CLASP

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[CLASP @CLASP_DC]

The far-reaching consequences of H.R. 1, the 2025 budget reconciliation bill, are already being felt by millions. Here's our statement explaining the harms we've seen so far in the first year since the bill's enactment.
https://t.co/bIcn4YhRTb

[Public News Service @PNS_News]

Supporters of the #DACA program are celebrating its 14th anniversary, but recent bureaucratic hold-ups have left DACA recipients unsure of their legal standing. Priya Pandey with @CLASP_DC says delays have left folks without work permits and income.

https://t.co/nusEjUnAiX

[CLASP @CLASP_DC]

Since its creation, the DACA program has promoted child well-being by protecting more than 800,000 immigrants who entered the U.S. as children and have grown up in the United States, half of whom are now raising children themselves.
https://t.co/ZnbUSQfmjq

[CLASP @CLASP_DC]

@WendyDC5 in @The74 about birthright citizenship: "If the administration had been allowed to restrict birthright citizenship, it would have been yet another way to expand their deportation machine, adding newborns to the list of deportation targets." https://t.co/bPgqwoZTh2

[CLASP @CLASP_DC]

Immigrant Heritage Month recognizes the millions of immigrants whose stories, labor, and contributions have helped shape the United States. It is also an opportunity to reflect on the challenges many immigrant communities continue to face.
https://t.co/pEWaUE9dXA

[CLASP @CLASP_DC]

@WendyDC5 on today's SCOTUS decision, "Birthright citizenship has helped ensure that children begin life on equal footing, regardless of their parents’ immigration status."
https://t.co/MuncrAmbuf

[CLASP @CLASP_DC]

The contributions of queer activists to the labor movement are ongoing. Today, queer labor activists fight for comprehensive anti-discrimination protections, health care benefits that include gender-affirming care, and fair wages. https://t.co/2DMaE3UJ9H

[CLASP Child Care & Early Education @CLASPChildCare]

Last week, @CLASP_DC’s @CLASPShira and @SCSchmit joined @CC4EFN’s child care advocates on the Hill to push for stronger federal ECE investment and policy. Doubling the current investment could result in 870,000+ additional children gaining access to #CCDBG.

[CLASP @CLASP_DC]

Ensuring access to public education is essential to our nation’s future. When we protect students, we strengthen communities.

#ProtectPlyler #EducationForAll #ImmigrantHeritageMonth

[CLASP @CLASP_DC]

Read about how the current Congress and administration are intent on dismantling health care instead of solving our nation's health care crisis.
https://t.co/o5QCVPPL7s

[CLASP @CLASP_DC]

@RepJayapal and @RepMenendez introduced the #LIFTtheBAR Act with support from 100+ lawmakers. This is the kind of leadership families need—removing cruel, xenophobic barriers to health care, food assistance, and basic support. https://t.co/fwZd2ETgcI

[Protecting Immigrant Families Coalition @PIFCoalition]

The new LIFT the BAR Act would to lower barriers to health and economic security for millions of lawfully present immigrants and U.S. citizens in immigrant families. Learn more about this urgent and important legislation and take action: https://t.co/Sx1AGhi7Yq.

[CLASP @CLASP_DC]

These wins are evidence that paid leave is politically viable, broadly needed, and increasingly central to economic security, caregiving, public health, and gender and racial equity.

[CLASP @CLASP_DC]

Paid leave has reached a national tipping point: advocates have secured meaningful victories at the local, state, and federal levels across 42 states and the District of Columbia, even without a permanent national paid leave program.

https://t.co/W1X4q22FER

[CLASP @CLASP_DC]

Webinar happening this Thursday on 6/25 at 1PM Et! See you there. RSVP and learn more: https://t.co/Rwk3KGiXB2

[CLASP @CLASP_DC]

As a result of the confusion and fear caused by enforcement activities, CLASP has updated its 2017 resource on eligibility for federally funded child care and early education programs such as #HeadStart and the Child Care Development Block Grant (#CCDBG)
https://t.co/qCOCtomMqC

[Children Thrive Action Network (CTAN) @LetKidsThrive]

[1] Representing the #AllChildrenBelong campaign, @CLASP_DC, @theYoungCenter, & @LetKidsThrive were honored to be a part of the @DadsCaucus week of action to elevate the urgency of supporting kids in immigrant families.

[CLASP @CLASP_DC]

In honor of #Juneteenth, this brief looks at the history of agricultural injustice experienced by Black and immigrant farm workers and offers bold policy ideas that center the dignity, equity, and value of all historically marginalized communities: https://t.co/ZChDci5g8j

[Paid Leave for All @PaidLeaveforAll]

NEW report out today and some good news this Father’s Day: Dads are coming close to, or even exceeding, the rates of moms taking paid leave to bond with new children in most state paid leave programs. #PaidLeaveForAll https://t.co/l0tAMBTVZr

[Center for American Progress @amprog]

LGBTQIA+ households face a huge wage gap, with losses even higher for transgender households and households of color. #LGBTQIAEqualPay Awareness Day https://t.co/cxQm2M2Bfs