National Center on Immigrant Integration Policy
The National Center on Immigrant Integration Policy serves as a crossroads for policymakers, community and system leaders, and others looking to understand ways to support successful integration of immigrants and their children into U.S. classrooms, workplaces, and civic spaces.
It produces evidence-informed, nonpartisan policy research and data, and provides technical assistance and cross-state learning opportunities for state and local leaders. By engaging with stakeholders across the early childhood, education, workforce, health, and civic sectors, the Center builds a more coherent, knowledge-driven field. It shines a spotlight on integration issues often overlooked in national debates and promotes solutions that can lift the integration trajectories of immigrant families while also fueling the vibrancy of the communities and local economies where they live. For more about the Center, click here.
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Immigrant-Origin Students in U.S. Higher Education: A Data Profile
Immigrant-origin students, who were 28 percent of U.S. college enrollment in 2018, are growing fast and projected to drive U.S. labor force growth through at least 2035.
Navigating the Future of Work: The Role of Immigrant-Origin Workers in the Changing U.S. Economy
Immigrant-origin workers drove 83 percent of U.S. labor force growth from 2010 to 2018 and face similar automation and job-decline risks as their native-born peers.
Centering English Learners in Schools’ Responses to the COVID-19 Pandemic
In this webinar, experts discuss key challenges to meeting English Learners’ needs during the pandemic and the policies and practices that school systems will need to put in place to support them and their families through the public-health and education crisis, as well as when schooling returns to normal.
Immigration Enforcement and the Mental Health of Latino High School Students
Surveys of Latino high school students in 2018–19 found widespread enforcement fears, with more than half meeting clinical thresholds for anxiety, PTSD, or depression.
Educating English Learners during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Policy Ideas for States and School Districts
COVID-19 school closures deepened inequities for the 5 million English Learners, exposing gaps in technology access, teacher training, and equity funding.
A Bumpy Path to U.S. Citizenship: A Survey of Changing USCIS Practices
Marking the launch of MPI report on USCIS’s evolving procedures for handling citizenship applications, this webinar focuses on the findings from a national survey of naturalization assistance providers. The discussion also examines the increasing obstacles to citizenship, and the effects the pandemic-related shutdown and USCIS financial turmoil could have on the ability of would-be Americans to take the oath of citizenship.
Brain Waste among U.S. Immigrants with Health Degrees: A Multi-State Profile
Some 263,000 immigrants with health degrees are underutilized due to licensing barriers—an untapped U.S. workforce that could help address COVID-19-era health-care shortages.
Addressing Equity Concerns for English Learners: Where Do Native Language Assessments Fit In?
This webchat marks the release of a report examining the role native language assessments play in addressing equity concerns for English Learner (EL) students. The conversation offers participants an introduction to the key policy and practical considerations in the implementation of these assessments, particularly in a time of pandemic-induced disruptions for schools and looming budget cuts.
Native Language Assessments for K-12 English Learners: Policy Considerations and State Practices
As of spring 2020, 31 states plus the District of Columbia offered native language assessments for K-12 English Learners. But uneven use and limited research leave policy gaps.
COVID-19 Spotlights the Inequities Facing English Learner Students, as Nonprofit Organizations Seek to Mitigate Challenges
The transition to remote learning for school districts across the United States during the COVID-19 pandemic has been a challenge for most families, but especially those with English Learner (EL) and immigrant students. This commentary outlines how the pandemic has brought new focus to well-known equity gaps and spotlights ways in which nonprofit organizations can be important partners in mitigating the effects of school closures and anticipated spending cuts.
