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Nov 22
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Immigrant Families in California Faced Barriers Accessing Safety Net Programs in 2021, but Community Organizations Helped Many Enroll

By | Immigrant Families Research, Legal/Law, Public Charge, Research Highlight, State Policies

Immigrant Families in California Faced Barriers Accessing Safety Net Programs in 2021, but Community Organizations Helped Many Enroll

Dulce Gonzalez, Michael Karpman, and Clara Alvarez Caraveo; Urban Institute (August 4, 2022)

This research assessed immigrant families’ participation and experiences with seven public benefits programs in CA, finding that community organizations played a key role in connecting families to these programs and that many families avoided benefits due to immigration-related fears.

Nov 22
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Changes in Economic Hardships Arising During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Differences by Nativity and Race

By | Child Well-Being, COVID-19, Early Childhood, Immigrant Families Research, Research Highlight

Changes in Economic Hardships Arising During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Differences by Nativity and Race

Allison Bovell-Ammon, Stephanie Ettinger de Cuba, Félice Lê-Scherban, Lindsey Rateau, Timothy Heeren, Cerlyn Cantave, Kaye-Alese Green, Deborah A Frank, Diana Cutts, Eduardo Ochoa, Megan Sandel; Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health (November 5, 2022)

This research looked at pandemic related economic hardships such as food and housing insecurity among families with young children by race, ethnicity, and nativity, finding that Latinx and immigrant families experienced some of the greatest increases in these hardships.

Nov 22
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Overlooked but Essential: Language Access in Early Childhood Programs

By | Early Childhood, Federal Policy, Language Issues, Law & Policy, Law/Policy Highlight, State Policies

Overlooked but Essential: Language Access in Early Childhood Programs

Maki Park, Jacob Hofstetter, and Ivana Tu Nhi Giang; Migration Policy Institute (October 1, 2022)

This policy brief reviews how language access can act as a barrier to early childhood education for dual language learners and offers recommendations on how to improve language access across early childhood services.

Nov 22
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Kids and families need a path to citizenship for DACA recipients and undocumented youth

By | Federal Policy, Immigrant Youth, Immigration Relief, Law & Policy, Law/Policy Highlight, Legal/Law

Kids and Families need a path to citizenship for DACA recipients and undocumented youth

Children Thrive Action Network (November 10, 2022)

This factsheet provides information on the current status of DACA given recent court rulings, the impacts if it were to come to an end, and the importance of passing a pathway to citizenship for DACA recipients.

Oct 26
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Covering Undocumented Immigrants: The Effects of a Large-Scale Prenatal Care Intervention

By | Child Well-Being, Immigrant Families Research, Legal/Law, Research, Research Highlight, State Policies

Covering Undocumented Immigrants: The Effects of a Large-Scale Prenatal Care Intervention

Sarah Miller & Laura Wherry, National Bureau of Economic Research (July 2022)

This study explored the impacts of expanding Medicaid pregnancy coverage to undocumented immigrant women in California, finding increased insurance coverage and improved birth outcomes.

Oct 26
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The Public-Charge Final Rule Is Far from the Last Word

By | Federal Policy, Law & Policy, Law/Policy Highlight, Legal/Law, Public Charge

The Public-Charge Final Rule Is Far from the Last Word

Jonathan Beier and Essey Workie, Migration Policy Institute (MPI) (September 1, 2022)

In this piece, the Migration Policy Institute discusses the new public charge rule and recommends next steps in preventing barriers to accessing services for immigrant families.

Oct 26
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Including Children in Immigrant Families in Policy Approaches to Reduce Child Poverty

By | Immigrant Families Research, Research, Research Highlight

Including Children in Immigrant Families in Policy Approaches to Reduce Child Poverty

Dolores Acevedo-Garcia, PhD, Pamela K Joshi, PhD, Emily Ruskin, MPA, Abigail N Walters, MPP, Nomi Sofer, PhD, Carlos A Guevara, JD, Academic Pediatrics (October 1, 2022)

This research shows that despite the fact that U.S. citizen children in immigrant families experience greater poverty levels than other children in the U.S., exclusion from safety net programs prevent them from accessing needed social programs that promote their health and wellbeing, highlighting a need to eliminate these immigrant exclusions.

Oct 26
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Helping Somali Families Thrive in the United States

By | Culture: Issues & Competencies, Practice, Practice Highlight, Social Work, Social Workers

Helping Somali Families Thrive in the United States

Johara Suleiman, MSW, LICSW; Wendy Haight, PhD, Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare (September 2022) 

This video resource highlights best practices and cultural considerations for child welfare and other providers working with Somali families.

Oct 26
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Unaccompanied Children & Immigration 101

By | Immigrant Youth, Immigration Relief, Legal Professionals, Legal/Law, Practice, Practice Highlight, Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS), Unaccompanied Minors

Unaccompanied Children & Immigration 101

American Bar Association (2022)

This webpage contains a variety of introductory videos on topics related to working with unaccompanied immigrant children, including asylum, removal proceedings, trauma-informed lawyering, legal relief, and more.

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