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Mexicans Decline to Less Than Half the U.S. Unauthorized Immigrant Population for the First Time

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Mexicans Decline to Less Than Half the U.S. Unauthorized Immigrant Population for the First Time

Jeffrey S. Passel & D’vera Cohn, Pew Research Center (June 12, 2019)

This article details the decline in Mexicans who make up the U.S. undocumented immigrant population while an increase has been noted in lawful U.S. immigrants.

From Control to Crisis: Changing Trends and Policies Reshaping U.S.-Mexico Border Enforcement

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From Control to Crisis: Changing Trends and Policies Reshaping U.S.-Mexico Border Enforcement

Randy Capps, Doris Meissner, Ariel G. Ruiz Soto, Jessica Bolter, & Sarah Pierce, Migration Policy Institute (August 2019)

This report provides data and information on the changed characteristics of migration reaching the U.S.-Mexico border. It concludes with addressing the crisis gripping the border and calls for a transformation.

Know Your Rights Information on ICE Raids for Parents/Community/Attorneys

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Know Your Rights Information on ICE Raids for Parents/Community/Attorneys

KIND (July 15, 2019)

The below is a collection of Know Your Rights resources to help prepare parents, community members, and attorneys on ICE raids on the sponsors of unaccompanied children and families.

Helping Immigrant Clients with Post-Conviction Legal Options: A Guide for Legal Services Providers

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Helping Immigrant Clients with Post-Conviction Legal Options: A Guide for Legal Services Providers

Immigrant Legal Resource Center (June 14, 2019)

This guide, created by the ILRC and Californians for Safety and Justice, is an effort to turn these “rare cases” into the rule, rather than the exception, by helping to build the capacity of legal service providers and pro bono attorneys to provide post-conviction relief to immigrants who would face certain deportation without it.

Practice Advisory: Immigration Benefits for Surviving Relatives

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Practice Advisory: Immigration Benefits for Surviving Relatives

Peggy Gleason, Immigrant Legal Resource Center (May 2019)

This practice advisory covers three possible immigration remedies that beneficiaries might be able to pursue if a family member dies during the immigration process.

The Early Home Environment of Latino Children: A Research Synthesis

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The Early Home Environment of Latino Children: A Research Synthesis

Natasha Cabrera & Avery Hennigar, National Research Center on Hispanic Children & Families (May 2019)

This report synthesizes existing research on the early home environments of Latino children and their families to better understand the nature of their early home experiences and how these experiences are linked to children’s developmental trajectories.

Eight Key U.S. Immigration Policy Issues: State of Play and Unanswered Questions

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Eight Key U.S. Immigration Policy Issues: State of Play and Unanswered Questions

Doris Meissner & Julia Gelatt, Migration Policy Institute (May 2019)

This report examines a range of policy areas that have not been at the forefront of debate and deserve greater information sharing with the public and policymakers. The report provides a brief summary of the issue, evidence or analysis, and areas where more information is needed to clarify outcomes or suggest policy fixes.

Supporting All Families: Financing Streams to Support Prevention Programs

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Supporting All Families: Financing Streams to Support Prevention Programs

Center for the Study of Social Policy (May 2019)

The fact sheet and infographic depicts the different kinds of programs and resources available to children and families including those that are directed at mitigating risk and preventing the need for foster care.

Immigration-Related Policy Changes in the First Two Years of the Trump Administration

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Immigration-Related Policy Changes in the First Two Years of the Trump Administration

Sarah Pierce, Migration Policy Institute (May 2019)

This document chronicles immigration-related policy changes, large and small, broken down by major issues area. Among other things, it includes Justice Department policies that affect how the immigration courts operate, humanitarian programs and statuses, adjustments to how the State Department processes visa applications and admits foreign nationals to the United States and enforcement changes.

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