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Immigrant Youth

How Today’s Immigration Enforcement Policies Impact Children, Families, and Communities

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

How Today’s Immigration Enforcement Policies Impact Children, Families, and Communities

Joanna Dreby, Center for American Progress, Aug 20, 2012

This report looks at how immigration enforcement impacts family life in the U.S., both among immigrant and mixed-status families, and in their wider communities.

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Children of Unauthorized Immigrants Represent Rising Share of K-12 Students

By | Immigrant Families Research, Immigrant Youth, Research Highlight

Children of Unauthorized Immigrants Represent Rising Share of K-12 Students

Jeffrey S. Passel and D’Vera Cohn, PEW (November 17, 2016)

Number of public school children from families with one or both undocumented parents has seen an increase in recent years. Data are examined for the U.S. and by region.

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Legalization for DREAMers: A Realistic Appraisal of Potential Chain Migration

By | Federal Policy, Immigrant Youth, Immigration Relief, Law & Policy, Law/Policy Highlight, Legal/Law

Legalization for DREAMers: A Realistic Appraisal of Potential Chain Migration

Julia Gelatt & Randy Capps, Migration Policy Institute (Nov 2017)

Authors explore DREAM Act critics’ stipulation that “chain migration” would occur if DREAMers were legalized as DREAMers could eventually sponsor their family members for green card.

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Everyday Illegal: When Policies Undermine Immigrant Families

By | Child Well-Being, Deportation, Detention, Family Separation, Immigrant Families Research, Immigrant Youth, Immigration Enforcement, Research

Everyday Illegal: When Policies Undermine Immigrant Families

Joanna Dreby, University of California Press (May 7, 2015)

This book explores the ramifications of inadequate immigration policy on Mexican immigrant families. It explores the threat that deportation poses and the stigma associated with status as an immigrant.

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The Education and Work Profiles of the DACA Population

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

The Education and Work Profiles of the DACA Population

Randy Capps, Michael Fix, and Jie Zong, Migration Policy Institute, Aug 2017

This issue brief employs a unique MPI methodology to analyze the educational and labor force characteristics of the young adults eligible for DACA, comparing their outcomes to the overall U.S. population in the 15-32 age bracket, as well as similarly aged unauthorized immigrants ineligible for DACA.

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2017 Race for Results Building a Path to Opportunity for All Children

By | Child Well-Being, Early Childhood, Immigrant Families Research, Immigrant Youth, Immigration Relief, Research Highlight, Social Work

2017 Race for Results Building a Path to Opportunity for All Children

The Annie E. Casey Foundation (Oct 2017)

In 2014, the Casey Foundation released Race for Results: Building a Path to Opportunity for All Children. The report described the disproportionate barriers facing children of color, as well as immigrant children. In addition to this, it also recommended strategies that policy, community and civic leaders can use to guide their decisions so that all our children have a fair chance to thrive. The Casey Foundation made a commitment to publishing Race for Results every three years to track progress, with the hope that life chances for all kids will continuously improve. This report is the second to provide detailed data for children of all races and in each state.

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One Quarter of Hispanic Children in the United States Have an Unauthorized Immigrant Parent

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

One Quarter of Hispanic Children in the United States Have an Unauthorized Immigrant Parent

Wyatt Clarke, Kimberly Turner, Lina Guzman; National Research Center on Hispanic Children and Families (October 2017)

This study is the first to estimate the proportion of all Latino children in the U.S. who have an unauthorized immigrant parent and points to the importance of understanding the stress, anxiety, and trauma caused by parental deportation.

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Neither ” criminals nor ” illegals ” : children and adolescents in the migrant smuggling market on the US-MX Border

By | Child Abuse/Neglect Prevention, Child Well-Being, Immigrant Families Research, Immigrant Youth, Immigration Enforcement, Legal/Law, Research Highlight, Safety, Trauma

Neither ” criminals nor ” illegals ” : children and adolescents in the migrant smuggling market on the US-MX Border

Gabriella Sanchez and Blanca Navarrete, Derechos Humanos Integrales en Acción,A.C. (DHIA) & UTEP, August 2017

This study provides human rights insight on the context of irregular migration on the U.S.-Mexico border. It highlights the situations and challenges faced by adolescents, working in the migrant smuggling market in the Ciudad Juárez-El Paso borderplex.

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Screening Questions for Immigrant Youth: Determining Potential Avenues for Legal Status

By | Deportation, Family Separation, ICE, Immigrant Youth, Immigration Relief, Parental Interests Directive, Practice Highlight, Social Workers, Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS)

Screening Questions for Immigrant Youth: Determining Potential Avenues for Legal Status

Immigrant Legal Resource Center (Sep 22, 2017)

This short screening sheet is designed to help child welfare professionals identify potential avenues for noncitizen youth to gain legal status.

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