Center for Law and Social Policy

Wendy Cervantes, director of immigration and immigrant families at the , says the anti-immigrant agenda is targeted intentional harm of children and families. “This kind of stress has long-term developmental harms on children and can really undercut their ability to do well in school, and that will also inhibit their ability to grow into healthy, thriving adults.” >>Listen to full story on Public News Service here.

By Stephanie Schmit This blog is part of a series exploring a shared vision for universal child care and CLASP’s efforts, alongside partners, to turn this vision into a reality. The full series can be found here. Every vision needs a strong foundation. That is why CLASP has engaged with partners through the Child Care for Every Family Network for many years to rooted in a , centering those with diverse lived experiences, and designed in a meaningful way.

By Tyler Hicks Excerpt: Kaelin Rapport, a policy analyst for racial equity at the Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP), calls this a “sharpening of the edges of inequality.” His colleague Isha Weerasinghe, director of CLASP’s Public Benefits Justice team, points out that higher prices are just one of many variables — including the loss of Medicaid benefits and food assistance cuts from the “One Big Beautiful Bill” — deeply impacting Americans’ wallets right now.

On September 28, Wendy Cervantes spoke on “Holding Our Families Together in Uncertain Times,” an episode of Brazelton Touchpoints Somos Familias Latinas series.

On September 29, Diane Harris spoke to the National Work and Family Coalition about findings from her Paid Leave in the South report.

On September 23, Jesse Fairbanks was a panelist at the National Low Income Housing Coalition’s Summer of IDEAS series event titled, “From Foster Care to Homelessness: A Film & Conversation on the Fight for Stability,”

On July 22, Suma Setty served as a panelist on a First Focus on Children congressional briefing titled “Collateral Damage: How HR 1’s ‘Adult’ Medicaid Cuts are Impacting Children & Families One Year In.”

On August 1, Priya Pandey presented a workshop on immigration and child care covering safe spaces, immigration policy, and how early childhood providers can support immigrant families in their care at Community Change’s national child care convening.

By Wendy Chun-Hoon Excerpt from op-ed: Earlier this month, the U.S. Census Bureau released its annual report on the nation’s poverty rate. At first glance, the announcement tells a rosy story: Real median household income is up, and the official poverty rate fell a half a percentage point. What the 2025 numbers reflect, however, is the status quo ante before President Donald Trump re-entered the White House.

On September 23, Wendy Cervantes spoke at the Center for the Study of Social Policy Summit on a panel entitled, “Supporting Immigrant Children and Families: Meeting the Moment and Building Toward a Better Tomorrow.”