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Sophia Sepp

The Fear is Everywhere: U.S. High School Principals Report Widespread Effects of Immigration Enforcement

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The Fear is Everywhere: U.S. High School Principals Report Widespread Effects of Immigration Enforcement

John Rogers and Joseph Kahne, UCLA’s Institute for Democracy, Education, and Access (December 2025)

This report, based on a national survey of 606 high school principals ,examines how intensified immigration enforcement during the early months of Trump’s second term affected U.S. schools.

Impacts of Immigration Policies on Families

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Impacts of Immigration Policies on Families

Leisy J. Abrego & Lucia León, Annual Review of Sociology (January 23, 2025)

This review examines how the complex U.S. immigration system affects immigrant families’ access to opportunity, health, education, and safety. It urges scholars to study impacts from the migration journey through settlement while centering ethics in research with families made vulnerable by immigration laws.

Potential “Chilling Effects” of Public Charge and Other Immigration Policies on Medicaid and CHIP Enrollment

By | Federal Policy, Highlighted Resources, Law & Policy, Law/Policy Highlight, Public Charge

Potential “Chilling Effects” of Public Charge and Other Immigration Policies on Medicaid and CHIP Enrollment

Samantha Artiga, Drishti Pillai, Sammy Cervantes, Akash Pillai, and Matthew Rae; Kaiser Family Foundation (December 2, 2025)

This brief examines how public charge and other immigration policies may discourage immigrants from enrolling in Medicaid and CHIP.

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