E.g., 07/24/2026
E.g., 07/24/2026

Children & Family Policy: Short Reads

Empty hospital waiting area
Short Reads
January 2026
Trump Administration Public-Charge Rule Would Amplify Harms to Immigrant Families
By  Julia Gelatt
Image of a newborn baby's feet
Short Reads
May 2025
Repealing Birthright Citizenship Would Significantly Increase the Size of the U.S. Unauthorized Population
By  Jennifer Van Hook, Michael Fix and Julia Gelatt
Photo of a preschool teacher reading to students.
Short Reads
November 2022
Apprenticeship Programs Are a Promising Solution to Bring More Multilingual Workers into Early Childhood Field
By  Jacob Hofstetter, Alexis Fintland and Maki Park
Image of masked woman with a clipboard speaking with another woman outside her home.
Short Reads
May 2022
Schools Should Engage Diverse Community Stakeholders to Promoting Equitable Allocation of Historic Funding to Reimagine Education
By  Jazmin Flores Peña
A woman feeds a young child sitting on a white plastic chair
Short Reads
March 2022
Opportunities Exist to Better Reach Dual Language Learner and Immigrant Families through Home Visiting Programs
By  Maki Park and Jazmin Flores Peña
Short Reads
June 2021
Rebuilding the U.S. Education System for the Nation’s English Learners
By  Melissa Lazarin and Jazmin Flores Peña
Bhutanese refugee sits on bed in family's apartment in New York
Short Reads
June 2021
A Solvable Challenge: Improving Asylee Access to Health and Other Benefits
By  Essey Workie, Mark Greenberg and Lillie Hinkle
BreadforWorld motherandchild v2
Short Reads
January 2021
Nearly 3 Million U.S. Citizens and Legal Immigrants Initially Excluded under the CARES Act Are Covered under the December 2020 COVID-19 Stimulus
By  Julia Gelatt, Randy Capps and Michael Fix
LatinoMentalHealth commentary December2020
Short Reads
December 2020
How the Fear of Immigration Enforcement Affects the Mental Health of Latino Youth
By  Randy Capps and Michael Fix
ChillingEffects ACSdata iStock Commentary Dec.2020
Short Reads
December 2020
Anticipated “Chilling Effects” of the Public-Charge Rule Are Real: Census Data Reflect Steep Decline in Benefits Use by Immigrant Families
By  Randy Capps, Michael Fix and Jeanne Batalova

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