April 7, 2021

With so much at stake for women and for equality, Ms . will be reporting on the first 100 days of the new Biden-Harris administration. Every Wednesday, we will keep you updated, informed and ready to push forward!

The Misery Trump Left at the Border Is Finally Being Revealed [[link removed]]

BY MARY GIOVAGNOLI | The legacy of the Trump administration continues to be felt at the U.S. border with Mexico. After four years of increasingly severe actions to restrict access to asylum, including expelling women and children under false cover of the COVID-19 pandemic, the misery Trump left behind is finally being revealed.

Ironically, many Trump supporters are now blaming the Biden administration for the increase in families and children arriving at the U.S. border, arguing this is what happens when we treat immigrants sympathetically. But allowing asylum seekers the chance to make their case in the U.S., as the Biden administration has begun to do by reversing many Trump programs, is not generosity. It is the law.

Reversing course after four years of bad management and disastrous policies is messy. As DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas has repeatedly noted, the Biden administration inherited a gutted infrastructure, one that had done nothing to prepare for eventual increases in arrivals of migrants. (To read the full article, click here. [[link removed]])

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The ACA Has a Critical Role in Ensuring Access to Contraception For All [[link removed]]

This Year, 361 State Bills Aim to Restrict Voter Access—But 843 Aim to Expand It [[link removed]]

Full Employment is Not Enough to Support Black Women [[link removed]]

The For the People Act is a Crucial Step Towards Full Enfranchisement [[link removed]]

Stimulus Aid Will Sustain 1 Million Child Care Jobs. Biden’s Jobs Plan Must Do More. [[link removed]]

COVID-19 is Exposing the Need for Permanent Structural Change [[link removed]]

Peace is On the Line: The Women, Peace and Security Agenda Must Be Fulfilled [[link removed]]

Afghan Women Negotiators Warn of “State Collapse” Should the U.S. Leave Too Soon [[link removed]]

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