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Racial inclusion and racial diversity: How they compare and diverge across cities The Inclusive Recovery project ranked 274 of the most-populous US cities by overall, economic, and racial inclusion.Reviving SNAP Asset Limits Could Backfire on Families’ Finances The evidence suggests that asset limits are detrimental to the financial security of low-income Americans.A proposal to modernize TANF could bring new incentives and unintended consequences There is bipartisan agreement that TANF could better support low-income children and their parents.What’s behind the wealth gap in Asian American and Pacific Islander communities? Research shows the size and nuances of disparities in financial well-being among Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders.The F in TANF is for families: Reducing child poverty should be an explicit goal Only 1.4 million families with children receive support from TANF, though 8 million families with children live in poverty.ICE worksite raids are back. Here’s what we know about them Last month, Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested 97 immigrants at a meat processing plant in Bean Station, TN.