Immigration

  • Education

    Youth Voices: Creating A Safe Classroom for All

    As a college student moving to a new city for the first time, I could not have been more excited to arrive in Austin, Texas. The city had a thriving film and music culture, fantastic food, and an amazing college campus.

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  • Child Poverty

    500+ Organizations Urge Congress to Protect Immigrant Families amid COVID-19

    The federal response to the COVID-19 crisis, including the Families First and the CARES Acts, left many low- and moderate-income immigrants out of the public health and stimulus policies. This exclusion threatens the well being of immigrants, their families - which include millions of U.S. citizen children - and our communities as a whole. This omission will greatly undermine the nation’s ability to overcome this unprecedented crisis.

  • Immigration

    CDF Joins 550+ Organizations Calling for the Protection of Immigrant Families amid COVID-19

    The federal response to the COVID-19 crisis, including the Families First and the CARES Acts, left many low- and moderate-income immigrants out of the public health and stimulus policies. This exclusion threatens the well being of immigrants, their families - which include millions of U.S. citizen children - and our communities as a whole. This omission will greatly undermine the nation’s ability to overcome this unprecedented crisis.

  • Child Poverty

    Children Advocates Call for the Inclusion of Immigrant Families in COVID-19 Response

    While the CARES Act was a strong start, we are deeply concerned that children in mixed-immigration status families (those with both citizen and noncitizen members) have been excluded from critical relief. These children comprise one in four of all children in the United States, and the vast majority are U.S. citizens. It is simply unacceptable to leave them out of the COVID-19 response. Doing so will not only put more children at risk of falling into poverty but also greatly undermine our nation’s ability to overcome this crisis.

  • Child Health

    Amid COVID-19, We Must Protect Our Most Vulnerable Children From Lasting Harm

    Those disproportionately impacted by this crisis were either completely left out of the previous relief packages or have additional, critical needs that must be addressed in Congress’ next response to the COVID-19 crisis. We cannot allow this crisis to continue to exacerbate existing disparities, hit our most vulnerable children the hardest, and cause lasting harm.

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  • Immigration

    Safeguards for Migrant Children Are Not a “Loophole”

    The U.S. Department of Homeland Security, citing coronavirus concerns, is removing unaccompanied children to countries where they fear violence and persecution. This is deeply troubling, and it is also a violation of children’s legal rights under federal law.

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  • Immigration

    We’re All in This Together. COVID-19 Relief Must Protect All Families.

    Congress’ third bill responding to the impacts of COVID-19, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) was a necessary but incomplete step forward in the fight to ensure the needs of children and families are met in the midst of this pandemic.

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