Point of View: Another Administration Attack on Low-Income Immigrants
This week, the Trump Administration will publish its final “public charge” rule, part of a sweeping and ongoing government-wide assault on immigrants. The administration designed this latest policy…
Point of View: Keep Families Together - by Diane Yentel, NLIHC President and CEO
In an extraordinary and historic rebuke of HUD Secretary Ben Carson, more than 30,000 people and organizations submitted comments on HUD’s cruel, wasteful and needless “mixed-status” proposal. With…
Point of View: This is Our Moment – by NLIHC President and CEO Diane Yentel
This is a critical time for our housing movement and our country, when we face both extraordinary challenges and exhilarating possibilities. Despite the challenges – maybe because of them - I’ve…
Point of View: 30 Years Out of Reach – by NLIHC President and CEO Diane Yentel
(Taken from Diane’s forward to the 30th anniversary edition of Out of Reach, which will be released tomorrow, June 18.) This year marks the 30th anniversary of NLIHC’s Out of Reach. The first…
Point of View: When the Cruelty is the Point – by Diane Yentel, NLIHC President and CEO
I’ve never before called policy proposals hateful, but Secretary Carson’s latest series of them are just that. He proposes policies designed to increase homelessness and suffering, and even the risk…
Point of View: HUD “Mixed-Status” Immigration Rule is Based on a Lie – by NLIHC President and CEO Diane Yentel
Last week, HUD proposed to evict families with undocumented immigrants in their households from public and other subsidized housing. Over fifty thousand deeply poor children – all US citizens or…
Point of View: Our Homes, Our Votes 2020 – by Diane Yentel, NLIHC President and CEO
The 2020 presidential campaigns offer an opportunity unlike any housing advocates have seen before. The primary season is already in full swing with several Democrats, including many who are strong…
Point of View: End the Shutdown, Stop Eviction Threats – by NLIHC President and CEO Diane Yentel
The senseless government shutdown is wreaking havoc on the lives of low income seniors, people with disabilities, families with children and others throughout the country. Patrick and Karen called…
Point of View: No to Proposed Changes to ‘Public Charge’
Diane Yentel, NLIHC President & CEOOver the last two years, the Trump administration has demonized immigrants, separated families from their children, and undermined immigration policy. Now, the…
Point of View – by Diane Yentel, NLIHC President and CEO: Time to Vote — and Get Out the Vote!
Diane Yentel, NLIHC President & CEOElection Day is almost here. We at NLIHC thank all of you who have participated in Our Homes, Our Votes to register low income residents and other citizens and…
Point of View—Poverty is a Choice
Diane Yentel, NLIHC President & CEO Last week, a report from the White House Council of Economic Advisors absurdly stated that the country’s war on poverty is “largely over and a success.” …