Let’s Support LIFT the BAR Act!
All Hoosiers deserve access to high-quality food, health care, and economic assistance, regardless of their race, citizenship status, or income. Millions of lawfully present immigrants in the U.S., including people with temporary protected status (TPS), Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), are ineligible for federal programs — like SNAP— that would allow them to become self-sufficient and live healthier lives, due to a restrictive policy that denied them access. Hundreds of thousands of other immigrants, including people with lawful permanent resident status (green cards), are required to wait at least five years —often referred to as “the five-year bar”— before they can obtain certain public benefits, even when they have already been living and working in the U.S. Last year, 234,472 of Indiana’s population consisted of our immigrant neighbors. Denying immigrants access to health and basic needs harms our community and our state. Ensuring that lawfully present immigrants have access to SNAP and other essential public benefits will improve the health and educational outcomes of children, lift families out of poverty, and boost the economy.
Take Action: Get to know more about the LIFT the BAR Act (H.R.5227/S.4311) here.
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