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Immigrant Families Research

“It felt like hitting rock bottom”: A qualitative exploration of the mental health impacts of immigration enforcement and discrimination on US-citizen, Mexican children

By | Child Well-Being, Deportation, Family Separation, Immigrant Families Research, Immigration Enforcement, Research, Research Highlight, Trauma

“It felt like hitting rock bottom”: A qualitative exploration of the mental health impacts of immigration enforcement and discrimination on US-citizen, Mexican children

Jamile Tellez Lieberman, Carmen R. Valdez, Jessie Kemmick Pintor, Philippe Weisz, Amy Carroll-Scott, Kevin Wagner & Ana P. Martinez-Donate; Latino Studies (May 15, 2023)

This qualitative study examines children’s experiences of discrimination, parental deportation or threat thereof, and perceived impacts on mental health, and revealed detrimental impacts to their psychological well-being.

Strengthening Border Families: Data Highlights from Interviews & Focus Groups with Immigrant Caregivers

By | Child Well-Being, CICW Publications, Immigrant Families Research, Immigration Enforcement, Language Issues, Public Charge, Reports, Research

Strengthening Border Families: Data Highlights from Interviews & Focus Groups with Immigrant Caregivers

Megan Finno-Velasquez and Sophia Sepp; Center on Immigration and Child Welfare (June 2023)

This report details the findings and implications from the third phase of the Strengthening Border Families study, which interviewed immigrant caregivers with young children in Doña Ana County about their experiences accessing a broad range of supportive services. Read the report in Spanish here.

Measuring Latinx/@ immigrant experiences and mental health: Adaptation of discrimination and historical loss scales

By | Culture: Issues & Competencies, Immigrant Families Research, Research, Research Highlight

Measuring Latinx/@ immigrant experiences and mental health: Adaptation of discrimination and historical loss scales

Alexis Handal et al., American Journal of Orthopsychiatry (2023)

This research explored Latinx immigrant experiences and mental health in the Immigrant Well-Being Project intervention in New Mexico via the adaptation of discrimination and historical loss measures.

Research Documents the Harm of Past Public Charge Policies

By | Immigrant Families Research, Legal/Law, Public Charge, Research, Research Highlight

Research Documents the Harm of Past Public Charge Policies

Protecting Immigrant Families (May 2023)

This brief summarizes research demonstrating the “chilling effect” of the Trump public charge rule and the harmful consequences to immigrant families, including dis-enrolling from or avoiding supportive services like Medicaid, CHIP, and SNAP.

The Health Coverage of Noncitizens in the United States 2024

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

The Health Coverage of Noncitizens in the United States 2024

Matthew Buettgens & Urmi Ramchandani, Urban Institute (May 4, 2023)

This brief examines health care coverage and eligibility of noncitizens, reviews some state actions to expand health coverage eligibility to noncitizens, and explores the eligibility of uninsured noncitizens in Medicaid expansion and nonexpansion states.

Still at Risk: The Urgent Need to Address Immigration Enforcement’s Harms to Children

By | Child Well-Being, Immigrant Families Research, Immigration Enforcement, Research

Still at Risk: The Urgent Need to Address Immigration Enforcement’s Harms to Children

Nicole Chávez, Suma Setty, Hannah Liu, and Wendy Cervantes; CLASP & UnidosUS (June 13, 2023)

This report examines trends in U.S. interior immigration enforcement, outlines the negative effects for children with respect to economic security, food access, housing stability, mental health, and educational outcomes, and provides recommendations for local, state, and federal governments to mitigate these harms.

 

Understanding Poverty Declines among Immigrants and Their Children in the United States

By | COVID-19, Immigrant Families Research, Research, Research Highlight

Understanding Poverty Declines among Immigrants and Their Children in the United States

Jeanne Batalova & Michael Fix, Migration Policy Institute (May 1, 2023)

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.

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