Proposed change to Public Charge rule now published; CHN urges that comments be submitted
CHN,
October 10, 2018
Editor’s note: Deborah Weinstein, Executive Director of the Coalition on Human Needs, issued the following statement Wednesday in response to the Trump Administration’s proposed Department of Homeland Security rule regarding immigrants. For more information on the rule, see this article from CHN’s October 8 Human Needs Report. “Today the Trump...
‘What the Eyes Don’t See’
CHN,
October 9, 2018
Editor’s note: MaKenna Whitworth is the fall intern for the Coalition on Human Needs and is a senior majoring in political science at Brigham Young University By Makenna Whitworth Entering the bright and cool doctor’s office accompanied by her mother, Mikayla clambers up onto the brown, cushioned exam table, allowing...
The Human Needs Report: FY19 begins, anti-immigrant rule proposed, reactions to a SCOTUS confirmation, and more
Lecia Imbery,
October 8, 2018
Editor’s update: The proposed Public Charge rule, discussed in an article below, was officially published on October 10. In a statement, CHN called the rule, “the latest in a series of unconscionable attacks on immigrants and immigrant communities.” Organization are urging advocates to submit comments in opposition to the rule during the...
CHN reaffirms opposition to confirmation of Judge Kavanaugh
CHN,
October 5, 2018
Editor’s note: Deborah Weinstein, Executive Director of the Coalition on Human Needs, issued the following statement Friday, Oct. 5 in opposition to the confirmation of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court: “On September 7, the Coalition on Human Needs joined with 75 organizations in a letter urging senators...
A citizenship question will hurt us all
Lecia Imbery,
October 1, 2018
On September 30, The New York Times published an opinion piece written by William Frey, a demographer, professor, and fellow at the Brookings Institution, about the Trump Administration’s efforts to include a citizenship question on the 2020 Census. CHN has opposed these efforts from the beginning. We worked with other...
