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Letter in support of HR 3014, the Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2007.  "The provisions in HR 3014 are critical to reducing health disparities and restoring equity to healthcare coverage for individuals most in need of assistance, by improving access to health care and health care education for underrepresented minorities."  (3/23/05)

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Concerns with Senate Finance Committee Proposal to Make Certain Immigrants Ineligible for the Earned Income Tax Credit (PDF) (3/23/05)

 

Immigrants' Rights Update Articles (back to IRU index)

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House Passes Supplemental Security Income Extension for Humanitarian Immigrants (posted under "Supplemental Security Income (SSI)) (7/20/07)

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"Facts About" SSI, ICHIA, and Food Stamps: Resources Updated (2/20/07)

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Grinches prevail in holiday season budget vote, but the battle continues into 2006 (12/22/05)

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Proposal to Make Certain Immigrants Ineligible for EITC Raises Serious Concerns (3/31/05)

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Senate Committee Approves Bill Reauthorizing TANF: Includes Refugee SSI Extension, but Targets Immigrants for New Restrictions (3/31/05)

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Senate WIA Reauthorization Bill Includes Many Priorities for Limited English Proficient Individuals (3/31/05)

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TANF Extended until Mar. 31, 2005 (11/8/04) (posted under "TANF")

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Bills Introduced to Extend SSI Eligibility Two Years (11/8/04) (posted under "Supplemental Security Income")

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House Rejects Bill to Require Health Providers to Report Undocumented Patients to the Government (5/20/04) (Posted under "Health Care")

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Momentum for Immigrant Amendments Builds as TANF Bill Is Extended for Three Months without Change (5/20/04)

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Social Security Protection Act Adds Requirement for Non–U.S. Citizen Applicants (4/2/04) (posted under "Supplemental Security Income")

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President's FY 2005 Budget Includes 1-year SSI Eligibility Extension (HTML) (2/17/04)

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ICHIA Provisions Stripped from Medicare Bill Signed by President (HTML) (12/18/03) (posted under "Health Care")

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Senate HELP Committee Passes WIA Reauthorization Bill: Many Provisions for LEP Persons Included (HTML) (12/4/03)

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Workforce Investment Act Bill for Persons with Limited English Proficiency Introduced by Senators Clinton and Ensign: Cosponsors Needed (PDF) (9/04/03) (posted under "Immigrants & Employment | Workforce Development")

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Congress extends TANF through September 2003 (HTML) (7/15/03)

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Senate rejects effort to revoke the Immigrant Children's Health Improvement Act (HTML) (7/15/03)

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Workforce Investment Act (WIA) to be reauthorized this year (HTML) (2/21/03) (posted under "Immigrants & Employment | Workforce Development")

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Congress adjourns without reauthorizing TANF (HTML) (11/22/02) (posted under "TANF")

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Federal driver's license legislation introduced during 2002 reviewed (HTML) (11/22/02) (posted under "Driver's Licenses")

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Senate Finance Committee votes to include restorations of benefits to immigrants in TANF bill (HTML) (7/15/02) (posted under "TANF")

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House Ways and Means Committee passes Herger bill; Other TANF proposals introduced in Senate (HTML) (5/14/02) (posted under "TANF")

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President Bush Signs Farm Bill; Food Stamp Eligibility Restored for Large Numbers of Immigrants (5/14/02) (posted under "Food and Nutrition Programs")

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Federal Responsbility for Immigrant Health Act Introduced (5/10/02) (posted under "Health Care")

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House Human Resources Subcommittee to Mark up TANF Bill; Other TANF Reauthorization Proposals Introduced (4/12/02) (posted under "TANF")

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Substantial Restoration of Immigrants' Food Stamps Eligibility Passes Senate (2/28/02) (posted under "Food and Nutrition Programs")

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Immigrant Food Stamp Restoration Included in Senate Farm Bill to Be Considered in January (12/20/01) (posted under "Food and Nutrition Programs")

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Senate Committee Approves Partial Food Stamp Restoration (11/27/01) (posted under "Food and Nutrition Programs")

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Congress Considers Expanding Nutritional Assistance for Immigrants (10/8/01)

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"Healthy Solutions" Initiative Launched, Bipartisan Proposals to Restore Benefits Introduced (3/29/01)

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Healthy Solutions for America's Hardworking Families: Bipartisan Restoration Bills Introduced (3/21/01)

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Bills to Restore Health, Nutrition Benefits to Immigrants Fail (12/27/00)

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Bills Affecting Immigrant Eligibility for Health, Nutrition Benefits Still on Table (11/28/00)

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Food Stamps:  Hunger Relief Act Still Alive in Congress (7/26/00)

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House Version of Immigrant Children’s and Pregnant Women’s Health Care Bill Introduced (7/26/00)

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President’s 2001 Budget Would Restore More Benefits to Immigrants (2/11/00)

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Coalition Urges Passage of Hunger Relief Act of 1999 (12/28/99) (posted under "Food and Nutrition Programs")

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Congress Restores SSI to Some "Not Qualified" Immigrants (10/26/98) (posted under "Supplemental Security Income")

 

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