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The New Importance of Children in America: A Wake-up Call for Policymakers

By | Child Welfare System Research, Child Well-Being, Legal/Law, Research, Research Highlight

The New Importance of Children in America: A Wake-up Call for Policymakers

Dowell Myers, Children’s Hospital Association, Lucille Packard Foundation for Children’s Health, & USC Sol Price School of Public Policy (Oct 12, 2017)

This study finds that two trends, related to significant demographic changes, are creating challenges, elevating the economic role of next generations, and converging to make investing in the health and well-being of children more important than ever.

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Tax​ ​Hike​ ​on​ ​Immigrant​ ​Families​ ​Would​ ​Drive​ ​Up​ ​Child​ ​Poverty

By | Child Well-Being, Federal Policy, Law & Policy, Law/Policy Highlight, Legal/Law

Tax​ ​Hike​ ​on​ ​Immigrant​ ​Families​ ​Would​ ​Drive​ ​Up​ ​Child​ ​Poverty

Jackie Vimo & Carrie Welton, National Immigration Law Center (Nov 14, 2017)

This NILC factsheet discusses the effects of losing the Child Tax Credit (CTC) on children in immigrant families, which lifts 1.5 million children out of poverty each year and mitigates poverty’s impact for millions more.

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Want to Throw a Wrench in Trump’s Mass Deportation Machine? Act Locally

By | Deportation, Immigration Relief, Legal/Law, Practice Highlight, Social Work, Social Workers

Want to Throw a Wrench in Trump’s Mass Deportation Machine? Act Locally

Julia Gilden, ACLU (Oct 27, 2017)

Written by a People Power activist, this article describes the process of successfully applying ACLU’s “People Power Freedom Cities Action Guide” in advocating for immigrant rights and protection.

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Kinship Care, How it Works and Why it Should be Expanded

By | Adoption, Child Well-Being, Foster Care, Kinship Care, Legal/Law, Practice Highlight, Social Workers, State Policies

Kinship Care, How it Works and Why it Should be Expanded

Keturah Pierre, New York Nonprofit Media, Sept 22, 2017

Recent legislation introduced by New York Senator Tony Avella to expand the state’s Kinship Guardianship Assistance Program, benefits foster care providers by supporting the agility and innovation needed to create the stability that young people so desperately need.

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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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How Restrictive Laws Can Influence Public Attitudes Towards Immigrants

By | Immigrant Families Research, Immigration Enforcement, Legal/Law, Research Highlight, State Policies

How Restrictive Laws Can Influence Public Attitudes Towards Immigrants

Rene D. Flores, SW Helper, Sept 6, 2017

This article explores research that has been done on public policies and describes how these policies may be playing a role in the shifting dynamics of public attitudes.

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Court Decisions Ensure TPS Holders in Sixth and Ninth Circuits May Become Permanent Residents

By | Federal Policy, Immigration Relief, Law & Policy, Law/Policy Highlight, Legal Professionals, Legal/Law, Practice

Court Decisions Ensure TPS Holders in Sixth and Ninth Circuits May Become Permanent Residents

American Immigration Council (Sept 11, 2017)

This practice advisory discusses the implications of Ramirez v. Brown and Flores v. USCIS for TPS recipients and other categories of family and employment-based adjustment.

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