March 13, 2025
One in four children in the United States has at least one immigrant parent. Even in the best of times, immigrant families face challenges in accessing healthcare, dealing with issues concerning language and cultural alignment, racism, and discrimination.
But with mass deportation threats proliferating, these are hardly the best of times. And among children in immigrant families—many of whom were born in the United States and are themselves citizens, but who may have one or both parents who are not—personal wellbeing is very much at risk.