Upskilling the U.S. Labor Force: Mapping the Credentials of Immigrant-Origin...
This webinar discusses the first-ever profile of the 30 million immigrant-origin adults in the United States who lack a postsecondary credential and offers analysis of the significant payoff...
View ArticleMore Than a DREAM (Act), Less Than a Promise
The first bill introduced in the 116th Congress to offer a path to legal status to DREAMers, the American Dream and Promise Act of 2019, could legalize nearly 2.7 million unauthorized immigrants...
View ArticleImmigrant-Origin Adults without Postsecondary Credentials: A 50-State Profile
With immigrants and their U.S.-born children poised to be the main source of labor-force growth, these adults are an important target for efforts to build the skills of the U.S. workforce to meet the...
View ArticleAddressing Trauma in Young Children in Immigrant and Refugee Families through...
During this webinar, speakers discuss a MPI policy brief that explores the intersection of trauma and early childhood development, exploring how migration-related trauma and stressors can influence the...
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 ArticleChildren of Immigrants and Child Welfare Systems: Key Policy and Practice
Marking the release of an MPI report, this webinar examines the intersection between immigration and child welfare systems and promising child welfare policies and agency approaches to address the...
View ArticleDo All High School Graduates Count? Unintended Consequences of State...
This webinar covers findings from MPI's report that investigates the unintended consequences for English Learners of using the four-year graduation rate for school accountability. Speakers examine...
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 ArticleHow Many Unauthorized Immigrants Graduate from U.S. High Schools Annually?
A high school diploma has been a core requirement of proposed DREAM Act legislation and the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. Yet a fresh estimate of the number of unauthorized...
View ArticleA Mirror for the Nation? The Changing Profile of Mexican Immigrants in Texas
At this event, experts from MPI and Southern Methodist University’s Texas-Mexico Center offer an overview of immigration trends and key characteristics of highly skilled Mexican immigrant adults at the...
View ArticleThe Unintended Consequences for English Learners of Using the Four-Year...
High school graduation is a landmark event for students. It also plays an important role in the state accountability systems designed to ensure that schools provide all students a high-quality...
View ArticleDo All High School Graduates Count? Unintended Consequences of State...
This webinar, accompanying the release of an MPI report, investigates the unintended consequences for English Learners of using the four-year high school graduation rate for federal school...
View ArticleA Profile of Highly Skilled Mexican Immigrants in Texas and the United States
U.S. debates about immigration from Mexico often center on the low skilled, but this analysis shows a population in change. Nearly one in five Mexican immigrants arriving between 2013-17 had a college...
View ArticleA Mirror for the Nation? The Changing Profile of Mexican Immigrants in Texas
At this discussion, experts from MPI and Southern Methodist University’s Texas-Mexico Center offer an overview of trends and key characteristics of highly skilled Mexican adults at the national level...
View ArticleLegal Protections for K-12 English Learner and Immigrant-Background Students
A complicated web of laws, policy guidance, and court rulings affect how English Learner (EL) and immigrant-background students are educated across the United States. This EL Insight sorts through them...
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 ArticleEffectively Serving Immigrant and Dual Language Learner Families through Home...
This MPI webinar marks the release of a policy brief that explores program and policy opportunities to improve home visiting services for immigrant and DLL families currently underparticipating in...
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 ArticleEffectively Serving Immigrant and Dual Language Learner Families through Home...
Marking a policy brief's release, this webinar explores the promise of home visiting services that support new parents alongside their infants and toddlers, plus strategies for improving how these...
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