By Brianna Nargiso (EXCERPT) Suma Setty, a senior policy analyst at the Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP), has studied the effects of immigration enforcement on early childhood systems. She says that fear among immigrant families has created a “chilling effect,” where families are opting…
By Marissa Plescia (EXCERPT) These comments were echoed by Isha Weerasinghe, director of public benefits justice at the Center for Law and Social Policy (Opens in a new window)(CLASP), a nonprofit focused on advancing policy for people with low incomes. HHS’ change will also make it difficult…
By Mark Gruenberg (EXCERPT) Lulit Shawan, writing for the Center for Law and Social Policy, was even more critical of Carey’s record. She called Carey’s nomination “a direct attack on worker’s rights.” Carey’s “confirmation would severely weaken the NLRB’s ability to safeguard workers, protect collective…
In 1982, Reagan’s administration slashed LSC funding by 25%, forcing the closure of 285 legal aid offices across the country. In a report published by the Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP), researchers detail how, in 1996, Congress—through the “Contract with America” agenda—cut the LSC budget…
By John Kelly (EXCERPT) The initiation of the pilot was surely born of advocacy for a more progressive approach to evaluating TANF that does not look at workforce as the only possible successful outcome of the support. Here is the Center for Law and Social…
By Laura C. Morel (EXCERPT) Suma Setty, a senior policy analyst with the Center for Law and Social Policy and one of the report’s authors, has watched the growing government hostility against immigrant communities since President Donald Trump returned to office. Setty worries that recent…
By Sirisha Dinavahi – LA Post (EXCERPT) Mental health care is critical for families facing uncertainty. Suma Setty, a senior policy analyst with the Center for Law and Social Policy, noted that even the threat of separation could harm children: “Even just the threat [of…
By Rainesford Stauffer (EXCERPT) She isn’t alone. The United States does not require employers to offer paid family and medical leave and paid sick time. Workers who need time off to have a baby, care for a sick relative, or recover from injury or illness depend on the generosity of…
By Sofía Mejías-Pascoe (EXCERPT) “For far too long, our immigration law has completely disregarded harm to U.S. citizen children, specifically,” said Wendy Cervantes, who advocates for immigrant families and children at the Center for Law and Social Policy. That harm includes the fear that families…
By: Madyson Fitzgerald (EXCERPT) But there’s still a gap in regulations for rideshare companies because of their evolving technologies, said Lorena Roque, the interim director of education, labor and worker justice at The Center for Law and Social Policy, a left-leaning anti-poverty advocacy organization. “Working on…