A Decade of State Immigrant Rights Victories: Moving Toward Health Care and Economic Justice for All

States across the political spectrum have adopted inclusive policies providing immigrant access to critical services such as health care, education and driver’s licenses. In a special report from the National Immigration Law Center entitled, A Decade of State immigrant Rights Victories: Moving Toward Health Care and Economic Justice for All, the authors highlight the most significant immigrant rights victories, including providing access to healthcare coverage in 40 states to lawfully residing children or pregnant women. Other gains include: providing in-state tuition in 23 states to qualified students regardless of immigration status; providing aid or scholarships in 17 states to eligible students who lack immigration status; issuing driver’s licenses to undocumented residents in 18 states; and extending State Earned Income Tax Credit to people in 8 states using an Individual Taxpayer Identification Number. The authors give credit to immigrant advocates for achieving these victories and urge them to continue monitoring threats to immigrant rights in the future.

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