FOREIGN POLICY & IMMIGRATION »» IMMIGRANT CITIZENSHIP »» IMMIGRANT FAMILIES »» Jan 11, 2021

Nearly two-thirds of all undocumented immigrants have lived in the U.S. for at least 10 years and nearly half are parents of minor children. Many immigrant households are composed of mixed status families where one or both parents are non-citizens and one or more children are citizens. Undocumented immigrant families face many challenges including the trauma of migration, adjusting to a new culture, fear, poverty, finding work and the inability to access social services. Currently, a patchwork of federal restrictions on Medicaid, the Children