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Exploring Innovative Ideas to Strengthen the Global Protection System
An discussion examining the huge strains on the global protection system and how it can better respond to protracted refugee situations and other long-term displacement, focusing on the conclusions of the Transatlantic Council on Migration's recent meeting, Beyond Asylum: Rethinking Protection Policies to Meet Sharply Escalating Needs.
Growing Up in America: The Extent and Impacts of Discrimination on Young Children from Immigrant Families
In this webinar, researchers will explore the educational, psychological, and social impact of discrimination on immigrant-origin children from birth to age 10.
Regional Enforcement: A Profile of Migrants Deported from the United States and Mexico to the Northern Triangle
Marking the release of an MPI report, speakers on this webinar present an overview of regional immigration enforcement trends, including U.S. and Mexican apprehensions and deportations of both children and adults, along with a demographic, socioeconomic, and criminal profile of child and adult deportees.
Central American Immigrants in the United States
In 2013, there were 3.2 million Central American immigrants in the United States, most of them from the Northern Triangle.
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.
Economic, Social, and Health Effects of Discrimination on Latino Immigrant Families
Discrimination against Latino immigrant families produces cascading economic, health, and social harms. Still, strong ethnic identity can buffer these effects.
Health and Social Service Needs of U.S.-Citizen Children with Detained or Deported Immigrant Parents
U.S.-citizen children of deported parents face cascading harm—hardship, mental health crises, and instability. Schools represent the most trusted site for delivering services.
Implications of Immigration Enforcement Activities for the Well-Being of Children in Immigrant Families: A Review of the Literature
Parental deportation inflicts trauma and family dissolution on children of unauthorized immigrants. For many, health and social services remain structurally out of reach.
Migrants Deported from the United States and Mexico to the Northern Triangle: A Statistical and Socioeconomic Profile
Mexico is intercepting more northern Central American migrants before the U.S. border. But shifting flows without addressing root causes is not a lasting solution.
The Educational, Psychological, and Social Impact of Discrimination on the Immigrant Child
Teacher discrimination reduces immigrant children's academic self-concept and school belonging, independently of actual performance, and raises dropout risk.
