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260+ organizations nationwide urge White House and Congress to oppose anti-immigrant policies in supplemental funding negotiations

More than 260 organizations – representing children’s advocacy, health, education, labor, faith, antipoverty, legal, reproductive justice, disability, economic, immigration, nutrition, and academic sectors – signed onto a letter urging the Biden administration and Congress to oppose anti-immigrant and anti-asylum policies – including proposals that would further restrict asylum, expand expedited Read more…

Organizational Sign-On Letter on Sinema-Tillis Bill

More than 170 national, state, and local organizations have signed the below letter expressing our strong opposition to S.1473, introduced by Senators Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ) and Thom Tillis (R-NC), as well as the House companion bill H.R. 3234. Our organizations represent children’s advocates, health care providers, teachers, unions, parents, faith-based organizations, service Read more…

Federal Transition Priorities to Defend and Support America’s Children in Immigrant Families

Federal Transition Priorities to Defend and Support America’s Children in Immigrant Families Introduction and Rationale Anti-immigrant policies advanced by the Trump Administration have caused devastating harm to children in immigrant families and left a moral stain on our country. Children in immigrant families now comprise 1 in 4, or approximately Read more…

Sign-on Letter to Congressional Leadership to Address Stimulus Payments for All Families

September 9, 2020  The Honorable Speaker Pelosi, Leader McCarthy, Leader McConnell, and Leader Schumer:  As organizations concerned with the well-being of children, youth, and families, we urge Congress to pass critically needed relief for all families in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The cash assistance that was included in the Read more…