuts for billionaires, House Republicans finally introduced the CR just hours before a potential…