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Children in Immigrant Families Firmly Rooted in America |
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(From Foundation of Child Development newsletter The Learning Curve)
Twenty percent of children in the U.S. now live with at least one foreign-born parent. Children in Immigrant Families - the U.S. and 50 States, a new research brief by the Center for Social and Demographic Analysis of the State University of New York at Albany and Child Trends, reveals that children in immigrant families are deeply rooted in the U.S. (four in five are American citizens), and nearly one-half speak English fluently and another language at home. At the same time, many young children in immigrant families can benefit from quality Prekindergarten programs to support their integration into American society.
State by State Data (download PDF)
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