Growing Up with Undocumented Parents: The Challenges Children Face

In response to the question “how are children of undocumented immigrants impacted by their parents’ immigration status?” a recent report by the Migration Policy Institute (MPI) examined a host of risk factors that children of undocumented parents face at higher levels than U.S. children and children of immigrants overall. Researchers concluded that growing up with undocumented immigrant parents presents children with clear disadvantages.

Topic: 

  • Family
  • Family Engagement