Chabeli Carrazana

Economy + child care @19thnews | mamá | @DrMannyC’s biggest fan | Cubana 🇨🇺 | she/her 📩 ccarrazana(at)

[Chabeli Carrazana @ChabeliC_]

We don't know what's going to happen to Nicolle and her family. Her detention has dredged up so many questions around the "why." Why was someone who gave back so much targeted?

“This family is not a threat,” wrote her mentor. “They are an asset.”
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[Chabeli Carrazana @ChabeliC_]

Not really on here, but making an exception.

Nicolle Orozco Forero is one of the thousands of immigrant women who provide child care for American kids — she cared for children w/ disabilities.

Now, she and her seriously ill son have been detained by ICE:
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[Chabeli Carrazana @ChabeliC_]

One story that stood out to me was Sarah Kasnick. A child in her care was on that waitlist. The child has autism and is nonverbal — no daycare in the area would take her.

Since Nicolle was detained, Kasnick quit her job bc she can't find care.

The ripple effect:

[Grace Panetta @grace_panetta]

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[Chabeli Carrazana @ChabeliC_]

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[Chabeli Carrazana @ChabeliC_]

Attorneys for queer families have been inundated with requests for adoptions, a safeguard LGBTQ+ parents are turning to to make sure they retain parental rights to their nonbiological kids.

Many are worried a Trump administration could curb those rights.
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[Chabeli Carrazana @ChabeliC_]

Congress will have to take up the child tax credit next year. On the campaign trail, there was a lot of talk of a bigger credit ($5,000+).

But a Republican-controlled Congress is unlikely to go that big. Here's what we're hearing is probably coming:
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[Chabeli Carrazana @ChabeliC_]

In the lead up to Election Day, presidential candidates had big ambitions for the future of the child tax credit, which is set to expire in 2025.

But there is unlikely to be a major expansion coming to 1 of the most popular policies for American families.
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[Chabeli Carrazana @ChabeliC_]

Trump picks Lori Chavez-DeRemer, who recently represented Oregon in Congress, to lead the Department of Labor.

She has often been one of the lone Republican supporters of various pro-union bills and has advocated for improvements to the child care system.
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[Chabeli Carrazana @ChabeliC_]

Trump's Treasury pick is reportedly Scott Bessent, the billionaire hedge fund manager.

He'll be in charge of carrying out Trump's tariffs plan, expected to have a larger impact on low-income people (most are women) and low-wage workers (also women).
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[Chabeli Carrazana @ChabeliC_]

At The 19th, we are committed to doing work that both represents and resonates with you. Our annual survey helps inform those decisions, and yes we read all the responses!

If you have a few minutes, you can let us know what you think here:
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[Chabeli Carrazana @ChabeliC_]

Trump's pick of Rep. Matt Gaetz to serve as his attorney general is a choice that could put the Florida Republican in charge of the *federal department that investigated him over sex trafficking accusations* and ultimately decided not to bring charges.
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