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This week at CBPP, we focused on immigration, family income support, food assistance, Social Security, the federal budget, and the economy.
* On immigration, Robert Greenstein released a statement saying ([link removed]) the Trump Administration’s “public charge” rule will harm immigrant families and ill-serve America. Arloc Sherman, Danilo Trisi, Chad Stone, Shelby Gonzales, and Sharon Parrott explained ([link removed]) that despite the Administration’s rationale for the rule, immigrants contribute greatly to the U.S. economy.

* On family income support, Ife Floyd explained ([link removed]) how cash matters to children’s lives, in the context of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families’ 23-year anniversary.

* On food assistance, Brynne Keith-Jennings described ([link removed]) how raising SNAP benefits would have powerful effects on food security, poverty, and health.

* On Social Security, we updated ([link removed]) our backgrounder on the top ten facts to know about the program.

* On the federal budget, we updated our backgrounders on the “pay-as-you-go" budget rule ([link removed]) and non-defense discretionary programs ([link removed]) .

* On the economy, we updated ([link removed]) our backgrounder on how many weeks of unemployment compensation are available.

Chart Of The Week – Elderly People of Color Face Higher Poverty Rates ([link removed])

A variety of news outlets featured CBPP’s work and experts this week. Here are some of the highlights:

Just how bad was Trump’s ‘public charge’ move? ([link removed])
Washington Post
August 16, 2019

More than 380,000 foreigners would have to pass the “public charge” test to enter the US ([link removed])
Telemundo
August 15, 2019

Trump Takes Aim at Legal Immigration With Reviews on Public Aid ([link removed])
Bloomberg
August 12, 2019

Trump administration announces rule that could limit legal immigration ([link removed])
ABC News
August 12, 2019

Immigration makes America great ([link removed])
Vox
August 12, 2019

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