A Pathway to Citizenship is Essential for Children to Thrive (One Pager)
Children Thrive Action Network (August 9, 2021)
This one-pager succinctly summarizes the key reasons a pathway to citizenship is needed for children in immigrant families.
Supporting Immigrant Providers and Families Through Child Care Relief Funds
Tiffany Ferrette, CLASP (August 11, 2021)
This brief review the two child care funding streams included in the American Rescue Plan Act, and how states can use these funds to support immigrant families with young children seeking child care as well as immigrant child care workers.
25 Years of Immigrant Exclusion from Public Benefits
Juan Gomez and Parker Gilkesson, CLASP (August 17, 2021)
This analysis provides an overview of the legacy of exclusion of immigrant from public benefits as a result of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA).
LIFT the BAR Act Resources
Congresswomen Pramila Jayapal (n.d.)
These resources provide background information on the proposed LIFT the BAR Act, which would restore access to federal public benefits, like Medicaid, CHIP, SNAP, etc., for lawfully present immigrants by lifting the five-year bar and addressing other barriers to these critical programs.
The Latino Community in the Time of COVID-19: Prospects for an Equitable Recovery One Year Later
UnidosUS (July 26, 2021)
This report provides an assessment of the unmet policy needs for the Latino community, including immigrant, in the U.S. in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic in order to work toward an equitable recovery.
Medicaid Coverage for Immigrants
Sarah Grusin and Catherine McKee, National Health Law Program (May 17, 2021)
This issue brief clarifies which immigrants are covered by federal Medicaid funding, including a flow chart to help determine eligibility. The brief also outlines states’ verification processes of applicants’ immigration status and income for eligibility purposes.
Congress Should Adopt American Families Plan’s Permanent Expansions of Child Tax Credit and EITC, Make Additional Provisions Permanent
Chuck Marr, Kris Cox, Stephanie Hingtgen, and Katie Windham; Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (May 24, 2021)
This report details key reasons for permanent expansions of the Child Tax Credit and Earned Income Tax Credit, which would have important implications for children in immigrant families especially.
Essential and Invisible: The Urgent Case for Supporting Immigrant Essential Workers
Rocio Perez and Adewale Maye, CLASP (July 12, 2021)
This report discusses key challenges encountered by immigrant essential workers during the pandemic and calls for an equitable economic recovery that addresses work conditions and wages as well as improved economic opportunity via a pathway to citizenship.
State of Texas et al v. United States of America et al – Memorandum and Order – July 16, 2021
Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc. (July 19, 2021)
This resource contains the July 16th Memorandum and Order of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas in State of Texas, et al., v. The United State of America, et al., which ruled that DACA is unlawful and vacated the June 15, 2012, memorandum that created DACA.
Compassion, Not Confinement How States and Localities Can Help Ensure Humane Housing for Unaccompanied Immigrant Children Awaiting Family Reunification
Shaina Aber, Lauren Esterle, and Derek Loh, Vera Institute (June 2021)
This policy brief outlines key steps that state and localities can take to protect and support unaccompanied children and help reunify them with family as quickly as possible.
