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Advancing Racial Equity and Justice; Immigration; Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA); DREAM Act

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Tom Jawetz is a senior fellow for Immigration Policy at American Progress. Prior to joining American Progress, Jawetz served as deputy general counsel of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security from 2021 to 2022. Previously, he was vice president of Immigration Policy at American Progress from 2015 to 2021, after serving as chief counsel on the Immigration Subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee. In that capacity, Jawetz devised and executed strategies for immigration-related hearings and markups before the Committee on the Judiciary and legislation on the House floor. He has testified before the U.S. House of Representatives and advised members of Congress and congressional staff on all areas of immigration law and policy.

Prior to his time at the Judiciary Committee, Jawetz worked as the immigration detention staff attorney at the National Prison Project, a part of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). There, he represented detainees in class action and individual challenges to unlawful conditions of confinement and twice testified before Congress. While at ACLU, he investigated abuses in Louisiana jails and prisons during and after Hurricane Katrina and co-authored the report “Abandoned and Abused: Orleans Parish Prisoners in the Wake of Hurricane Katrina.” Jawetz previously represented asylum-seekers in judicial and administrative proceedings with the Washington Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs and served as a law clerk to the Hon. Kimba M. Wood of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Jawetz holds a bachelor’s degree from Dartmouth College and a J.D. from Yale Law School.

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The True Cost of the Republican Health Care Agenda Past Event

The True Cost of the Republican Health Care Agenda

Join the Center for American Progress Action Fund for a discussion on how Republican health policies are fueling premium hikes and leaving working families to pay the price.

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2025 Global Progress Action Summit Past Event

2025 Global Progress Action Summit

Progressive policy leaders, thinkers, strategists, and changemakers from more than 20 countries gathered in London for the 2025 Global Progress Action Summit, hosted by the Center for American Progress Action Fund, Labour Together, and the Institute for Public Policy Research.

The grand ‘treaty’ that could derail GOP gerrymandering In the News

The grand ‘treaty’ that could derail GOP gerrymandering

In an op-ed published by MSNBC, Greta Bedekovics argues that Congress needs to pass legislation to ban partisan and racial gerrymandering, but until then, states should adopt a “treaty” promising to set aside their redistricting commissions.

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Australian Sectoral Bargaining Reforms Show Early Promise Article

Australian Sectoral Bargaining Reforms Show Early Promise

Recently adopted labor reforms in Australia have helped increase collective bargaining coverage, union membership, and wage growth and may serve as a model for pro-labor advocates in the United States.

Center for American Progress

David Madland

Good Jobs for Government Workers Improve Public Services Report

Good Jobs for Government Workers Improve Public Services

By maintaining fair working conditions for government workers, state and local policymakers can increase productivity, improve public outcomes, support stable revenues, and attract the next generation of public servants.

Center for American Progress

Karla Walter, Sachin Shiva

The Trump Administration Is Quietly Gutting Minimum Wage Protections for Millions of Workers Article

The Trump Administration Is Quietly Gutting Minimum Wage Protections for Millions of Workers

The administration has already cut minimum wage protections for hundreds of thousands of federal contract workers and halted plans to require companies to pay disabled workers at least $7.25 per hour; this Labor Day, it will advance plans to eliminate federal minimum wage protections for millions of child care and home care providers.

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Aurelia Glass

Faithfully: A Conversation About Religion and Politics With Rep. James Talarico Past Event

Faithfully: A Conversation About Religion and Politics With Rep. James Talarico

Please join the Center for American Progress Action Fund for a conversation with Rep. James Talarico on how religion can inform an individual’s politics, the importance of the separation of church and state, and how people of faith can support our democracy.

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A New Vision for the Democratic Party: Remarks and Conversation With Sen. Elissa Slotkin Past Event

A New Vision for the Democratic Party: Remarks and Conversation With Sen. Elissa Slotkin

Join CAP Action for a conversation with Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) and Neera Tanden, CEO of CAP Action, about a new vision for the Democratic Party to fight back against Republicans’ attacks on American pocketbooks and democracy.

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State Legislators Fighting for the Working Class Past Event

State Legislators Fighting for the Working Class

Please join the Center for American Progress Action Fund and State Innovation Exchange (SiX) Action for a discussion with state lawmakers on how to promote a policy agenda to support the working class.

