The Color of Cuts in Washington State

WashingtonCAN -- the state's largest grassroots advocacy group -- released a report titled "The Color of Cuts" to discuss how 2011 state budget cuts "fell disproportionately on people of color," in areas such as: quality of life, health, education, and civil rights for low-income families. The report was endorsed by 68 community organizations in Washington state.

Some highlights from the report:

"This year, immigrant communities are finding themselves under heavy attack given the Governor’s proposal to eliminate or cut programs that only serve immigrants and refugees, including the New Americans program, naturalization services, medical interpreter services, children’s health care, refugee services, state only food stamps, and health coverage for immigrants through the Basic Health program."

"Today, 27,000 undocumented children are enrolled Apple Health for Kids. The Governor’s supplemental budget proposed to eliminate coverage specifically for these immigrant kids, which would jeopardize their ability to learn and result in more costly long-term consequences."

Click here to read "The Color of Cuts."

Journalists at the "Color of Cuts" report release.

Courtesy: WashingtonCAN Facebook site.