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Congressional Republicans have begun crafting a budget “reconciliation” bill with major consequences for the health of millions of families. The reconciliation bill poses additional risks for the country’s immigrant families, health and wellbeing, the economy, and state and local budgets. See below for an overview of the proposals and what you can do. Current proposals include: -
Reducing funding for states that use their own funds to provide health care to people who don’t qualify for Medicaid because of their immigration status – a proposal that would cut Medicaid funding and threaten care everyone covered by Medicaid
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Denying some lawfully-present immigrants access to Affordable Care Act subsidies – including domestic violence and child trafficking survivors
- Making people with Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival (DACA) ineligible for ACA coverage, putting health care out of reach for many people
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Denying lawfully-present immigrants Medicare coverage they have earned through years – sometimes decades – of Medicare payroll tax payments
- Restricting SNAP (formerly, “Food Stamps”) to specifically exclude domestic violence and child trafficking survivors, refugees and asylees, and other lawfully-present immigrants
- Denying the Child Tax Credit to more than 4 million children in immigrant families nationwide
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Denying access to federal matching funds to states who choose to provide Medicaid coverage while immigration or citizenship status is verified
Our time for action is now, and we need everyone to make noise. Here’s what you can do: - Use PIF’s Talking Points.
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Call your members of congress, using the Capitol Hill switchboard (202) 224-3121 to get connected to their offices.
- Also, call their district office directly.
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Fact Sheets: Child Tax Credit Impacts on States |
The Child Tax Credit (CTC) is one of the most successful anti-poverty and pro-child policies that exists, but Congress is considering not only continuing to exclude children without Social Security Numbers from the CTC, but also further excluding U.S. citizen children from being able to access it if their parents file taxes with an Individual Taxpayer Identification Number. New fact sheets from the National Immigration Law Center, the Automatic Benefit for Children Coalition, the Center for Law and Social Policy, and Children Thrive Action Network provide an overview on how children in immigrant families would be impacted in your state.
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Policy: Executive Branch Policy Tracker |
Since Inauguration Day, The Trump administration has taken an unprecedented number of executive actions harmful to immigrant families. A new tracking tool now on our website can help you keep track of these orders and their status, in key federal offices and agencies like the Social Security Administration, the U.S. Departments of Housing and Urban Development, Agriculture, Health & Human Services, and more. We plan to update the tracker regularly, and you’ll find a last updated date on each page. Access the tracker below, and share with your networks. Want to share a resource or an update? Email [email protected] and [email protected].
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Self-Care: Bi-weekly Resilience Sessions |
Next Friday, May 23, at 1:00 PM ET is our next session of “Moving Stillness: Grounding in Times of Chaos,” a free bi-weekly virtual space to recharge your batteries, find healing in community, and build balance in turbulent times. Chalene Jones (Taijiwithchalene.com) will facilitate Taiji and Qi Gong practices, as well as reflective space to help advocates feel restored and revitalized for the work ahead. To help prepare you, Chalene has shared two videos demonstrating the kinds of movements we’ll engage in in each session. Sessions will be held every other week through June. All levels and abilities are welcome! No equipment or experience necessary. Check out the videos below to learn more and practice on your own, and register for upcoming sessions.
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Active Member Only Toolkits |
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Protecting Immigrant Families Coalition
P.O. Box 34573
Washington, DC 20043
United States |
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