Administration Actions Against Immigrant Families Harming Children Through Increased Fear, Loss of Needed Assistance
May 15, 2018
May 15, 2018
WASHINGTON, May 15 -- The Center on Budget & Policy Priorities issued the following news release:
One in four U.S. children -- about 18 million children under age 18 -- live with at least one immigrant parent.(1) About 5 million children live with an unauthorized immigrant parent, and nearly 80 percent of these children are U.S. citizens;(2) the other 13 million live with a parent who is foreign born but either a legal resident or a U.S. citizen. These children represent an impo . . .
One in four U.S. children -- about 18 million children under age 18 -- live with at least one immigrant parent.(1) About 5 million children live with an unauthorized immigrant parent, and nearly 80 percent of these children are U.S. citizens;(2) the other 13 million live with a parent who is foreign born but either a legal resident or a U.S. citizen. These children represent an impo . . .