The Children of Undocumented Immigrants

The Children of Undocumented Immigrants

by David M. Haugen
The Children of Undocumented Immigrants

The Children of Undocumented Immigrants

by David M. Haugen

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Overview

The Migration Policy Institute released a fact sheet in 2016, stating that children born in the U.S. of a parent or parents who are undocumented immigrants, are placed at a severe disadvantage in life. This data was collected from 5.1 million children who are living with an unauthorized immigrant parent. Researchers found that these children are likely not to be enrolled in preschool, are likely to be held in a socioeconomic level that keeps them from developing and gaining access to resources, and are likely to fail in English proficiency that is necessary to move ahead in life. Place on top of that, the stress that their parent might be deported at any minute. These children are at risk, without a doubt. While U.S. policies on immigration and border control are hotly debated, this volume makes sure that we don't forget what's really at stake, the future of our young. Your readers are given the full breadth of perspectives on this topic, through eyewitness accounts, governmental views, scientific analysis, and newspaper accounts. Important details are pulled out from the text and presented in italicized font so that readers can track the facts, and refer to them for research and report writing. Most important of all, by reading balanced and well-researched entries, students will be able to form intelligent opinions on this pressing issue.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780737761603
Publisher: Greenhaven Publishing LLC
Publication date: 08/23/2013
Series: At Issue Series: Social Issues
Pages: 104
Product dimensions: 5.90(w) x 8.80(h) x 0.30(d)
Age Range: 15 - 17 Years

Table of Contents

Introduction 7

1 Children of Illegal Immigrants Deserve Better Educational Options Ron Haskins Marta Tienda 11

2 Children of Illegal Immigrants Deserve In-State College Tuition Rates Mary Sanchez 24

3 Offering In-State Tuition Rates to Illegal Immigrants Violates the Law Hans A. von Spakovsky Charles D. Stimson 28

4 Lawmakers Should Pass the DREAM Act Marshall Fitz 40

5 Lawmakers Should Reject the DREAM Act Michelle Malkin 48

6 Educating Illegal Immigrant Children Yields Net Gain for the Country Ronald Trowbridge 52

7 Children of Illegal Immigrants Cost Taxpayers Billions Each Year Frosty Wooldridge 56

8 Children of Undocumented Immigrants Are Not US Citizens Vincent Gioia 61

9 Children of Undocumented Immigrants Should Be Deported Chet Nagle 67

10 The Government Must End the Child Tax Credit for Illegal Immigrants David Vitter 71

11 Children of Illegal Immigrants Struggle When Parents Are Deported Marjorie Valbrun 75

Organizations to Contact 83

Bibliography 89

Index 94

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