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The dramatic rise in student loan debt has placed unacceptable risk on working-class families and on people of color, who must take on more debt for the same degree as white students.

"The potential of this plan is that it increases public investment back to levels we saw when college was much more affordable, and it pegs it to a price for students."

Demos is calling on policymakers to aggressively invest in affordable rental housing units to help American families build wealth.

Demos and our partners are committed to working with Florida's Secretary to create a robust set of rules that fully protect the right of Spanish-speaking Floridians to have their voices heard in the democratic process.

“This settlement acknowledges that naturalized Americans have full and equal voting rights — they cannot be singled out and purged from the rolls due to their status.”

Demos is currently engaged in litigation to protect Ohio voters who have been unlawfully purged and to increase access to voting in Ohio jails.

If included, analysts predict the question would effectively deter 6.5 million people – overwhelmingly from historically undercounted communities – from participating in the 2020 Census.

Senator Elizabeth Warren just unveiled the first plan of the 2020 election cycle that comprehensively addresses both college affordability and student loan debt simultaneously.

"A lot of things need to go right for middle-class workers on their way to financial independence."