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A Generation at Risk: The Threats to Illinois in The Current Immigration Landscape. Issue Brief. No. 34

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Title: A Generation at Risk: The Threats to Illinois in The Current Immigration Landscape. Issue Brief. No. 34
Language: English
Authors: UnidosUS
Source: UnidosUS. 2020.
Availability: UnidosUS. 1126 16th Street NW Suite 600, Washington, DC 20036. Tel: 202-785-1670; e-mail: info@unidosus.org; Web site: http://www.UnidosUS.org
Peer Reviewed: N
Page Count: 9
Publication Date: 2020
Document Type: Reports - Research
Descriptors: Immigrants, Immigration, Hispanic Americans, Children, Adolescents, Citizenship, Undocumented Immigrants, Access to Health Care, Federal Legislation, Health Insurance, Racial Differences, Ethnicity, Socioeconomic Status, Poverty, Economic Factors, Housing, Access to Education, Educational Attainment, Welfare Services, Public Policy
Geographic Terms: Illinois
Laws, Policies and Program Identifiers: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act 2010, Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunities Reconciliation Act
Assessment and Survey Identifiers: National Assessment of Educational Progress
Abstract: In its 2019 report, "Beyond the Border: Family Separation in the Trump Era," UnidosUS demonstrates how the current trajectory of the nation's immigration policies is threatening the future of an entire generation of American children. This issue brief on Illinois is part of a series that builds on this analysis by exploring the stakes at the state level if the immigration policy status quo prevails. It compiles available population estimates to sketch a portrait of children in Illinois's Latino immigrant families. For instance, while 97% of Latino children in Illinois are U.S. citizens, 55% of them have at least one immigrant parent. Furthermore, Illinois's Latino children are 25% of the state's youth and thus crucial to Illinois's future success across various measures. [For the full report, see ED603926.]
Abstractor: ERIC
Entry Date: 2020
Access URL: https://publications.unidosus.org/bitstream/handle/123456789/2041/IL_GenAtRisk_042020.pdf
Accession Number: ED608113
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:In its 2019 report, "Beyond the Border: Family Separation in the Trump Era," UnidosUS demonstrates how the current trajectory of the nation's immigration policies is threatening the future of an entire generation of American children. This issue brief on Illinois is part of a series that builds on this analysis by exploring the stakes at the state level if the immigration policy status quo prevails. It compiles available population estimates to sketch a portrait of children in Illinois's Latino immigrant families. For instance, while 97% of Latino children in Illinois are U.S. citizens, 55% of them have at least one immigrant parent. Furthermore, Illinois's Latino children are 25% of the state's youth and thus crucial to Illinois's future success across various measures. [For the full report, see ED603926.]