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 related to racial inequities and police violence. Arkansas Advocates...
Tomorrow is July 4th, and as we celebrate the anniversary of this nation of immigrants, it is a good time to look at current issues facing immigrant kids and families in our state and country. From conditions of facilities...
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 suspending its 48-hour rule. The House rules state that...
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 to our own Arkansas communities. It’s not just the...
On March 29, 2017, at 5 p.m., Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families and KABF 88.3 aired the thirteenth episode of “Speak Up Arkansas,” a talk radio show dedicated to covering issues like health care, education, juvenile justice, the state budget,...
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 the Arkansas House of Representatives. House Concurrent Resolution 1012...
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 measures and opportunities for “DREAMers” to obtain higher education...
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 released today by the Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation. The...
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 today by Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families (AACF)...
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 law (SB 1070) from our Northwest Arkansas Director Laura...
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