Connect for Kids / Child Advocacy 360 / Youth Policy Action Center - Immigrant Families

Children of Immigrants: Facts and Figures

Wed, 31 May 2006 07:29:31 -0500

More than 5 million kids live with unauthorized [immigrant] parents, according to the Urban Institute. Many of these children are citizens. This issue brief offers more details.

Children of Immigrants: What Does the Future Hold?

Mon, 24 Apr 2006 13:24:29 -0500

Immigration is a hot-button issue right now. In Congress, the House has passed legislation to impose new controls and tougher penalties for illegal immigrants, and the Senate is wrestling with the issue. Meanwhile 14 western-state governors have endorsed President Bush�s plan for guest-worker visas. Often lost in the discussion: the question of whether and how to integrate the children of long-term illegal immigrants fully into U.S. society � for many of them, the only society they have ever known. Connect for Kids offers some resources to put this issue into perspective.

State Policies Can Promote Immigrant Children's Economic Security

Tue, 15 Nov 2005 15:11:48 -0600

Federal policies exclude many legal immigrants from public benefits like food stamps or Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) assistance. Many states have stepped in, using their own funds to fill in the gaps�which means the services and supports available to immigrant families depends largely on where they live.

The Role of Immigrants in the U.S. Labor Market

Tue, 15 Nov 2005 15:09:59 -0600

In 2004, one of every seven workers in the United States was foreign-born; a decade earlier, that number was one in ten. As the baby-boom generation reaches retirement age, immigrants are likely to hold an even greater share of jobs in the future. This report from the Congressional Budget Office looks at the role of immigrants in the labor market�the skills they bring; the types of jobs they hold; their compensation; and their impact on the native-born workforce.

The New Demography of America�s Schools: Immigration and the No Child Left Behind Act

Tue, 15 Nov 2005 15:06:53 -0600

High Concentration of Limited-English Proficient Students Challenges Implementation of NCLB

Tue, 15 Nov 2005 15:04:00 -0600

New research from the Urban Institute finds that limited English proficient (LEP) students are highly concentrated in a small share of America�s public schools. In fact, 70 percent of LEP students in kindergarten through fifth grade are enrolled in only 10 percent of the country�s public elementary schools. Among the findings: most LEP students were born in the U.S. And the share of students in kindergarten through 12th grade with a foreign-born parent tripled from 6 percent in 1970 to 19 percent in 2000.

Maximizing Civic and Academic Outcomes: Understanding What Works in Service- Learning

Tue, 15 Nov 2005 11:25:43 -0600

CFK reports from: Forum, Maximizing Civic and Academic Outcomes: Understanding What Works in Service- Learning
Organized by: The American Youth Policy Forum
Where/When: Washington DC, Friday, November 4th

Researchers, teachers and students discussed how service-learning is being implemented in various schools nationwide. They described positive results such as increasing student test scores and graduation rates in high schools across the country.

Immigrant Parents: Working Hard but Earning Little, Few Supports

Mon, 07 Nov 2005 18:52:19 -0600

While nearly 4 million immigrant families in the United States are low income, virtually all of them have working parents, and 72 percent have a parent who works full-time, year round. A new National Center for Children in Poverty series shows these children have scant access to important government supports.

Unlocking Kids' Stories

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 14:42:49 -0500

Thanks to the Writers in the Schools program of Houston, Texas, writer Patrick Freeman, a native of Ghana, worked with refugee children from several African nations in a special series of Saturday workshops geared towards personal histories. Freeman found himself in awe of his young collaborators. This story originally appeared in the WITS newsletter.

Beyond Bilingual Education: Immigrant Students and the No Child Left Behind Act

Fri, 25 Feb 2005 08:39:42 -0600

CFK reports from: The Urban Institute
Event: panel discussion on bilingual education
Organized by: Urban
Where/When: Washington, D.C., December 7, 2004

At this panel discussion, a group of researchers and policymakers discussed the implications for English Language Learners (ELLs) and the schools they attend under the rules of the 2002 No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act.

Holidays and the Classroom

Thu, 03 Feb 2005 10:35:22 -0600

Not everyone celebrates the same holidays. Here are some ideas for teachers
who want to make holiday time a time to celebrate different cultures and
their traditions.

Resources for Working with Immigrant Families

Tue, 01 Feb 2005 08:40:07 -0600

The School of the 21st Century has developed a Web site devoted to resources for immigrant families with young children and the professionals serving them. Many communities throughout the nation are experiencing a large influx of immigrant populations.

Children of Hispanic Immigrants Continue to Favor English

Mon, 31 Jan 2005 08:56:02 -0600

Is English losing ground to Spanish in the United States? Not according to a new analysis of 2000 census data by the Lewis Mumford Center for Comparative Urban and Regional Research at SUNY-Albany. English remains the language of choice among the children and grandchildren of Hispanic immigrants -- just as it did with European immigrants in the 19th and 20th centuries. According to this study, 72 percent of third-generation or later Hispanic children spoke English exclusively.

Policies for Children in Immigrant Families

Mon, 24 Jan 2005 10:09:47 -0600

Connect for Kids reports from a December 2004 panel discussion on U.S. immigrant policy and how it affects kids.

Don't Touch That Dial...

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 11:49:03 -0500

How can you give illiterate or limited-English parents the information they need on children's health and development? Julieta Santana reports on how local radio fills a critical informational need in immigrant communities. This article originally appeared in the May-June 2004 issue of the Children's Advocate, published by Action Alliance for Children.