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More than one in five children in the U.S. lives in poverty. That's nearly 16 million kids.And nearly twice as many experience poverty at some point…
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This presidential campaign cycle has been nothing short of...interesting. And here we are, just 28 days from election day.But on November 8, nearly 6…
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Holding people in jail because they are too poor to make bail is unconstitutional, the U.S. Department of Justice declared in a court filing last week.The…
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Twenty years ago, President Bill Clinton signed a welfare reform bill he said would "end welfare as we know it."The goal of the bill was to get poor…
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Politicians proclaim it. People argue about it. We hear it often: "Our immigration system is broken." But what exactly does that mean? That’s a tough…
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Throughout your day, you’re likely meeting undocumented workers everywhere you go: the server at a restaurant.The stylist at the salon.The yard worker…
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Much of the national debate about immigration reform focuses on unskilled foreign-born workers. But there’s another side: the highly-skilled foreign-born…
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Two young immigrants in Michigan caught in the middle of an immigration stalemate are Daniel Lopez and Sendy Lopez. The two friends are not related.…
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If you follow State of Opportunity regularly, you make have noticed us talk before about "ban the box" policies.The "box" is the question that asks about…
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For every 100 extremely low-income households in the U.S., there are only 29 adequate, affordable, and available rental units, according to The Urban…