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Dear Friend,

June is Immigrant Heritage Month! Immigrants are a strength for our
nation’s communities and economy. Immigrants make up 18 percent of small
business owners with employees, [ [link removed] ] creating 8 million jobs across the
country. [ [link removed] ] During the pandemic the community’s endless strength was
further highlighted as they took on many essential roles – particularly as
caregivers and health care providers – working hard as always to keep
families, children, and their communities safe and healthy! 

[1]Right now, we have an opportunity to show appreciation for immigrant
caregivers and all immigrant families by defending them from right-wing
attacks! Tell your Representatives to protect immigrant families and
children’s access to health, nutrition and housing! *When you click,
you’ll automatically sign on if we already have your information.

What’s happening? Last month the U.S. Senate took a vote to revoke Biden’s
Public Charge Rule and soon the House will too! Public Charge is a
longstanding wealth test against immigrants that denies visas and green
cards to someone if they are deemed likely to depend on government
assistance anytime in the future. The rule itself had rarely been used
before President Trump weaponized it to create confusion and fear within
the immigrant community. Under President Trump, immigrants working in low
wage jobs, like childcare, where an estimated one third of workers are
experiencing food insecurity, had to choose between accessing public
programs they were eligible for, like SNAP, and possibly jeopardizing
their ability to get green cards in the future.

Last year, President Biden led with fairness and compassion to roll back
Trump’s cruel public charge rule and support hard-working immigrant
families and children creating a clearer and moderate framework so
families need not fear accessing much needed assistance to feed and care
for their kids. But now some Republican lawmakers want to snatch that
away! 

[2]Sign on! We must protect access to health, nutrition and housing
assistance for immigrant families and children! *When you click, you’ll
automatically sign on if we already have your information.

The Public Charge Rule the Biden administration published was a welcomed
change and badly needed – not just because it puts an end to an
unfortunate chapter in our history during which a heartless,
anti-immigrant administration used public policies to intimidate and
punish immigrant families, but also because it makes clear that neither
use of health, nutrition and housing assistance nor benefits used by a
U.S. citizen child will not be considered in citizenship applications of
their family members.

Immigrants, including undocumented immigrants, pay billions in taxes, a
2019 assessment showed more than $6 billion was paid in taxes and in 2010
these continuous contributions from undocumented immigrants added to more
than $12 billion in tax revenue to Social Security. [ [link removed] ] 

As moms we all want every child and family to be able to access food,
housing, and health care, every immigrant to be treated with compassion
and respect, and our government to reject racism and anti-immigrant
sentiment in all its forms. This attack on Biden’s Public Charge Rule is
yet another attack on immigrants and undermines immigrant children’s
health. Continued fear and confusion will keep parents from accessing the
health and nutrition programs their kids need! 

[3]Don’t forget to add your name! When you click, you’ll automatically
sign on to our letter that reads: 

Members of Congress: 

Moms were thrilled when the Biden administration replaced Trump’s cruel
and racist ‘public charge’ rule with a fair, compassionate rule that
allowed hard-working immigrant families and children to access food,
health care, and other essential services they need to thrive. 

We must reject racism and anti-immigrant sentiment in all its forms.
Creating confusion around the resources will ultimately keep children and
families from accessing food, housing, and health care, is wrong. Many
immigrants work in low wage jobs in the economy, like childcare, where one
third of all childcare providers experience food insecurity because of low
wages. No one working in these and other essential jobs should be
prevented from accessing the public benefits they are eligible for because
of the fear that receiving these benefits will adversely impact their
immigration status in the future.  

Please support all efforts to protect immigrant families who have
tirelessly worked to support our communities. We urge you to reject any
proposals to reverse Biden’s Public Charge Rule that would endanger
immigrant families and children. 

[ [link removed] ]**Make sure to sign our letter now calling on Representatives to stop
attacks on Biden’s Public Charge Rule.*When you click, you’ll
automatically sign on if we already have your information. 

The more people who speak out, the bigger our impact. Please take a moment
to forward our action link to your friends and family and share it on
social media: [[ [link removed] ]link]

Together we are a powerful voice for the wellbeing of immigrant children
and parents. 

- Claudia, Donna, Xochitl and the whole MomsRising / MamásConPoder team

[1] [ [link removed] ]U.S. Small Business Administration: An Overview of Immigrant
Business Ownership

[2] [ [link removed] ]New American Economy: Immigrants Create American Jobs

[3] [ [link removed] ]CNN: Undocumented Immigrants are Paying Their Taxes Today, too


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