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Public Charge

The Impact of COVID-19 and Immigration Enforcement on Service Delivery for Immigrant Origin Families Involved in the Child Welfare System

By | Child Welfare System Research, COVID-19, Foster Care, Immigrant Youth, Peer-Reviewed Publications, Public Charge, Research, Social Work

The Impact of COVID-19 and Immigration Enforcement on Service Delivery for Immigrant Origin Families Involved in the Child Welfare System

Kristina Lovato, Megan Finno-Velasquez, Sophia Sepp, Jesse Jeffery Ramirez, Vanessa Mendoza & Robin Hernandez-Mekonnen; Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal (August 17, 2022)

This research explored the experiences of child welfare agencies and community partner organizations in serving immigrant children and families during the COVID-19 pandemic and highlights the adaptations implemented to address new challenges.

2022 Changes to the Public Charge Inadmissibility Rule and the Implications for Health Care

By | Federal Policy, Law & Policy, Law/Policy Highlight, Legal/Law, Public Charge

2022 Changes to the Public Charge Inadmissibility Rule and the Implications for Health Care

Drishti Pillai & Samantha Artiga, Kaiser Family Foundation (May 4, 2022)

This brief reviews the Biden Administration’s proposed public charge rule and discusses its implications for health coverage and care of immigrant families.

Factsheet: Immigrant Access to Benefits in NM

By | CICW Publications, COVID-19, Fact Sheets, Public Charge, Social Work, Social Workers, Spanish Resources, Youth & Families

Factsheet: Immigrant Access to Benefits in NM

Sophia Sepp, Silvia Aguirre-Jaquez, Jamie Savage; Center on Immigration and Child Welfare (February 2022)

This factsheet provides information about key resources and benefits available to immigrants living in NM to help meet basic needs particularly in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. It’s available in both English and Spanish.

Spanish Version

Research Documents Harm of Public Charge Policy During the COVID-19 Pandemic

By | Child Well-Being, Highlighted Resources, Immigrant Families Research, Public Charge, Research

Research Documents Harm of Public Charge Policy During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Protecting Immigrant Families (January 2022)

This report outlines how the Trump-era public charge policy continues to negatively impact immigrant families during the COVID-19 pandemic despite its reversal by the Biden administration in March 2021.

The Lasting Legacy of Exclusion: How the Law that Brought Us Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Excluded Immigrant Families & Institutionalized Racism in our Social Support System

By | Child Well-Being, Culture: Issues & Competencies, Federal Policy, Legal/Law, Public Charge

The Lasting Legacy of Exclusion: How the Law that Brought Us Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Excluded Immigrant Families & Institutionalized Racism in our Social Support System

Center for the Study of Social Policy & the Georgetown Center on Poverty and Inequality (August 2021)

This report reviews the history and legacy of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act (PRWORA), highlighting its racist roots and institutionalization of anti-immigrant exclusions to a range of public benefits and tax credits.

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