Policy Statements and Fact Sheets
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FACT SHEET: IMPORTANT CHANGES TO PUBLIC CHARGE POLICY
October 2020
FACT SHEET: Important changes to TEMPORARY Protected Status (tps) program
September 2020
DACA FACT SHEET: NEW CHANGES TO DACA PROGRAM
July 31, 2020
DRIVER’S LICENSES FOR ALL FACT SHEET
March 2020
Legislation introduced (H7712 / S2416) would allow the Department of Motor Vehicles to issue an alternative ID driver's license to undocumented residents.
Granting licenses to all Rhode Islanders would contribute to …
PUBLIC SAFETY
ECONOMIC PARTICIPATION AND OPPORTUNITY
SAFER ROADS
RI can join 15 other states that have enacted similar legislation, learn more here.
READ FACT SHEET HERE.
FACT STATEMENT ON ECONOMIC CONTRIBUTIONS OF IMMIGRANTS IN RHODE ISLAND
January 17, 2020
Undocumented immigrants contribute $31 million in taxes to the Rhode Island economy Undocumented immigrants pay an average of 7.4% of their incomes in state and local taxes. DACA recipients contribute $3.1 M in state and local taxes. This is 10% of the taxes contributed by all undocumented Rhode Islanders. Real full fact sheet HERE
Para aprender más sobre las contribuciones de los inmigrantes a Rhode Island lea aquí en español
Immigrant Coalition Of RI Decries New Public Charge Rule, Will Work to Ensure Immigrants Know Their Rights to Benefits
August 14, 2019
The Rhode Island Immigrant Coalition strongly opposes the changes to the public charge rules which were published in final form on Monday. The rule threatens the health of thousands of Rhode Island families, weaponizing health and human services programs against lawfully present immigrants and their families, including U.S. born children. The Coalition and many Rhode Island organizations submitted comments against the regulation when it was proposed last fall. Overall more than 266,000 public comments, overwhelmingly in opposition to the rule, were received.
Read the full press release here.
Immigrant Coalition of RI Supports legislation that would protect DACA recipients
March 22, 2018
The Immigrant Coalition of Rhode Island, a statewide network of community-based advocacy and service provider organizations dedicated to supporting all Rhode Islanders, writes in strong support of Representative Maldonado (D-Dist. 56, Central Falls) and Senate Majority Leader Michael J. McCaffrey’s (D-Dist. 29, Warwick) legislation that would continue to protect Rhode Island’s undocumented immigrants who were brought to the United States as minors.
Read the full press release here.