This week: Executive Order on Care Economy; Budget Seeks Immigration Enforcement Hike
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RECENTLY FROM CLASP
April 20, 2023
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Biden Executive Order Offers Crucial Support to Care Economy
In a Rose Garden ceremony on Tuesday, President Biden announced a sweeping executive order—touching practically every corner of his administration—that’ll support child care, paid leave, and the long-term supports and services vital to a strong economy that serves all families. This executive order will help address the care crisis that affects us all, with the heaviest burden falling on women who largely comprise the care workforce and particularly on Black and immigrant women caregivers who have been historically undervalued. The Biden-Harris Administration is doing its part; Congress should step up and provide the funding necessary to support a comprehensive care agenda.
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The SNAP Hot Foods Ban Is Inequitable and Should Be Removed [[link removed]]
In the upcoming Farm Bill reauthorization, Congress should remove the hot foods ban in the SNAP program so more people can easily access various food options.
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Don’t like growing deficits? Fix the tax code so the wealthy pay their fair share [[link removed]]
Tax-based policies like the Child Tax Credit and Earned Income Tax Credit have provided economic lifelines to tens of millions of U.S. families.
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Biden’s DHS Budget Request Underscores a Punitive Approach to Immigration
An analysis of the Biden Administration’s FY 24 budget request for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shows that the president has proposed increases in discretionary spending for U.S. Customs and Border Protection and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement—the DHS agencies that oversee immigration detention, enforcement, and deportations.
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Did You Know? Under the proposed $4.38 billion increase in CCDBG annual discretionary funding, CLASP estimates that up to 386,000 additional children could gain access to child care assistance. [[link removed]]
In response to the fragile nature of the child care sector after decades of insufficient federal funding, CLASP and other child care advocates across the field have called for a $4.38 billion increase in annual discretionary funding for CCDBG.
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CLASP in the News
APRIL 19, 2023 | SALON
"Heartbreaking and unconscionable': Biden admin ignored warnings of migrant child labor [[link removed]]
APRIL 15, 2023 | THE 74
Despite ‘Crisis,’ States and Districts Slow to Spend $1B in Mental Health Funds [[link removed]]
APRIL 14, 2023 | THE MINNESOTA DAILY
Ericson: The real welfare queens [[link removed]]
APRIL 12, 2023 | CAPITAL & MAIN
Disability Denied: Unable to Work, COVID Long Haulers Face Barriers to Benefits [[link removed]]
APRIL 12, 2023 | NEWSWEEK
Biden Owes Young People. He's Selling Our Future to Fossil Fuel Executives | Opinion [[link removed]]
Upcoming Events
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On April 21, Clarence Okoh will speak at “ Computing &: A conversation series on computation and storytelling [[link removed]] ” hosted by Barnard College.
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On April 26, Alejandra Londono-Gomez will speak at the Maryland Early Childhood Leadership Program [[link removed]] about challenges in the state’s child care scholarship and how we can improve the child care subsidy program in Maryland and beyond.
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On April 27, Indi Dutta-Gupta will speak at a webinar titled “ 5 Year Bar: What It Is and Why It Must Be Removed [[link removed]] ” hosted by the Protecting Immigrant Families coalition.
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On May 2, Indi Dutta-Gupta will speak on a plenary panel focused on postsecondary policy at National Skills Coalition’s 2023 Skills Summit [[link removed]] in Washington, D.C.
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