Nearly one in four adults in mixed-status families and more than one in seven adults in immigrant families with children avoided safety net programs because of green card concerns in 2023.
Humanitarian parole permeated several aspects of evacuees’ lives and negatively affected their ability to secure stable employment. Service issues included a lack of affordable housing and housing discrimination, gaps in legal services, and more.
Key stakeholders share insights about research needs that could inform decisions about implementing or maintaining state-led coverage expansions for noncitizens. Addressing knowledge gaps will be important for reducing inequities in health insurance access.
Urban prepared a guide that aims to
familiarize refugee service providers with early childhood services available to families who are refugees and immigrants, common participation barriers, and strategies to enhance family access.
In recent years, 13 states and DC have enacted laws that deliver refundable tax credits, like the child tax credit and earned income tax credit, to ITIN filers—taxpayers without Social Security numbers.