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Despite Musk’s Departure, Trump’s War Against Unions and Workers Will Continue Article

Despite Musk’s Departure, Trump’s War Against Unions and Workers Will Continue

While DOGE made headlines for firing tens of thousands of federal workers, Elon Musk's departure will not slow down the Trump administration’s efforts to end collective bargaining for more than 1 million workers, slash wage protections for hundreds of thousands, and muzzle a key agency protecting organizing rights.

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Aurelia Glass

Governors Should Fight for an Economic Agenda To Improve the Lives of Working-Class Residents Report

Governors Should Fight for an Economic Agenda To Improve the Lives of Working-Class Residents

By advancing policies to build power and raise the wages of working-class families, governors can improve economic opportunity for all state residents and illustrate a strong contrast with the Trump administration, which is abandoning its commitments to working people.

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Karla Walter

Representing Working-Class Voters Past Event

Representing Working-Class Voters

Please join the Center for American Progress Action Fund for a discussion with congressional representatives about how best to promote an agenda for today’s working class.

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These 20 Congressional Districts Would See Massive Health Insurance Premium Increases Under Congressional Republicans’ Health Care Plans Article
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These 20 Congressional Districts Would See Massive Health Insurance Premium Increases Under Congressional Republicans’ Health Care Plans

Families in 20 key districts will see Affordable Care Act marketplace premiums rise by thousands of dollars each year if congressional Republicans succeed in slashing Medicaid funding and letting the enhanced premium tax credits expire.

Natasha Murphy, Andrea Ducas

Representative Bresnahan, Protect SNAP for the Future of Our Community Personal Story

Representative Bresnahan, Protect SNAP for the Future of Our Community

John Kelly, vice president of a food pantry network in Pennsylvania, explains how his organization works to address food insecurity in the community. He argues that proposed cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) would harm many families that are already struggling to get by.

The Bucks County Beacon

John Kelly

Rep. Ryan Mackenzie, Please Don’t Take Food Away From Our Kids Personal Story

Rep. Ryan Mackenzie, Please Don’t Take Food Away From Our Kids

School psychologist Michelle Ritter-Santana shares how important the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and Medicaid are to the families she serves and calls on her members of Congress to protect these programs from cuts.

The Bucks County Beacon

Michelle Ritter-Santana

Working-Class Voters, the Economy, and the Democratic Party Past Event

Working-Class Voters, the Economy, and the Democratic Party

Please join the Center for American Progress Action Fund for an event featuring Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and an expert panel on how the economy and economic policy shape the preferences of working-class voters.

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Why Won’t Pennsylvania US Representatives Ryan Mackenzie and Brian Fitzpatrick Protect Medicaid for Their Constituents? Personal Story

Why Won’t Pennsylvania US Representatives Ryan Mackenzie and Brian Fitzpatrick Protect Medicaid for Their Constituents?

Kristin Volchansky, a Pennsylvania woman with a genetic immunodeficiency, shares how Medicaid enabled her to afford treatments that would otherwise have cost her thousands of dollars. She calls upon her local representatives to protect the health of their constituents by fighting against Medicaid cuts.

The Bucks County Beacon

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Industrial Policy Projects Boosted Harris and Hurt Trump in the 2024 Election, but Not by Much Report

Industrial Policy Projects Boosted Harris and Hurt Trump in the 2024 Election, but Not by Much

A county-by-county analysis finds that additional IIJA, CHIPS and Science Act, and IRA investments were associated with higher vote share for Kamala Harris compared with Joe Biden and a lower vote share in 2024 for Trump compared with 2020—but the differences are slight.

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Aurelia Glass, David Madland

These 15 Congressional Districts Would See Large Medicaid Funding Losses Under Republican House Budget Resolution Article
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These 15 Congressional Districts Would See Large Medicaid Funding Losses Under Republican House Budget Resolution

The Republican House budget resolution’s potential $880 billion in Medicaid cuts would cost these congressional districts a total of $34 billion, potentially reducing coverage for nearly 730,000 people.

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Making the Consequences of Republican Corruption Stick Article
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Making the Consequences of Republican Corruption Stick

Data from a battleground survey of voters in competitive House districts and 2026 Senate states provide insight into how progressive officials and organizations can respond to the incoming administration and congressional majorities in the months ahead.

7 Ways State Lawmakers Can Build Public Sector Union Power Report

7 Ways State Lawmakers Can Build Public Sector Union Power

State lawmakers can adopt new policies to empower workers across the public sector to come together in strong unions, negotiate for fair pay and working conditions, and train the next generation for public service.

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Aurelia Glass, Karla Walter

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