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Mexican Immigrants in the United States
Mexicans have long been the largest U.S. immigrant group, but their population began shrinking after the Great Recession.
Ensuring Effective Language Access Services and Policies in Early Childhood Programs
This webinar explored federal and state language access policies in early childhood programs and opportunities to better serve Dual Language Learners and their families.
Diverging Pathways: Immigrants’ Legal Status and Access to Postsecondary Credentials
Most of the nearly 24 million U.S. immigrants lacking credentials in 2019 had legal status and Pell Grant eligibility; unauthorized immigrants were barred from federal education support.
Dual Language Learners: Key Characteristics and Considerations for Early Childhood Programs
One-third of U.S. children ages 0–5 are Dual Language Learners. Fact sheets offered here examine DLL populations for the 25 largest states.
El número récord de encuentros con migrantes en la frontera México-Estados Unidos encubre la historia más importante
Los titulares enfocados en la cifra récord de 2,4 millones de migrantes encontrados en la frontera México-Estados Unidos durante el año fiscal 2022 encubren la historia más importante: Los flujos migratorios se han diversificado rápidamente más allá de México y el norte Centroamérica, y como resultado, las políticas de control migratorio son incongruentes con la realidad de hoy. Esto demuestra la evidente necesitad de nuevos enfoques regionales, argumenta este comentario.
Learning More about Dual Language Learners
A large and growing share of children across the United States have at least one parent who speaks a language other than English in the home.
Overlooked but Essential: Language Access in Early Childhood Programs
Weak mandates and poor data collection leave millions of Limited English Proficient (LEP) families underserved in U.S. early childhood programs, despite federal civil rights requirements.
Rebooting the Asylum System? The Role of Digital Tools in International Protection
COVID-19 accelerated digital innovation across asylum systems. Six key lenses reveal both the promise and significant risks of using technology in humanitarian protection systems.
Record-Breaking Migrant Encounters at the U.S.-Mexico Border Overlook the Bigger Story
Headlines focusing on the record-breaking nature of the 2.4 million migrant encounters at the U.S.-Mexico border in fiscal year 2022 overlook the much bigger story: Migrant and asylum seeker flows have rapidly diversified beyond Mexico and northern Central America and as a result, U.S. enforcement policies are misaligned. Today's reality sharply underscores the need for new regional approaches, this commentary argues.
Busing and Flights of Migrants by GOP Governors Mark a New Twist in State Intervention on Immigration
Republican governors' busing and flights of migrants to Democratic cities escalated state-versus-state immigration politics and exposed gaps in the U.S. reception system.
