Children of Immigrants
Children of immigrants are affected every day by policy choices on immigration, education, health care, and a range of other issues. And because one-fourth of children in America today are children of immigrants, those choices shape America’s future. The First Focus Center for the Children of Immigrants challenges policymakers to ensure that all children and families, regardless of immigration status, have the opportunity to live the American Dream.
Resources
Letter to Congress: The Family Separation Crisis and Labor-HHS
| July 30, 2018 |
First Focus Campaign for Children and 60 other groups sent a letter to the United States House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human …
Champions for Children 2017
| July 19, 2018 |
Our nation’s children face an array of problems, including poverty, violence, abuse, neglect, hunger, poor nutrition, education inequity, homelessness, lack of health coverage, infant and …
Members of Congress Who Advanced Children’s Issues Recognized by First Focus Campaign for Children
| July 19, 2018 |
Contact: Simona Combi, 202-657-0679, simonac@firstfocus.org July 19, 2018, Washington, D.C.—In a year marked by partisanship, several Members of Congress stood out as Champions and …
Social Media Kit: 2017 Champions for Children Scorecard
Jonny Yao | July 19, 2018 |
First Focus Campaign for Children released its 2017 Champions Scorecard. In an attempt to recognize the lawmakers in the First Session of the 115th Congress …
Statement: Court Order to Reunite Families Is a Win for Children, but More Work to Be Done
| June 27, 2018 |
On Tuesday, Judge Dana M. Sabraw of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California granted a preliminary injunction that orders …
Statement: Family Separation Is Child Abuse
| June 19, 2018 |
In May, the Trump administration issued a zero-tolerance policy for families crossing the U.S. border. According to a recent report, 1,887 new children are …
Letter to Congress: On the Bills Addressing the Family Separation Crisis
| June 5, 2018 |
On behalf of First Focus Campaign for Children, a bipartisan children’s advocacy organization dedicated to making children and families the priority in federal budget …
Statement on the Administration’s Decision to End Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals
Rricha Mathur (Former Staff) | October 3, 2017 |
On October 3, 2017, the First Focus Campaign for Children submitted a statement for the record to the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee on the …
Over 320 Child, Youth Organizations Call for Immediate Passage of Dream Act
Rricha Mathur (Former Staff) | September 20, 2017 |
WASHINGTON—Today, the First Focus Campaign for Children joined more than 320 national, state, and local child and youth advocacy organizations to send a letter to …
Letter of Support: DREAM Act of 2017
Bruce Lesley, Kristen Torres, Rricha Mathur (Former Staff) | September 6, 2017 |
On September 6, 2017, First Focus Campaign for Children submitted the following letter to Senators Richard Durbin and Lindsey Graham, thanking them for the …