During the same period, the number
of children in immigrant families also nearly doubled to 16.4 million, representing 82 percent of the total increase in the children's population.
Specifically, the study showed that
children in immigrant families reported a higher prevalence of no ACE exposure compared with Hispanic children in U.S. - native families (53 versus 44 percent).
The researchers found that although
more children in immigrant families lived at or below 200 percent of the federal poverty level, which was $ 23,050 for a family of four in 2012, compared to children in U.S. - native families (80 versus 47 percent), they reported high exposure to ACEs at a rate of only 16 percent.
I recently published a study that followed hundreds of young
children in immigrant families in order to examine how parents» undocumented status affects their children's development.
«Although the share of
children in immigrant families did affect the child poverty rate in the analyses, the findings suggest that media coverage and public discussion on the effects of immigration on child poverty do not seem to correspond with the empirical evidence and are likely to overstate the issue.»
«These findings suggest family and community factors at play that
help children in immigrant families buffer the effects of adverse childhood experiences, and that whatever these resiliency factors are, we should work towards protecting and extending them to subsequent nonimmigrant generations,» says
September 7, 2017 Framing Messages
about Children in Immigrant Families Convened by: Webinar for Kids Count Network + Partnership for America's Children Presenter (s): Julie Sweetland Washington, DC Webinar
Yoshikawa, who previously served as a professor at New York University's Steinhardt School of Education, focuses his research on the development of
young children in immigrant families, and the effects of public policies on children's development.
The report also explores the significant barriers
facing children in immigrant families, the majority of whom are also children or color, and offers recommendations for helping children in these families secure the stability, economic resources and opportunities all of the nation's children need to thrive.
Contrary to public perception, the number
of children in immigrant families is not the primary reason more children are living in poverty, a Rutgers study has found, raising the question of whether federal policies affecting immigrants should be significantly altered.
published in September's Social Service Review, and yields many important findings, among them that the overall effect that
children in immigrant families have on the national poverty level was minor and runs counter to what some scholars have argued.
Children in immigrant families have a higher risk of living in poverty than children in native families.
«Because the majority of
children in immigrant families, including those in noncitizen families, are U.S. citizens by birth and are likely to remain here throughout their lives, investing in human capital and economic outcomes should be an important national agenda,» he said.
Children in immigrant families are projected to comprise nearly one - third of more than 100 million children in the U.S. by 2050.
The study used data from the Current Population Survey to investigate if the dramatic decrease between 1993 and 2001, and equally dramatic increase between 2001 and 2010, in the child poverty rate could be attributed to changes in the proportion of
children in immigrant families.
Thus, only 12 percent of
children in immigrant families were non-citizens.
«We also know that it disproportionally affects poor and minority children, and
children in immigrant families.»
Yoshikawa is a developmental and community psychologist who conducts research on the development of young
children in immigrant families, and the effects of public policies (particularly antipoverty policies and early childhood intervention) on children's development.
Except for Black children, Mexican, Asian, and White
children in immigrant families are less likely to use center - based care compared to their counterparts in non-immigrant families.
Children in immigrant families are less likely to use center - based care than those in non-immigrant (U.S. - born parents with U.S. - born children) families.
Whereas Asian
children in immigrant families tend to use non-relative and parental care, Mexican children in immigrant families more frequently use non-relative and kin care.
Children in immigrant families are the fastest growing segment of the nation's child population.
Children in Immigrant Families — the U.s. and 50 States: Economic Need beyond the Official Poverty Measure
On this webinar, the report authors will discuss the study findings, including impacts on young children, their parents, and early childhood educators, and recommendations for stakeholders at all levels to safeguard the wellbeing of
children in immigrant families.