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Public Charge Chilling Effect Still Impacting Families
Dear John,
In this newsletter:
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Urban
Report
Finds
Chilling
Effect
Still
Strong
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Partner
Highlight:
Learn
about
ICIRR!
[#ICIRR]
[#Urban]
New Research: Urban Report Finds Chilling Effect Still Strong
The Urban Institute has posted its new (2022 survey data) report [[link removed]] on immigrant families’ avoidance of safety net programs due to public charge. In spite of having a new Biden public charge rule, the report finds that the chilling effect from the Trump era is still very much a feature of the benefits enrollment landscape among immigrant communities.
Key findings include:
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25%
of
adults
in
mixed-status
families
did
not
participate
in
safety
net
programs
in
2022
because
of
green
card
concerns
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The
chilling
effect
even
reaches
households
where
all
family
members
are
naturalized
or
US-born
citizens,
with
7%
of
adults
in
all-citizen
families
reporting
they
avoided
safety
net
programs
The Urban report identified several policy and practice recommendations that, if robustly rolled out, could mitigate this chilling effect and encourage immigrant families to enroll in the benefits programs for which they are eligible. Those recommendations include:
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Federal
agencies
should
partner
with
trusted
community-based
organizations
to
leverage
their
linguistic
and
cultural
competence.
These
organizations
can
help
to
bridge
the
gap
and
connect
families
to
safety
net
programs.
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Federal
agencies’
should
offer
financial
support
to
trusted
community-based
organizations
for
their
engagement
work.
This
funding,
in
addition
to
frequent
communication
about
the
importance
of
seeking
needed
services,
could
help
mitigate
lingering
chilling
effects
on
program
participation
among
eligible
immigrant
families.
Read the Report [[link removed]]
Partner Highlight: Learn about ICIRR!
The Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights [[link removed]] (ICIRR) works to advance the rights of immigrants and refugees to full and equal participation in civic, cultural, social, and political life. As an early PIF partner, ICIRR has remained consistently engaged on issues involving immigrant communities’ access to public benefits and economic supports. The organization currently:
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Leads
the
PIF-Illinois
coalition,
alongside
the
Shriver
Center
on
Poverty
Law
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Co-leads
PIF’s
Policy
/
Legal
Working
group
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Serves
as
a
member
of
PIF’s
Local
Media
Partnership
*
Routinely
engages
with
PIF
advocacy
opportunities
and
encourages
other
Illinois
organizations
to
get
involved
"Working with strong coalitions like PIF is the only way we can achieve healthcare for all," said Luvia Quiñones, senior director of health policy at ICIRR. "Through collaboration and partnerships with values-driven PIF members across the country, we are moving closer to ensuring that immigration status is no longer a barrier to healthcare access."
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Become a PIF Active Member [[link removed]]
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