Weekly COVID-19 and Policy Update, Vol. 12
COVID-19 and Policy Update June 19, 2020 Policy and administrative changes continue to move quickly at the state and federal level in response to COVID-19, as well as ongoing protests […]
Arkansas Advocates 2019 Legislative Session Recap, Vol. 7
We’re seven weeks into the 92nd General Assembly, and it’s anybody’s guess if we’re at the halfway point or not. A big change that took place this week was the House […]
Threats to Immigrant Families Escalate, Impact Arkansas
The Trump administration has increased threats to the well-being of children of immigrants with a series of ill-conceived policies that promote separation of families, from the U.S. border with Mexico […]
New solution will open Medicaid to legally residing Marshallese children
Arkansas has long sought a solution to the lack of ARKids First eligibility for children who lawfully migrate here from the Marshall Islands. On Monday, a smart solution emerged in […]
AACF applauds U.S. Senate for immigration reform vote
AACF applauds U.S. Senate for immigration reform vote The bipartisan immigration legislation now headed to the U.S. House of Representatives contains significant gains for children and families, including family reunification […]
New Report Shows Importance of Immigrant Families to Arkansas’s Economy
New Report Shows Importance of Immigrant Families to Arkansas’s Economy Immigrants in Arkansas are an essential, beneficial and rapidly growing segment of the Arkansas economy, according to a new study […]
Children of Immigrants Important to Arkansas’s Future Economic Success
Children of immigrants important to Arkansas’s future economic success Ensuring that children of immigrants have the opportunity to thrive will be key to our state’s economic future, a report released […]
Arkansas Should Not Follow Arizona and Others in Cracking-Down on Immigrant Population
Arkansas Should Not Follow Other States in Cracking-Down on Immigrant Population Today was a big day at the Supreme Court. Below is a statement on today’s ruling on Arizona’s immigration […]
AACF Applauds President’s Immigration Policy, Calls For State-Level Dream Act
AACF Applauds the President’s Immigration Policy, Calls For State-Level Dream Act President Obama’s announcement today of a new federal policy to stop deportations of law-abiding undocumented young people is welcome news […]
Thank the representatives who blocked this week’s anti-immigrant bill!
HB 1292 would have ended prenatal services for mothers of citizen children. On Wednesday, the House Committee on State Agencies heard House Bill 1292. This was a wide-sweeping piece of legislation […]