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A guaranteed cash assistance program designed for immigrants improved work and school outcomes and allowed participants to pursue better jobs.

Homelessness has reached a new high in America, the wealthiest nation in the world. The 2023 Annual Homeless Assessment Report compiled by the Department of

Pascal "Shakoure" Charpentier was born on an army base in Germany and has called New York City home for three decades, but he might not be able to much longer. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is trying to deport him for being a Haitian immigrant, despite having never been to Haiti. Federal agents arrested Shakoure in 2020 and held him without bail in a New Jersey detention center. ...

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 st...

Story at a glance A guaranteed basic income program launched last year in New Mexico has helped boost employment rates and housing security among immigrants, according to a new report. Last February, the New Mexico Economic Relief Working Group and the anti-poverty nonprofit UpTogether rolled out the “New Mexico Guaranteed Income Pilot Program for…