The Impact of Discrimination on the Early Schooling Experiences of Children...
How the young children of immigrants experience their early school years may in large part determine their academic future and negatively affect their emotional, social, and mental development. This...
View ArticleEconomic, Social, and Health Effects of Discrimination on Latino Immigrant...
This report examines the experiences of Latino families in the United States with discrimination. The cumulative effects of hostile interactions with social institutions and community members place...
View ArticleLeft Behind: How the Well-Being of Children Is Affected by Parental Deportation
Report release where authors discuss the effects of parental deportation on the children of immigrants, the related needs for health and social services, and U.S. policy responses to protect these...
View ArticleGrowing Up in America: The Extent and Impacts of Discrimination on Young...
On this webinar, researchers explore the types of discrimination that young children of immigrants may experience, the related educational, psychological, and social impacts, and recommendations for...
View ArticleLeft Behind: How the Well-Being of Children Is Affected by Parental Deportation
A report release where authors discuss the effects of parental deportation on the children of immigrants, the related needs for health and social services, and U.S. policy responses to protect these...
View ArticlePromoting the Health of Left-Behind Children of Asian Labour Migrants:...
International labor migration has become vital to economic development in Asian countries, but for children and families left behind, it can also at times create a negative influence on health, break...
View ArticleUnaccompanied Child Migrants in the United States: How Are They Faring?
Marking the release of a MPI brief, this webinar will examine data on where unaccompanied child migrants are being placed in the United States, how they are faring in immigration courts, what services...
View ArticleThe Educational and Mental Health Needs of Syrian Refugee Children
Approximately 40 percent of the 4 million-plus Syrians who have fled the country are under age 12, most encountering disruptions and barriers to their education in countries of first asylum. This...
View ArticleYoung Refugee Children: Their Schooling Experiences in the United States and...
The authors of three MPI papers will present their findings on the experiences of refugee children, including Syrian childen in first-asylum countries and Somali Bantu refugees resettled in the United...
View ArticleServing Newcomer Immigrant and Refugee Students in Secondary Schools:...
This webinar examines the challenges facing educators and policymakers as they attempt to meet the needs of immigrant and refugee students who arrive during their middle and high school years.
View ArticleUnaccompanied Child Migrants in U.S. Communities, Immigration Court, and Schools
More than 77,000 unaccompanied minors from Central America were released to communities throughout the United States between October 1, 2013 and August 31, 2015. This issue brief examines where these...
View ArticleUnaccompanied Child Migrants in the United States: How Are They Faring?
Marking the release of an MPI brief, this webinar examines data on where unaccompanied child migrants are being placed in the United States, how they are faring in immigration courts, what services are...
View ArticleThe Academic Engagement of Newly Arriving Somali Bantu Students in a U.S....
Refugee students with interrupted or limited formal education (LFE) face particular difficulties in adjusting to U.S. schools. This study illustrates the difficulties faced by Somali Bantu refugee...
View ArticleTen Facts About U.S. Refugee Resettlement
This fact sheet offers some key facts about the U.S. refugee resettlement program, which is the world's largest. It answers key questions such as how refugees fare in the labor market in the United...
View ArticleServing Newcomer Immigrant and Refugee Students in Secondary Schools:...
This webinar examines the challenges facing educators and policymakers in Europe and the United States as they attempt to meet the needs of immigrant and refugee students who arrive during their middle...
View ArticleThe Educational Experiences of Refugee Children in Countries of First Asylum
The pre-resettlement experiences of refugee children can have significant ramifications on their relationships with teachers and peers and on their academic advancement once resettled. This report...
View ArticleYoung 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 ArticleTransatlantic Symposium Report: Improving Instruction for Immigrant and...
In June 2015, MPI's National Center on Immigrant Integration Policy convened a symposium in Brussels bringing together policymakers, teacher educators, and researchers from the United States and Europe...
View ArticleMeeting the Education Needs of Rising Numbers of Newly Arrived Migrant...
As flows of young migrant and refugee children increase on both sides of the Atlantic, the demands placed on education systems by newcomer students have never been greater. This commentary addresses...
View ArticleNew Education Legislation Includes Important Policies for English Learners,...
In this commentary, the day before President Obama signs into law the 2015 reauthorization of the federal education statute, the Migration Policy Institute’s new Senior Fellow for Education Policy,...
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