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Score 1 for Fear: House Votes to Disrupt Syrian/Iraqi Refugee Screenings
Some follow-up from yesterday’s post about Tamam (age 5) and the other refugees escaping from Syrian violence: the House of Representatives voted for H.R. 4038, the legislation that would stall and...
View ArticleCorrection: House Vote to Block Syrian Refugees WAS Veto-Proof
Earlier today, I made a mistake in saying that the House vote in favor of H.R. 4038 (the anti-Syrian/Iraqi refugee resettlement bill) would not have been enough to override a Presidential veto. Sorry...
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Congress: Don’t Leave ANY Working Families Behind
There’s been a lot of terrible anti-refugee and anti-immigrant sentiments from some pretty high-up sources lately – governors, members of Congress, even Presidential candidates. There’s been harmful...
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10 Things We’re Thankful for This Thanksgiving
Gathering with friends and family. Packed roads and airports. Turkey with all the trimmings. Thanksgiving is upon us once again. In this time of bounty, we are mindful of course of the millions who...
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The Story of Christmas
With the holiday season upon us and the majority of the nation looking forward to celebrating Christmas, Congress still has some business it must take care of before they can go home to family,...
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Anti-refugee Proposals Damage America
Editor’s Note: Making Syrian and Iraqi refugees hostages to the politics of the must-pass federal appropriations bill is a serious moral issue to us. Take a look at this excellent piece by CLASP’s...
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President Obama’s Final State of the Union: What to Watch For and How You Can...
Tuesday night will see President Obama delivering his seventh – and final – State of the Union address. By most accounts, the President will both reflect on the past – highlight some of his...
View ArticleCHN: Supreme Court To Rule On Two Cases of Interest to Human Needs Community...
There are at least two cases the Supreme Court will rule on this session that are of interest to the human needs community. On January 11, the Court heard oral arguments in the case of Friedrichs v....
View ArticleHuman Needs Report: Budget Season Begins, Child Nutrition Reauthorization...
CHN just released our latest edition of the Human Needs Report, our regular newsletter on national policy issues affecting low-income and vulnerable populations. This edition includes articles on what...
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Resources from around the Coalition: Immigration, Criminal Justice, Super...
Immigration. Criminal justice. Paid sick days. CHN’s coalition members are producing great work on very important issues. This week, we continue our Resources from around the Coalition blog series,...
View ArticleCHN: Supreme Court Hears Case on President’s Immigration Executive Actions
Thousands of advocates gathered outside the Supreme Court building last Monday, April 18, as the justices heard oral arguments for and against President Obama’s November 2014 executive actions...
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Human Needs Report: Spending Bills Move, Supreme Court Hears Immigration...
CHN just released our latest edition of the Human Needs Report, our regular newsletter on national policy issues affecting low-income and vulnerable populations. This edition includes articles on...
View ArticleAnnouncing: The CHN Human Needs Heroes of the Year
On Tuesday, July 19, the Coalition on Human Needs will host our Human Needs Hero reception. This is our only fundraiser of the year and your support enables CHN to provide resources such as the Voices...
View ArticleA Divided Supreme Court Fails to Protect Millions of Immigrants
In a blow to millions of immigrants, a deadlocked (4-4) Supreme Court on June 23 let stand a lower court ruling blocking President Obama’s November 2014 executive actions expanding the Deferred Action...
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Human Needs Report: Gun Control, Immigration, TANF and More
CHN just released our latest edition of the Human Needs Report, our regular newsletter on national policy issues affecting low-income and vulnerable populations. This edition includes articles on...
View ArticleAnti-Sanctuary Cities Bill Falls in the Senate
Advocates cheered a July 6 vote by the Senate that stopped the Stop Dangerous Sanctuary Cities Act from advancing. The vote was 53-44, but the bill needed 60 votes to clear a procedural hurdle and move...
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Human Needs Report: What Congress Did and Didn’t Do Before the Summer Recess
CHN just released our latest edition of the Human Needs Report, our regular newsletter on national policy issues affecting low-income and vulnerable populations. This edition includes articles on...
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Resources from Around the Coalition: Racial and Ethnic Equality, Low-Wage...
Promoting movements towards racial and ethnic equality. Developing agendas to help low-wage workers and their children succeed. Protecting undocumented students and their families. CHN’s coalition...
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In His Final Months in Office, Will President Obama Choose Compassion or More...
This post was originally published on the National Immigration Law Center’s new blog, the Torch, on June 30. The Supreme Court tie in U.S. v. Texas was a frustrating setback for millions of immigrant...
View ArticleOther Actions Congress Took – or Didn’t – Before Heading Home: Criminal...
With Congress wrapping up its work and leaving Capitol Hill – for the last time, for many retiring members of Congress and those who lost re-election bids, many issues of importance to human needs...
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