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A Solvable Challenge: Improving Asylee Access to Health and Other Benefits
While asylees are eligible for many of the same public benefits and services as resettled refugees, including health care and employment assistance, there is no system to inform them of their eligibility and to help connect them to resources. MPI estimates that fewer than 20 percent of those granted asylum in recent years received Office of Refugee Resettlement benefits during their first year. The U.S. government could address this gap with a few simple measures.
Strengthening Services for Unaccompanied Children in U.S. Communities
Tens of thousands of unaccompanied children arrive in U.S. communities each year with critical legal and service needs that local systems are ill-equipped to meet.
Leaving Money on the Table: The Persistence of Brain Waste among College-Educated Immigrants
As of 2019, 2 million college-educated immigrants were underemployed in the United States, with race, English proficiency, and legal status the key predictors of this brain waste.
Rebuilding the U.S. Education System for the Nation’s English Learners
The $122 billion investment that K-12 schools across the United States are receiving from the federal government to address the disproportionate impacts of COVID-19 on the nation's most vulnerable students represents a key opportunity to help reset the trajectory of education for English Learners (ELs). As states submit their plans for using the funds, community based organizations can be key partners, as this commentary explains.
Refugees and Asylees in the United States
U.S. refugee admissions hit historic lows in fiscal year (FY) 2020 amid changing Trump policies, even as global displacement reached a record 80 million.
From a Humanitarian Exodus to Long-Term Growth: Latin America’s Journey Responding to the Venezuelan Exodus
The convergence of the second largest refugee crisis in the world and the COVID-19 pandemic has left the more than 5.5 million migrants who have fled Venezuela in an even more vulnerable position. This discussion focuses on national and regional efforts to integrate Venezuelans, along with possible opportunities for further international cooperation.
Taking Stock of Dual Language Learner Identification and Strengthening Procedures and Policies
Most U.S. states lack standardized Dual Language Learner (DLL) identification in early childhood programs, leaving millions without consistent access to services.
Ending the Invisibility of Dual Language Learners in Early Childhood Systems: A Framework for DLL Identification
MPI proposes a four-step framework to identify 7.4 million Dual Language Learners (DLLs) in early childhood systems, requiring aligned data and well-trained educators.
Missing Ingredients in Diaspora Engagement in Development: Destination-Country Policies and Integration
This webinar examines what roles diasporas could play in the development cooperation programs of countries of destination, as well as the potential challenges and opportunities for policy design.
Disparities Facing U.S. Children in Immigrant Families: New Data and Ideas for Indicators to Promote Equity
This webcast explores findings from an MPI analysis that compares key sociodemographic characteristics of immigrant and U.S.-born parents of young and school-age children and underscores their two-generational implications. Speakers discuss potential ways to incorporate measures with an eye to achieving more responsive and effective service designs and improving equity and access more generally for these families.
