A Pathway to Citizenship is Essential for Children to Thrive (One Pager)
Children Thrive Action Network (August 9, 2021)
This one-pager succinctly summarizes the key reasons a pathway to citizenship is needed for children in immigrant families.
Supporting Immigrant Providers and Families Through Child Care Relief Funds
Tiffany Ferrette, CLASP (August 11, 2021)
This brief review the two child care funding streams included in the American Rescue Plan Act, and how states can use these funds to support immigrant families with young children seeking child care as well as immigrant child care workers.
Read with Your Child and Learn about Being and Becoming a Citizen Together!
Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc. (September 2020)
This webpage provides a compilation of books from CLINIC’s Center for Immigrant Integration for young readers about the importance of diversity, the immigrant families’ journeys to the U.S. and the responsibilities of being a U.S. citizen.
25 Years of Immigrant Exclusion from Public Benefits
Juan Gomez and Parker Gilkesson, CLASP (August 17, 2021)
This analysis provides an overview of the legacy of exclusion of immigrant from public benefits as a result of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA).
Guidance for SIJS State Court Predicate Orders in California: What You Need to Know in 2021
Katie Annand (KIND), Ashley Melwani (Legal Services for Children), & Rachel Prandini (ILRC) (June 8, 2021)
This practice guidance provides recommendations on what information to include in state court predicate orders for Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS) in CA as well as sample predicate orders from family, probate, dependency, and delinquency courts.
Integration Basics Podcast
Center for Immigration Integration, CLINIC (July 16, 2021)
CLINIC’s Center for Immigrant Integration released its first podcast with recommendations for promoting integration of immigrants in organizations or communities.
18th Annual Immigration Law and Policy Conference
Virtual Event • Sept. 27-28, 2021 • 2pm – 5pm
This year’s Immigration Law and Policy Conference, hosted by the Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc., Migration Policy Institute and the Georgetown University Law Center, will include keynotes, policy and legal analysis, and discussion of important immigration topics from a variety of stakeholders, while also offering networking and other activities for attendees.
LIFT the BAR Act Resources
Congresswomen Pramila Jayapal (n.d.)
These resources provide background information on the proposed LIFT the BAR Act, which would restore access to federal public benefits, like Medicaid, CHIP, SNAP, etc., for lawfully present immigrants by lifting the five-year bar and addressing other barriers to these critical programs.
Latino Child Poverty Rose During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Especially Among Children in Immigrant Families
Lina Guzman & Yiyu Chen, National Research Center on Hispanic Children & Families (August 3, 2021)
This data snapshot, from a larger series documenting Latino families’ experiences during and after the pandemic, indicates that the pandemic’s economic toll impacted Latino children in immigrant families particularly heavily.
Building Trust with Immigrant Families: Spreading and Adapting 2Gen Working Practices
The Aspen Institute (August 12, 2021)
This webinar shares best practices from three organizations for building trust with immigrant and refugee families, youth, and children, including how to forge deeper relationships and build trust with immigrant family clients across school systems, home visiting programs, and more.
