Safety Net Barriers Add to Child Poverty in Immigrant Families

Both legal immigrants and undocumented parents face hurdles in getting aid. The problem has grown more acute as children of immigrants account for a growing share of young people.

“It’s a very stupid investment decision to exclude or discourage these children from getting help,” said Dolores Acevedo-Garcia, who runs a research group at Brandeis University called diversitydatakids.org. “About 90 percent of these children are U.S. citizens, and even those who aren’t are likely to stay here until adulthood. They’ll be with us as our future workers, neighbors and taxpayers.” https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/06/us/politics/child-poverty-immigrants.html