Urban Institute: Best of immigration policy research from 2022

The Urban Institute has produced a wealth of immigration policy research in 2022:

Immigrant families faced multiple barriers to safety net programs in 2021

For immigrant families with members eligible for safety net programs, experiences of discrimination, limited language access, immigration concerns, and eligibility confusion compound the barriers all program applicants face.

Centering race and structural racism in immigration policy research

The Urban Institute convened research and advocacy leaders to discuss the intersection of race and racism with the immigrant experience and immigration policy.

Tracking variations in state immigration policies

An updated tool shows how the patchwork of state policies shaping immigrants’ lives has changed from 2000 to 2020 and how state-level innovations spread as more states adopt new approaches.

Finally, excluded workers are being recognized and assisted

Multilingual interviews with workers who applied to the New York State Excluded Workers Fund highlight how the fund affected their ability to make ends meet and enhanced their sense of worker recognition, power, and dignity.

Being an immigrant with disabilities

This brief provides a snapshot of characteristics of nonelderly immigrants with disabilities to underscore the structural challenges this population faces.

What we can learn from child tax credit outreach to immigrant communities

Efforts to help immigrant households access the expanded child tax credit emphasize the importance of trusted messengers and addressing unique language, cultural, and administrative barriers.

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