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Are States Recognizing and Responding to the Needs of Their Dual Language Learner Children?
On this webinar, MPI analysts outline key findings from their national demographic and policy profile on Dual Language Learners (DLLs) and discuss the implications for early childhood education and care programs and systems that seek to provide equitable access and quality education for DLLs. The webinar marks the release of the U.S. profile and profiles for the 30 states with the largest DLL populations.
MPI Estimates of Potential Beneficiaries under the 2017 DREAM Act and the Recognizing America’s Children Act
These MPI estimates provide a sense of the unauthorized populations that could potentially gain legal status under proposed legislation.
MPI Estimates of Unauthorized Populations That Could Benefit under Different DREAM Legalization Bills
These estimates offer insight into who could potentially gain legal status under the various DREAM Act-type bills introduced in Congress in 2017.
Differing DREAMs: Estimating the Unauthorized Populations That Could Benefit under Different Legalization Bills
The five DREAM Act-type bills introduced in 2017 differed sharply in scope, with MPI estimating eligible pools ranging from 2 million to 3.6 million, depending on each bill's requirements.
Dual Language Learners: A National Demographic and Policy Profile
Dual Language Learners (DLLs) make up 32 percent of young children nationally. The U.S. and 30 state fact sheets here offer a sociodemographic sketch of the DLL population.
Protecting the DREAM: The Potential Impact of Different Legislative Scenarios for Unauthorized Youth
The 2017 legislative proposals to grant status to Dreamers could cover up to 2.1 million conditional status holders and 1.7 million eventual green-card recipients, MPI estimates.
Chinese Immigrants in the United States
Chinese immigrants were the third-largest foreign-born group in the United States in 2016 and were the leading source of international students on U.S. college campuses.
14th Annual Immigration Law and Policy Conference
Missed the annual conference? Audio and video of the discussions by top experts of shifting immigration enforcement under the Trump administration, to policy changes regarding refugee resettlement, treatment of unaccompanied minors, Temporary Protected Status, DACA, and more are available here.
Trump Administration Rescinds DACA, Fueling Renewed Push in Congress and the Courts to Protect DREAMers
In its first term, the Trump administration rescinded the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, seeking to strip protection from roughly 790,000 Dreamers.
Gender-Based Violence against Women: Both Cause for Migration and Risk along the Journey
Gender-based violence drives women to migrate and follows them on the journey, yet few refugees receive mental health support to address resulting trauma.
