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DACA has shielded nearly 790,000 young unauthorized immigrants from deportation

By | Deportation, Immigrant Families Research, Immigrant Youth, Immigration Relief, Research Highlight

DACA has shielded nearly 790,000 young unauthorized immigrants from deportation

Jens Manuel Krogstadj, Pew Research Center, Sept 1, 2017

The latest data released by USCIS shows that close to 790,000 undocumented immigrants have received deportation relief and work permits since the institution of the DACA program. Other trends in DACA requests and renewals are also discussed.

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Children of legally protected immigrants less likely to suffer mental illness

By | Child Well-Being, Immigrant Families Research, Parenting, Research Highlight

Children of legally protected immigrants less likely to suffer mental illness

Emily Underwood, Science, (Aug 31, 2017)

new study shows that immigration relief, such as the DACA program, bestowed upon undocumented parents improves the mental health and well-being of their children. In fact, diagnoses of mental illness in the children of DACA-protected mothers fell by about 50% after the temporary relief came into effect.

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Immigration Status and the Healthcare Access and Health of Children of Immigrants

By | Child Well-Being, Immigrant Families Research, Immigrant Youth, Research Highlight

Immigration Status and the Healthcare Access and Health of Children of Immigrants

Julia Gelatt, Social Science Quarterly, Mar 9, 2016

This study examines how children’s and parents’ immigration status (U.S. born, legal immigrant, or undocumented) is associated with children’s access to insurance and healthcare and with children’s physical health. (Link provides abstract only without institutional or paid access.)

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Multigenerational Punishment: Shared Experiences of Undocumented Immigration Status Within Mixed-Status Families

By | Immigrant Families Research, Immigrant Youth, Legal/Law, Research Highlight

Multigenerational Punishment: Shared Experiences of Undocumented Immigration Status Within Mixed-Status Families

Laura Enriquez, Journal of Marriage and Family (April 2015)

U.S. citizen children and their undocumented parents often share risks and limitations associated with undocumented immigration status, characterized here as multigenerational punishment, a distinct form of legal violence where the sanctions intended for a specific population spill over to negatively affect individuals who are not targeted by laws. (Link provides abstract only without institutional or paid access.)

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Child support and mixed-status families: an analysis using the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study

By | Child Well-Being, Immigrant Families Research, Parenting, Research Highlight

Child support and mixed-status families: an analysis using the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study

Lanlan Xu, Maureen A. Pirog, Edward D. Vargas, Social Science Research, Nov 2016

This research has implications for policy makers and researchers interested in reducing child poverty in complex family structures and underscores the need to revisit child support policies for mixed-status families. (Link provides abstract only without institutional or paid access.)

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Racial Disparities in Child Adversity in the US: Interactions with Family Immigration History and Income

By | Child Well-Being, Immigrant Families Research, Immigrant Youth, Research Highlight

Racial Disparities in Child Adversity in the US:  Interactions with Family Immigration History and Income

Natalie Slopen, ScD; Jack P. Shonkoff, MD; Michelle A. Albert, MD, MPH; Hirokazu Yoshikawa, PhD; Aryana Jacobs, BA; Rebecca Stoltz, MPH; David R. Williams, PhD; Am Journal of Preventative Medicine, Jan 2016

Study examines racial/ethnic differences in nine adversities among children (birth to 17) in the National Survey of Child Health and determines how differences vary by immigration history and income. (Link provides abstract only without institutional or paid access.)

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The Road to Adulthood: Aligning Child Welfare Practice With Adolescent Brain Development

By | Adoption, Child Welfare System Research, Child Well-Being, Foster Care, Parenting, Research Highlight, Social Work

The Road to Adulthood: Aligning Child Welfare Practice With Adolescent Brain Development

Annie E. Casey Foundation (July 22, 2017)

This report provides insight into how gender, race, ethnicity and more affect formative developmental experiences in young people. It also provides recommendations for child welfare professionals on how to best support both parents and children through this process.

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U.S. Citizen Children Impacted by Immigration Enforcement

By | Child Well-Being, Deportation, Detention, Foster Care, ICE, Immigrant Youth, Immigration Enforcement, Research Highlight

U.S. Citizen Children Impacted by Immigration Enforcement

by American Immigration Council, March 28, 2017

This fact sheet provides an overview of these citizen children and the risks and challenges they may face as well as mechanisms designed to protect them when a parent is detained/deported.

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California’s Due Process Crisis: Access to Legal Counsel for Detained Immigrants

By | Deportation, Detention, Immigrant Families Research, Immigration Enforcement, Legal/Law, Research Highlight

California’s Due Process Crisis: Access to Legal Counsel for Detained Immigrants

California Coalition for Universal Representation (June 2017)

This report shows that 68% of detained immigrants in CA are unrepresented. Legal representation can be a major determining factor in the outcome of immigration cases, as those with counsel succeed more than five times as often their unrepresented counterparts. As such, it is both fiscally responsible and morally necessary for CA to defend its residents facing detention and deportation.

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Childhood Cut Short: Sexual and Gender-based Violence against Central American Migrant and Refugee Children

By | Child Maltreatment, Immigrant Youth, Research Highlight, Safety, Spanish Resources, Unaccompanied Minors, Unaccompanied Minors Research

Childhood Cut Short: Sexual and Gender-based Violence against Central American Migrant and Refugee Children

KIND (June 7, 2017)

Before and during migration, many unaccompanied children who come to the U.S. have endured violence. This study examines their experiences.

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