A new report from the nonprofit advocacy group New Mexico Voices showed a guaranteed cash assistance program designed for immigrants improved work and school outcomes and allowed participants to pursue better jobs. Like other nationwide studies, the report concluded a "Guaranteed Basic Income" also helped boost employment rates and housing security among immigrants. Nichelle Gilbert, executive director of the Partnership for Community Action, said the 18-month pilot program began in March 2020 to help immigrant families during the pandemic who were ineligible for federal stimulus relief money. .
More than 60 Connecticut immigrant advocate groups sent a letter to Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., to safeguard asylum rights. Murphy is the lead negotiator for the supplemental funding request for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan. .
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A state representative has introduced a proposal for an amendment to the Connecticut Constitution that would grant non-citizens the right to vote in state and municipal elections he knows it will fail.