By Hannah LiuImmigration and Immigrant Families team, Center for Law and Social PolicyFor more than two years, children and families fleeing danger have been turned away at the U.S.-Mexico border without a chance to seek asylum under a misguided policy called Title...
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Biden Administration should eliminate, not expand, Title 42 to prevent further harm to migrant children
By Hannah LiuImmigration and Immigrant Families team, Center for Law and Social PolicyFor more than two years, children and families fleeing danger have been turned away at the U.S.-Mexico border without a chance to seek asylum under a misguided policy called Title...
NASW strongly opposes legislation to repeal Affordable Care Act
The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) strongly opposes legislation to repeal the Affordable Care Act because it would have a devastating impact on the health of our nation’s most vulnerable citizens and make it more difficult to provide affordable health...
NASW Social Justice Brief examines Trump immigration policy, sanctuary cities and child welfare
The Trump AdminThe Trump Administration policy of deporting large numbers of immigrants who are in the United States illegally is having a significant impact on the social work profession. Staff from the National Association of Social Workers Arizona, California, New...
What social workers need to know about proposals to limit Medicaid Benefits
The Republican Party has proposed reducing Medicaid spending through block grants or per capita grants. The National Association of Social Workers is against such a plan because reducing Medicaid services would harm a critical benefit to women, vulnerable populations...
Talk to Your Members of Congress during District Work Period
Congress' April District Work Period spans the weeks of April 10-17, 2017. Now is the perfect time to talk to your Members of Congress about social work priorities while they are home in their districts. You can set up a meeting in their district or state office or...
Trump budget would harm well-being of all Americans
President Trump’s newly released a FY 2018 budget that would greatly harm a wide and diverse range of America’s most vulnerable citizens. Most of those negatively impacted by the 2018 budget proposal are those who have already been excluded from the growth in jobs and...
We must remain vigilant to protect Affordable Care Act
The leadership of the House of Representatives on March 23 cancelled a vote on the proposed American Health Care Act (AHCA). Our collective voice through National Association of Social Workers (NASW) members, NASW chapters, NASW National office, and many other...