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Child Health

The problem with vaccine exemptions

Today, all 50 states and the District of Columbia appropriately have laws requiring school-age children and those in child care facilities to be vaccinated against dangerous and sometimes deadly vaccine preventable diseases.

August 16, 2019 | National

Immigration

Statement from the Children’s Defense Fund: Reckless and immoral Public Charge rule will harm millions of children

August 12, 2019 | National

Gun Violence

Disarm Hate

August 12, 2019 | National

Immigration

We Condemn the Trump Administration's Public Charge Rule

The Trump administration today announced its finalized public charge rule, a regulation that would allow the Department of Homeland Security to impose harsh new evaluations on applicants for Legal Permanent Residency.

August 12, 2019 | National

Immigration

Statement from the Children’s Defense Fund: Reckless and immoral Public Charge rule will harm millions of children

The Children’s Defense Fund condemns in the strongest possible terms the finalized Department of Homeland Security Public Charge rule announced today.

Immigration

Worksite Raids Devastate Families and Communities

U.S. immigration officials Wednesday conducted a series of worksite raids near Jackson, Miss., detaining 680 people and separating an unknown number of children from their parents.

August 9, 2019 | National

Child Health

Racism’s Dangerous Impact on Child Health

Last week our friends at the American Academy of Pediatrics released a new policy statement, “The Impact of Racism on Child and Adolescent Health,” which provides an evidence-based account of the ways in which racism is a driver of health inequities.

August 8, 2019 | National

Gun Violence

Enough is enough.

This weekend offered a shocking and shameful example of American exceptionalism at its worst: two mass shootings within a span of 24 hours.

August 6, 2019 | National

Gun Violence

Protect Children, Not Guns

August 2, 2019 | National

Child Health

Trump Administration Proposes Cuts to SNAP Benefits and School Lunches

The Trump administration recently sidestepped Congress and issued a proposed rule that would result in more than 3 million people losing food assistance and more than 500,000 children losing their automatic eligibility for free school meals.

August 2, 2019 | National