Immigration Policies Hurt Immigrant Families More Than They Help

An examination of how the current immigration policy context is shaping the lived experience of Latino immigrant families and communities of various legal statuses. Working paper presented at the Baker Institute Latin America Initiative conference "Immigration Reform: A System for the 21st Century."

By Leisy J. Abrego, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Chicana and Chicano Studies, University of California, Los Angeles and Shannon Gleeson, Ph.D., Assosicate Professor, Latin American and Latino Studies, University of California, Santa Cruz