The Children Now Organization authored this report on children in immigrant families residing in California. Half of the children in California live in a family with at least one immigrant parent, which is 2.5 times the national average. This…

The U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants released a resource guide for service providers who work with refugees with disabilities in communities. The authors note that many refugees that flee to the U.S. come from poorer regions with high…

This brief, from the Urban Institute, examines trends in immigrants’ role in the low-wage and lower-skilled labor force. From 2000 to 2005, the U.S. immigrant population increased from 31.1 to 35.7 million, and the immigrant labor force increased…

The Urban Institute published this paper on the effects of food stamp and welfare policy, the minimum wage, and the EITC on the food stamp benefit receipt of the low-income population. Authors found that more lenient immigrant eligibility rules,…