This study examined how health inequities were exacerbated during the COVID-19 pandemic due to anti-immigrant policies like the public charge rule.
This brief explores how poverty rates changed among immigrants and their children overall and by citizenship status and race/ethnicity, both before and during the pandemic.
This interactive story map highlights the findings and recommendations from a community resource mapping project that sought to identify the supportive services available to immigrant families in Doña Ana County, NM and to assess their level of inclusivity of the unique needs of this population. View the Spanish version of the story map here!
This article, part of a special issue on Latino and Hispanic child and family well-being explores social service use among Latinx immigrant families after the deportation or one or more parents.
This article explored the impact of the 2016 presidential election and the leak of a proposed change to the public charge rule on immigrant families’ participation in food and nutrition assistance programs, finding significant and large decreases in SNAP and other nutrition program participation.
This study explored the impacts of expanding Medicaid pregnancy coverage to undocumented immigrant women in California, finding increased insurance coverage and improved birth outcomes.
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.
New data indicates that Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is expelling thousands of immigrant infants and toddlers into Mexico during the night despite documented danger and agreements that no expulsions should occur between 10pm and 5am.
This article builds on the research of sociologists of the family on how U.S. laws play a fundamental role in shaping the outcomes of family members, including how immigration law impacts family formation in LatinX immigrant families.
This research brief explores how U.S.-born children with immigrant parents were affected by changes in access to SNAP after the 1996 welfare reform.
This in-depth investigative report provides a detailed account of the family separation policy implemented during the Trump administration, including interviews with key decision makers.
This research explored immigrant children’s mental health and impacts of various neighborhood and family contexts.
This research describes mental health symptoms and service receipt among Latino adults with children.
This article discusses the developmental impacts of parent-child separation and provides an evaluation of group, school-based, and community-based interventions for children and youth affected by parent–child separation.
This research brief explores the prevalence of mental health disorders among Hispanic parents of children, including the variation according to place of birth, and discusses strategies for improving access to mental health services for this population.
This research documents the negative impact of immigrant restrictive state legislation on access to health insurance coverage (e.g., Medicaid/CHIP) for U.S. citizen children in immigrant families.
This research examines the impact of federal policies on access to public benefits and health services for immigrants in New York.
This report shows that many immigrant families were unaware the public charge rule had been reversed and remain wary of using safety net programs like SNAP and TANF.
This report reviews the percentage of Latino adults who worry about deportation for themselves or for someone close to them.
This research explores different geographical areas that have adopted safe-zone policies and assesses how these polices protect students from the potential negative impacts of immigration enforcement. (Note this chapter is not open access.)
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