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What’s in Trump and Republicans’ giant tax and immigration bill?

How what Trump has called his “big, beautiful bill” could change the federal government and the U.S. economy. By Jacob Bogage, the Washington Post New tax cuts. Massive spending on border security. Cuts to social safety
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Three-quarters of Americans oppose Medicaid cuts, poll shows

The KFF poll showed strong opposition to slashing federal funding to other health care programs — 74% were against cuts to states for mental health and addiction prevention services. By Jennifer Shutt, Stateline A majority
Healthcare

The human cost of cutting Medicaid

The proposed cuts will mostly affect adults, but children, who represent roughly half of all Medicaid enrollees, will lose coverage as well. By Tom Buchmueller and Helen Levy House Republicans have passed a budget plan
Immigration

The legal limits of Trump’s crackdown on sanctuary cities like Philadelphia

Cities, like states, have constitutional protections against being forced to administer or enforce federal programs. The Trump administration cannot force any state or local official to assist in enforcing federal immigration law. By Jennifer J.
Entitlements

Social Security’s trust fund could run out of money sooner than expected due to changes in taxes and benefits

Any solutions that might be introduced gradually today will no longer be viable in 2035 if the trust fund has been completely hollowed out. That would leave millions of older adults with lower incomes than
Immigration

ICE has broad power to detain and arrest noncitizens – but is still bound by constitutional limits

The Immigration and Nationality Act also says that any noncitizen can be deported for engaging in activities that the secretary of state believes “would have potentially serious adverse foreign policy consequences for the United States.”
Entitlements

It’s a shambles’: DOGE cuts bring chaos, long waits at Social Security for seniors

“In just nine weeks, the new administration has upended the agency with sweeping and destabilizing policy changes — shifting critical agency functions onto overburdened local offices, slashing telephone-based services, and debilitating the agency’s ability to
Immigration

How immigration policy shifts are affecting Latino families

Through a series of executive orders, the president has taken immediate steps to emphasize border enforcement and the deportation of a broad range of immigrants. By Gabriel R. Sanchez and Adrián A. Pedroza Although

What’s in Trump and Republicans’ giant tax and immigration bill?

Three-quarters of Americans oppose Medicaid cuts, poll shows

The human cost of cutting Medicaid

The legal limits of Trump’s crackdown on sanctuary cities like Philadelphia

Social Security’s trust fund could run out of money sooner than expected due to changes in taxes and benefits

ICE has broad power to detain and arrest noncitizens – but is still bound by constitutional limits

It’s a shambles’: DOGE cuts bring chaos, long waits at Social Security for seniors

How immigration policy shifts are affecting Latino families

Healthcare

What’s in Trump and Republicans’ giant tax and immigration bill?

The human cost of cutting Medicaid

GOP tax cut plans may depend on savings from Medicaid. What is it and who relies on it?

Clear contrasts between the Democratic and Republican Parties’ positions on reproductive rights and health care

More states offer health care coverage for certain immigrants, noncitizens

Education

ICE Raids in Schools Yet Another Trauma for Kids Who’ve Already Had Too Many

California Braces for Trump’s Education Policy Changes

In California, Rebuilding Bilingual Education in Schools After an 18-year Ban

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Texas and Mexico Have a Future Together Based on Trade and Demographics

Republican Obstruction: Creating Chaos at the US-Mexico Border

Latino Vote 2022 Midterm Election: Turnout and Voter Registration: State-by-State

Sen. Gallego unveils his plan to fix America’s broken border and immigration systems

Understanding the Border: A Conversation on Life, Culture, and Commerce

More Than Neighbors: U.S. – Mexico Trade

Immigration

The legal limits of Trump’s crackdown on sanctuary cities like Philadelphia

ICE has broad power to detain and arrest noncitizens – but is still bound by constitutional limits

How immigration policy shifts are affecting Latino families

ICE lets local officials stop immigrants on the streets as task force program is back

Trump promises to end birthright citizenship and shut down the border – a legal scholar explains the challenges these actions could face

Culture

ICE Raids in Schools Yet Another Trauma for Kids Who’ve Already Had Too Many

Latinos are getting out of the ‘other’ box on the U.S. census

More Hispanic families are reaching the middle class

What It Means to Be a Texan Is Changing in Surprising Ways

Language induces an identity crisis for the children and grandchildren of Latino immigrants