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INCOME & WORK SUPPORTS UPDATE
November 2019

CLASP Builds on Public Interest Law Roots Through Amicus Advocacy for Immigrants

Threats from the Trump Administration have presented an increased demand for CLASP to tap its public interest law roots by partnering with legal advocacy organizations to support litigation with "amicus curie "briefs. Recently, CLASP helped lead "amicus" briefs in three cases challenging the Trump Administration's relentless attacks on immigrant families.

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Five Federal Courts Enjoin Public Charge Rule, Citing Powerful Evidence Days before the "public charge" rule's effective date, five federal courts issued preliminary injunctions, blocking implementation of the deeply damaging and lawless rule.

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Comments on the Implementation of the Fair Housing Act's Disparate Impact Standard HUD's proposal to strip the Fair Housing Act of its disparate impact standard should be rescinded. If implemented, the rule would make it harder to demonstrate discrimination in financing, home buying, and renting-enlarging disparities in homeownership, income, and wealth for communities of color and other protected classes.
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In the News

OCTOBER 1, 2019 | THE PROGRESSIVE
No Health Care for You! [ [link removed] ]

OCTOBER 9, 2019 | WUSF NEWS
Advocates: DACA Cancellation Could Impact 7,200 Florida Children [ [link removed] ]

OCTOBER 18, 2019 | INSIDE HIGHER ED
Defunding Student Mental Health [ [link removed] ]

OCTOBER 19, 2019 | ¡LATINOLA!
5 Things You Need to Know on 'Public Charge' [ [link removed] ]

Key Blog Posts and Publications

OCTOBER 4, 2019 | STEPHANIE SCHMIT House Would Fund Child Care for 300,000 More Children; Senate Proposes to Cut 40,000 Instead [ [link removed] ]
The House and Senate have proposed investing dramatically different amounts into the Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG). This factsheet provides a state-by-state analysis of the number of children served by these starkly different CCDBG investments.

OCTOBER 30, 2019 | RENATO ROCHA Clasp Comments on Idaho Medicaid Reform Waiver: Section 1115 Medicaid Waiver Demonstration Project Application [ [link removed] ]
CLASP submitted comments on Idaho's Medicaid reform waiver: section 1115 Medicaid waiver demonstration project application.

OCTOBER 31, 2019 | CLASP 400+ Organizations Decry Proclamation on Immigrant Health Insurance Coverage [ [link removed] ]
CLASP joined more than 400 organizations in opposing the Trump Administration's proclamation requiring that immigrants seeking visas to enter the U.S. have health coverage.

NOVEMBER 1, 2019 | MADISON ALLEN 10 Facts About Access to Health Insurance for Immigrants and Their Families [ [link removed] ]
Recent alarming immigration policy changes have caused eligible people to forgo health care and other vital supports. The Affordable Care Act's open enrollment period presents a great opportunity to ensure immigrants and their families understand what recent threats mean for them as they seek health coverage. This fact sheet from CLASP, and its partners, provides 10 key facts.

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Recent Events

CLASP's Elizabeth Lower-Basch (far left) and Parker Gilkesson (far right) participated in a plenary discussion at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities's TANF conference. The conversation presented ideas on how to embed positive changes for TANF within narratives and policy agendas that may have more broad political appeal.


What We're Reading

URBAN INSTITUTE
Disrupting Food Insecurity: Tapping Data for Strategies That Tackle the Root Causes [ [link removed] ]

PROPUBLICA
IRS: Sorry, but It's Just Easier and Cheaper to Audit the Poor - ProPublica [ [link removed] ]

VOX
Reparations Aren't Just Political. They're Deeply Personal. [ [link removed] ]

CENTER ON BUDGET AND POLICY PRIORITIES
ACA Lawsuit Would Cut Taxes for the Most Well-Off While Ending Health Coverage for Millions [ [link removed] ]

THE WASHINGTON POST
How Should We Pay Tribute to Elijah Cummings? By Addressing Health Disparities for People of Color. [ [link removed] ]

CENTER ON BUDGET AND POLICY PRIORITIES
Child Tax Credit and Earned Income Tax Credit Lifted 10.6 Million People out of Poverty in 2018. [ [link removed] ]

KAISER FAMILY FOUNDATION
Many Community Health Centers Report That Immigrant Patients Are Declining to Enroll in Medicaid or Renew Their Coverage Amid Concerns About Changes to Public Charge Rules [ [link removed] ]

FOOD RESEARCH & ACTION CENTER
Don't Let the Administration Make It Harder for People to Heat and Eat [ [link removed] ]

THE NEW YORK TIMES
How Unpredictable Work Hours Turn Families Upside Down [ [link removed] ]

PROPUBLICA
The Trump Administration Cracked Down on Medicaid. Kids Lost Insurance. [ [link removed] ]


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