This updated and convenient guide contains more than 250 migration data resources from the United States and internationally from reliable governmental and non-governmental sources organized by topics ranging from labor migration to immigration enforcement.
In the face of two decades of ever-restrictive immigration policies that have led to increased family disruption due to expansive deportations, this study examines how impacted families cope. Exploring the issue through a family systems theory lens, researchers found that in addition to restructuring family dynamics, those impacted also experience economic and familial tensions. The need to develop cultural and trauma-informed interventions for immigrant families in response is also discussed.
Developed by a coalition of organizations dedicated to the rights, health, and safety of immigrant children, this resource provides a list of 10 legislative priorities for the incoming Biden administration.
The Women’s Refugee Commission, Kids in Need of Defense (KIND), Justice in Motion, and the law firm Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP formed a court-appointed Steering Committee as a result of the Ms. L v. ICE class action lawsuit. This lawsuit was filed by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) in 2018 to try and halt the separation of parents and children as they arrived in the United States. The Steering Committee is still attempting to locate parents that were separated from their children. This flyer provides a toll-free number for parents to call in an attempt to reunite families.
This brief provides an updated version of USCIS services offered during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Immigrant and refugee families are an at-risk population that are not often enrolled in home visiting program. The purpose of home visiting programs is to support children and their caretakers and for immigrant and refugee families this could mean assistance with integration-related supports that help parents access early childhood, health, and social services systems. This policy brief discusses approaches that some states have utilized to help immigrant and refugees access home visiting programs.
The Legislative Bulletin provides immigration updates and announcements on bills that have been introduced, the legislative floor calendar, dates of upcoming hearings and markups, new themes in Washington, government reports, and resources.
The H-1B visa program had not seen major changes since 1990. The Trump administration has now made a significant change to try and ensure that workers that are citizens of the United States (U.S.) would not be replaced with immigrants. This will limit U.S. businesses from being able to hire skilled immigrant workers. The H1-B program is the primary option for immigrants to obtain employment in the United States.
A national survey was conducted to look at the experiences of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients. Findings indicated that DACA recipients have contributed to contribute to the economy and society with 91.7% of respondents specifying that they are employed or in school. A specific finding from this survey found that the recent policy changes made by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) could negatively impact the progress made by recipients of DACA. These new DHS policy changes include rejecting new applicants and only allowing one-year renewals. The validity of the memo detailing the new DHS policy updates is a part of an ongoing litigation.
Every year of the Trump Administration the number of uninsured children in the United States has increased. The largest annual increase in more than a decade was seen between 2018 and 2019 when the number of uninsured children grew by 320,000. It is noted that this data was collected before the pandemic so the number of children without health insurance is expected to be significantly higher in 2020. Latino children were found to have faced one of the largest increases in coverage loss.
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