Diversity Colloquium: Family Separation: The Impact of Immigration Policy on Children & Families

Thursday, March 28, 2019 - 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm

Presenter: Maria Alcivar, Iowa State University, Human Development and Family Studies

A total of 5 million children in the U.S. have at least one parent who is undocumented/unauthorized, living in the U.S. without proper documentation. These families live in constant fear of detention and deportation due to archaic immigration policies that fail to reflect demographic changes over time. The last major immigration legislation in the U.S dates to 1996, and it was not intended to support families but instead create more restrictions and penalties. Nevertheless, immigrants, with or without status, have become an integral part of the U.S. as workers, families, entrepreneurs, taxpayers and neighbors. But what do we know about the interaction between immigration policy and child welfare? What is the short- and long-term impact of archaic immigration laws on children and families? What is the overall public health impact of anti-immigrant policies?

Sponsored by the Department of Sociology, Anthropology & Criminology, the CSBS, the Office of the President and the CETL.

 

Location: 
Room 301, Rod Library
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Name: 
Susan Hill
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