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DACA at Four: Participation in the Deferred Action Program and Impacts on Recipients
DACA has delivered economic and social gains to hundreds of thousands of young unauthorized immigrants. But nearly half the eligible population had not applied as of March 2016.
Immigrants and WIOA Services: Comparison of Sociodemographic Characteristics of Native- and Foreign-Born Adults in the United States
Immigrants are over-represented among WIOA's target populations but consistently receive far less than their equitable share of adult education and training services.
Federal WIOA Plan Requirements Ignore Opportunities to Support Equitable Access for Immigrant/LEP Adults
Federal WIOA state plan guidance omits key data requirements for Limited English Proficient (LEP) adults, undermining equitable access to workforce training services.
Using Data to Improve Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Services for Immigrants and Refugees
A webinar marking the release of Immigrants and WIOA fact sheets that provides analysis of characteristics of immigrant and native-born residents in the United States that are relevant to understanding needs for adult education and workforce training services.
Overcoming WIOA’s Barriers to Immigrant and Refugee Adult Learners
A webinar examining aspects of the implementation at state and local levels of the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) that may limit immigrant integration, along with a discussion on strategies that may help ensure more equitable access for immigrants and refugees to services provided under the law.
Danger Ahead for Aspiring Citizens as New Federal Workforce Law Is Implemented
Federal workforce regulations changes in 2015 threaten to cut off English and civics instruction for millions of immigrants seeking citizenship and basic integration support.
Origin and Community: Asian and Latin American Unauthorized Youth and U.S. Deportation Relief
Asian immigrant youths have applied for U.S. deferred action at far lower rates than Latino peers, yet they renewed their grants on time more often.
DACA at Three: New Data on Potential Applicants and Analysis of the Renewal Process
On this webinar, MPI experts provide data on characteristics of the potential applicant pool for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, and examine who is signing up for DACA renewal. The webinar also focuses on some of the administrative difficulties surrounding the renewal program.
DACA at the Three-Year Mark: High Pace of Renewals, But Processing Difficulties Evident
By March 2015, 83 percent of eligible DACA beneficiaries had renewed. But processing delays and outreach gaps at USCIS raised the risk of coverage lapses for many recipients.
