Community Handout on Public Charge
Immigrant Legal Resource Center (May 4, 2021)
This handout, geared toward youth and families, offers an overview of public charge and answers commons questions about how it applies.
Public Charge Safe to Use List
Immigrant Legal Resource Center (May 24, 2021)
This handout lists some of the most common public benefits programs that do not count for public charge and are safe to use, regardless of one’s immigration status.
DACA and Juvenile Delinquency Adjudications & Records: FAQs
Rachel Prandini & Kristen Jackson, Public Counsel; Immigrant Legal Resource Center (May 27, 2021)
This practice advisory answers frequently asked questions on addressing disclosure of juvenile adjudications and dissemination of court records for individuals interested in applying for DACA, and also includes a sample DACA request packet.
The Child Tax Credit and Mixed Immigration-Status Families
Ashley Burnside, CLASP (May 17, 2021)
This fact sheet answers frequently asked questions, including immigration-related questions, about the Child Tax Credit. It is also available in Spanish.
The Health Equity and Access under the Law (HEAL) for Immigrant Families Act
National Asian Pacific American Women’s Forum (May 2021)
This fact sheet provides background and key details about the HEAL for Immigrant Families Act, which would remove barriers and improve access to healthcare for immigrants.
Ending the Invisibility of Dual Language Learners in Early Childhood Systems A Framework for DLL Identification
Maki Park & Delia Pompa, Migration Policy Institute (May 2021)
This policy brief provides a framework of the essential elements that should be included to create standardized and comprehensive processes for identifying and tracking Dual Language Learners within early childhood systems.
Immigration Enforcement Fear and Anxiety in Latinx High School Students: The Indirect Effect of Perceived Discrimination
Jodi Berger Cardoso, Kalina Brabeck, Randy Capps, Tzuan Chen, Natalia Giraldo-Santiago, Anjely Huertas, and Nubia A. Mayorga; Journal of Adolescent Health (August 20, 2020)
This study explored the impacts of immigration enforcement on fear and anxiety among Latinx high school student and the role of perceived discrimination in this association.
Adults in Low-Income Immigrant Families Were Deeply Affected by the COVID-19 Crisis yet Avoided Safety Net Programs in 2020
Hamutal Bernstein, Dulce Gonzalez, and Michael Karpman; Urban Institute (May 2021)
This research explores the persistent chilling effects on benefits program use during the pandemic, particularly among low-income immigrant families who live below 200 percent of the federal poverty level.
Many Immigrant Families with Children Continued to Avoid Public Benefits in 2020, Despite Facing Hardships
Jennifer M. Haley, Genevieve M. Kenney, Hamutal Bernstein, and Dulce Gonzalez; Urban Institute (May 2021)
This research explores the many hardships, financial concerns, and chilling effects experienced by immigrant families with children during 2020. Researchers found that 20% of immigrant families avoided public benefits due to immigration-related concerns.
Streng
thening Border Families: Community and Policy Responses to Serving Immigrant Families with Young Children in Doña Ana County, NM
Megan Finno-Velasquez, Sophia Sepp, Anayeli Lopez, and Michelle Salazar Pérez; Center on Immigration and Child Welfare (May 2021)
This report details the results and recommendations of the first phase of a community-based participatory research project which aimed to explore the accessibility and quality of services as well as barriers and facilitators to service receipt among immigrant families with young children in the New Mexico borderlands. It is also available in Spanish here.
