All children in the United States are entitled to a basic public elementary and secondary education regardless of their race, color, national origin, citizenship, or immigration status or the status of their parents/guardians. School districts that either prohibit or discourage children from enrolling in schools because they or their parents/guardians are not U.S. citizens or […]
Many children of immigrants came to the U.S. at a young age and were educated through the American public school system. Is it right to deny them the opportunities that are taken for granted by everyone else?
What are the psychological effects on tens of thousands of children of whom 50% were under the age of 5 when their lawful permanent resident parent was deported?
According to the Urban Institute, the fastest growing segment of the United States’ child population is that of children born to immigrant parents. This has created the issue of children with the right to remain in the US while their parents stand a daily chance of being deported.
