President Trump and House Republicans are pushing a sweeping crackdown on access to public benefits for immigrant families — including those with U.S. citizen children and lawfully present immigrants.

This goes far beyond undocumented individuals.

A new tax bill and a series of agency actions are aiming to

• Cut off food stamps, tax credits, Medicaid, and tuition aid for millions
• Deny benefits to refugees, asylees, and DACA recipients
• Penalize entire households for having one undocumented member
• Force U.S. citizen children into poverty, homelessness, and hunger
   

Experts warn this campaign will hurt the very people it claims to protect: U.S.-born children, who are US citizens and legal residents.

Nearly 1 in 8 U.S. children lives in a household with at least one noncitizen parent. 

We call on Congress to launch an independent investigation into the real-life impact GOP actions have on U.S. citizens and lawful immigrants; the long-term social and economic consequences of these rollbacks and whether any of these changes violate constitutional or civil rights protections.

This is not about protecting taxpayers — it’s about scapegoating immigrants at the expense of American children.

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