Young Refugee Children: Their Schooling Experiences in the United States and...
In this webinar, the authors of three papers on the experiences of refugee children present their findings, with a focus on how such experiences affect their mental health and education.
View ArticleMental Health Risks and Resilience among Somali and Bhutanese Refugee Parents
Somali and Bhutanese refugees are two of the largest groups recently resettled in the United States and Canada. This report examines factors that might promote or undermine the mental health and...
View ArticleThe Nutritional Health of Young Refugee Children Resettling in Washington State
Refugee children are vulnerable to health and nutrition risks that can have long-term consequences for their development and well-being. This report examines the prevalence of malnutrition—from...
View ArticleA Study of Pregnancy and Birth Outcomes among African-Born Women Living in Utah
Resettled African refugee women may experience particularly acute complications during pregnancy, birth, and the child's early infancy. Yet health care-providers and policymakers may not be aware of...
View ArticleIn the Age of Trump: Populist Backlash and Progressive Resistance Create...
As long-simmering passions related to federal immigration policies have come to a full boil, less noted but no less important debates are taking place at state and local levels with regards to policies...
View ArticleChilling Effects: The Expected Public Charge Rule and Its Impact on Legal...
According to leaked drafts, the Trump administration is considering a rule that could have sweeping effects on both legal immigration to the United States and the use of public benefits by legal...
View ArticleChilling Effects: The Expected Public-Charge Rule and Its Impact on Immigrant...
This webinar highlights findings from an MPI report examining the potential impacts of expected changes to the public charge rule by the Trump administration. Leaked draft versions suggest the rule...
View ArticleThrough the Back Door: Remaking the Immigration System via the Expected...
A Trump administration “public-charge” rule expected to be unveiled soon could create the potential to significantly reshape family-based legal immigration to the United States—and reduce arrivals from...
View ArticleMitigating the Effects of Trauma among Young Children of Immigrants and...
The first years of a child’s life are a time of immense growth, and exposure to trauma—if left unaddressed—can have significant, lifelong effects. This issue brief examines how young children of...
View ArticleAddressing Trauma in Young Children in Immigrant and Refugee Families through...
During this webinar, speakers provide an overview of an MPI policy brief that seeks to raise awareness of the intersection of trauma and early childhood development, and how U.S. early childhood...
View ArticleImmigrant Families and Child Welfare Systems: Emerging Needs and Promising...
With the children of immigrants a growing share of all U.S. children, and federal immigration enforcement and other policies undergoing significant change, some state and local child welfare agencies...
View ArticleMillions Will Feel Chilling Effects of U.S. Public-Charge Rule That Is Also...
The public-charge rule issued by the Trump administration in August 2019 will have profound effects on future immigration and on use of public benefits by millions of legal noncitizens and their...
View ArticleLeveraging the Potential of Home Visiting Programs to Serve Immigrant and...
Home visiting programs for young families are growing in popularity across the United States, and have demonstrated their effectiveness in supporting maternal health and child well-being. At the same...
View ArticleHealth Insurance Test for Green-Card Applicants Could Sharply Cut Future U.S....
A new Trump administration action requiring intending immigrants to prove they can purchase eligible health insurance within 30 days of arrival has the potential to block fully 65 percent of those who...
View ArticleHealth Insurance Coverage of Immigrants and Latinos in the Kansas City Metro...
Latinos and immigrants are at least twice as likely to lack health insurance coverage as the overall population in the Kansas City metropolitan area. This gap that has significant implications for the...
View ArticleGreen Cards and Public Charge: Who Could Be Denied Based on Benefits Use?
On this webinar MPI experts discuss their estimates of the populations that could be deemed ineligible for a green card based on existing benefits use. They also discuss the broader consequences of the...
View ArticleThe Public-Charge Rule: Broad Impacts, But Few Will Be Denied Green Cards...
While the Trump administration public-charge rule is likely to vastly reshape legal immigration based on its test to assess if a person might ever use public benefits in the future, the universe of...
View ArticleGreen Cards and Public Charge: Who Could Be Denied Based on Benefits Use?
On this webinar, MPI experts discussed the public-charge rule and released estimates of the populations that could be deemed ineligible for a green card based on existing benefits use. They examined...
View ArticleAs U.S. Health-Care System Buckles under Pandemic, Immigrant & Refugee...
In a time of critical shortages of U.S. health-care workers during the COVID-19 pandemic, retired doctors are being called back to work and medical students are graduating on a fast track. There is...
View ArticleBarriers to COVID-19 Testing and Treatment: Immigrants without Health...
As millions of U.S. workers lose jobs and the health insurance associated with them, Medicaid and similar programs are increasingly important for people seeking COVID-19 testing and treatment. Yet many...
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