2024 Poverty Numbers Will Foreshadow an Even Bleaker Future, Thanks to Policy Attacks on People Who Are Marginalized

CLASP released a statement yesterday in anticipation of the U.S. Census Bureau’s September 9th release of the national Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance data for 2024. While we will have more to say next week, we anticipate that the numbers will show more poverty in 2024, particularly among children, and more people without health insurance. We also explain that the outlook for 2025 and beyond will be even grimmer, given the millions of people who are losing health insurance, food assistance, and other supports because of the reconciliation bill and executive actions by the Trump Administration.

Children’s Advocates Outraged by Trump Administration’s Attempt to Deport Children in Need of Safety

The CLASP-managed Children Thrive Action Network released a statement about the Trump Administration’s attempt to forcibly remove children in immigration proceedings over the Labor Day weekend. The statement focused on the disregard that this action showed for the children’s safety and well-being.

Equity Matters: New Speaker Added! 

CLASP is excited to announce that Skye Perryman, JD, President and CEO of Democracy Forward will join “Equity Matters: Why Attacks on Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA) are a Threat to Multiracial Democracy.” Other panelists include Sim J. Singh Attariwala, Director of the Anti-Hate Program, Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AAJC; Khalilah Harris, EdD, JD, Executive Director, Public Justice Center; Clarissa Martínez de Castro, Vice President, Latino Vote Initiative, UnidosUS; and Deadric T. Williams, PhD, Associate Professor and Director of the Center for the Study of Black Families and Children, University of Tennessee Knoxville. These leaders in the field will share their perspectives and ideas on DEIA in this moment. We hope you can join us for the discussion on September 18 at 1:30 p.m. ET.

CLASP Comments on Department of Labor Rules

CLASP’s Education, Labor, & Worker Justice team has submitted comments on four proposed Department of Labor (DOL) rules that would affect migrant farmworkers, home care workers, workers with visas, and workplace safety. The comments highlight the necessity of DOL rules and regulations that protect the health, safety, and dignity of all workers.

In her blog “When Hunger Speaks a Different Language: Food Insecurity, Immigrant Families, and the Invisible Barriers that Keep Kids Hungry,” Parthenia Tawfik examines some of the less visible threats to food security faced by immigrant families, including cultural norms, stigma, and language challenges.