Recognizing that stable housing keeps families together.

Key Points

• This resolution states that having a safe and stable home is a basic human right. It argues that federal housing programs should focus on keeping families together, regardless of the immigration status of individual family members.
• The proposal specifically speaks out against a Trump administration plan to ban mixed-status families from federal housing. These are households where some members are U.S. citizens or legal residents and others are not. Currently, these families receive a smaller amount of aid that only covers the legal residents.
• Supporters say the administration's rule would force 80,000 families to choose between splitting up or losing their homes. This change could lead to homelessness for nearly 37,000 children, many of whom are U.S. citizens.
• The resolution claims the rule would also affect millions of U.S. citizens who do not have immigrants in their homes. It says these citizens would be forced to put their personal information into a government database to prove their status, which could lead to errors and lost housing.
• The resolution calls for the government to cancel the rule change and instead spend more money on housing vouchers and programs that help people find homes quickly. It also asks for an official report on how the rule would impact family separations and the national housing crisis.

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