White House Reveals Its Framework on Immigration
American Immigration Council (Jan 25, 2018)
A summary of this administration’s plan for immigration reform and “border security.”
Read MoreDirective Number 11072.1: Civil Immigration Enforcement Actions Inside Courthouses
U.S. Immigration Customs and Enforcement (Jan 10, 2018)
This Directive sets forth U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) policy regarding civil immigration enforcement actions inside federal, state, and local courthouses.
Read MoreChild Well-Being: Key Considerations for Policymakers, Including the Need for a Federal Cross-Agency Priority Goal
U.S. Government Accountability Office (Nov 9, 2017)
This report explores the state of child well-being in the United States and experts’ views on policy considerations when addressing child well-being.
Read MoreConceptual Frameworks for Intentional Approaches to Improving Economic Security and Child Well-being
Conceptual Frameworks for Intentional Approaches to Improving Economic Security and Child Well-being
Teresa Eckrich Sommer, P. Lindsay ChaseLansdale, Emily Sama-Miller, Christine Ross, and Scott Baumgartner, Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation (OPRE) (Feb 2, 2018)
The Exploration of Integrated Approaches to Supporting Child Development and Improving Family Economic Security project investigated the design and the of approaches to alleviating poverty that address the needs of low-income parents and children. The project examined programs that deliberately combine services that are intended to support both child development and parental economic security.
Read the Report10 Characteristics of Preschool-Age Children
Urban Institute (Sept, 2017)
The “10 Characteristics of Preschool-Age Children” interactive data tool generates charts and tables with indicators on children ages 3 to 5 for the United States, the 50 states and the District of Columbia, and metropolitan and micropolitan areas, using data from the American Community Survey (ACS). It presents data on groups of preschool-age children defined by their school enrollment, their family income, and their parents’ nativity.
Read MoreDACA Recipients’ Economic and Educational Gains Continue to Grow
Tom K. Wong, Greisa Martinez Rosas, Adam Luna, Henry Manning, Adrian Reyna, Patrick O’Shea, Tom Jawetz, and Philip E. Wolgin, Center for American Progress (August 28, 2017)
From August 1, 2017 to August 20, 2017, Tom K. Wong of the University of California, San Diego; United We Dream (UWD); the National Immigration Law Center (NILC); and the Center for American Progress fielded a national survey to further analyze the economic, employment, educational, and societal experiences of DACA recipients. This is the largest study to date of DACA recipients with a sample size of 3,063 respondents in 46 states as well as the District of Columbia.
Read MoreWhile Everybody Slept, Congress did Something Extraordinary for Vulnerable Children
Aida Chavez & Ryan Grim, The Intercept (Feb 11, 2018)
Tucked quietly into the most recent congressional measure to keep the government open was the most sweeping and ambitious piece of child welfare legislation passed in at least a decade. It’s an attempt to reshape the entrenched foster care system as a raging opioid epidemic swells the population of children in need.
Read the StoryShoved Aside Again, DACA Activists Keep Fighting
Julianne Hing, The Nation (Feb 9, 2018)
The compromise that Congress reached on 2/9/18 did not include a deal for DREAMers. Activists are frustrated at the lack of a compromise following positive public gestures from Democrats regarding this issue.
Read the ArticleOur Immigration Policies are Harming Children
Katherine Kaufka Walts, The Hill (Feb 9, 2018)
This opinion piece describes the harmful impact on children when they are separated from their parents, as well as other negative consequences that can result of this, such as increased risk for involvement in the child welfare system.
Read the OpinionExclusive: Trump administration may target immigrants who use food aid, other benefits
Yeganeh Torbati, Reuters (Feb 8, 2018)
The administration is considering policy to restrict access to getting permanent residency if individuals or their U.S.-born children have used public benefits.
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