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At a time when people with the lowest incomes are already struggling with inflation, a softening job market, and the slashing of programs that support basic needs, the last thing our nation should do is to use force against people who don’t have the resources…

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 Nicol Leon (EXCERPT) Subjecting unaccompanied minors to body exams for tattoos could put the children at risk of sexual abuse and trauma, said Wendy Cervantes, director of immigration and immigrant families at the Center for Law and Social Policy. In 2024, the U.S. Justice…

In my family’s history I can see a clear arc of social mobility across borders and generations, but progress has stalled in my own lifetime.

By Suzanne Wikle  Access to health insurance and health care has never been a right in this country. There has always been a division between those that are considered “worthy” and those that are not, mostly along wealth and racial lines. The recent political conversations…

By Ashley Burnside  July is an important month for the disability community, especially this year. Commonly referred to as Disability Pride Month, July commemorates the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in 1990, a hard-fought legislative achievement that provides the disability community with…

By Ashley Burnside On July 4, President Trump signed his reconciliation law that will make changes to the Child Tax Credit (CTC). The reconciliation law provides tax breaks for the wealthiest people by slashing Medicaid and food assistance funding, and will make changes to how…

CLASP publications on how immigration raids and immigration enforcements contributes to a chilling effect on school attendance.

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 Bryce Covert  (EXCERPT) So advocates marshalled research, with the help of national groups including the National Association for the Education of Young Children and Center for Law and Social Policy. They highlighted that there has been no evidence that stricter child care regulations lead to reduced…