COVID-19 — include immigrant families and children in relief effort

By Mónica Ramírez and Olivia Golden (Excerpt) This spring, Congress denied the tax-paying families of an estimated 3.5 million children economic help under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act. That’s right: families who have contributed billions in taxes, families with U.S. citizen children, were cut off from bare-bones financial 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…