Book chapter
Safe-Zone Schools and Children with Undocumented ParentsUndocumented parents
Parent-Child Separation
27 Nov 2021
Abstract
Growing concerns about the mental health and educational implications of intensified interior immigration enforcement on children in mixed-status households have led many school districts across the country to adopt “safe-zone” policies aimed at supporting their students’ well-being and academic progression. Using preliminary data from a binational survey conducted on US-born children in mixed-status households who have experienced or are at risk of parental deportation, we exploit the geographic variation in the adoption of safe-zone policies to assess if, and how, the policies might shield students from the negative impacts of intensified interior immigration enforcement. We find that heightened immigration enforcement has a detrimental impact on children’s educational performance, whereas safe zones help mitigate such effects. Overall, the results advance our understanding of the costs that immigration policies impose on migrants and US citizens alike, as well as the benefits of local sanctuary policies.
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- Title
- Safe-Zone Schools and Children with Undocumented ParentsUndocumented parents
- Creators
- Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes - University of California, MercedJosé R. Bucheli - New Mexico State UniversityAna P. Martinez-Donate - Drexel University
- Publication Details
- Parent-Child Separation
- Series
- National Symposium on Family Issues
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing; Cham
- Resource Type
- Book chapter
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Community Health and Prevention
- Other Identifier
- 991020100074804721