Including Children in Immigrant Families in Policy Approaches to Reduce Child Poverty
Dolores Acevedo-Garcia, PhD, Pamela K Joshi, PhD, Emily Ruskin, MPA, Abigail N Walters, MPP, Nomi Sofer, PhD, Carlos A Guevara, JD, Academic Pediatrics (October 1, 2022)
This research shows that despite the fact that U.S. citizen children in immigrant families experience greater poverty levels than other children in the U.S., exclusion from safety net programs prevent them from accessing needed social programs that promote their health and wellbeing, highlighting a need to eliminate these immigrant exclusions.
