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Friday, August 16, 2019
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Fast Facts: Immigration Public Charge Rule
by The TalkPoverty Team
A quick explanation of the Trump administration's plan to insert a wealth test into the green card process.
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State Laws Punish Pregnant People Just For Seeking Drug Treatment
by Elizabeth Brico
Under the guise of cracking down on opioids, states are deterring people from getting the help they need.
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Waiting For A Check To Clear Sucks. The Fed Wants to Fix That.
by s.e. smith
When people get their money instantly, they might not have to spend billions on overdraft fees.
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Off-Kilter:
August Conversations: Sarah Blahovec and the Little Lobbyists
Inside the first-ever campaign training program for disabled candidates with its creator, Sarah Blahovec; plus Elena Hung and Roger Stone on celebrating two years with the Little Lobbyists.
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What We’re Reading
Life's a Beach. Rockaway Beach in Queens is still being rebuilt from Hurricane Sandy as climate change washes it away again <[link removed]>, and the people who work on Martha's Vineyard struggle to find housing <[link removed]> among the extravagant vacation homes.
Back to School. Luxury apartments springing up near universities are pushing low-income students further from campus <[link removed]>, and an investigation into a common student visa program shows that it’s being used to exploit student workers <[link removed]>.
There's No Place Like Home (If You Can Afford One). Who got to return to New Orleans post-Katrina <[link removed]>, and a series on the messy process that moved a group of Los Angeles neighbors from a homeless encampment into apartments <[link removed]>.
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The Death and Life of Frankie Madrid
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"Frankie couldn’t come back across the border, but his ashes could. They traveled in a small red wood box. His brother Beto put them inside a carry-on bag, and they cleared the metal detector at the port of entry in San Luis, Arizona. The box sat next to him on the ride back to Flagstaff until he placed it in his mother’s arms."
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