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Dr. Kathleen Roche began her career as a social worker, working with economically disadvantaged families. Seeing the challenges of mental health firsthand and how they were connected to everyday struggles of racial discrimination, poverty, and substance abuse inspired her to pursue a career as a researcher on these topics.  “I had a lot of empathy Read more

Twelve years ago, then-President Barack Obama announced the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program for “young people who grew up in America, kids who study in our schools, young adults who are starting careers, patriots who pledge allegiance to our flag. These Dreamers are Americans in their hearts, in their minds, in every single way Read more

Happy Friday! From immigration issues on the presidential campaign trail to the efforts of Mauritanian Americans providing a home away from home for their arriving compatriots, these are the top stories impacting the well-being of immigrants this week. —Marko Sanchez TOP STORY OF THE WEEK President Biden faces mounting pressure to act beyond last week’s Read more

INTRODUCTION  The COVID-19 pandemic has laid bare entrenched health inequalities in the U.S. health care system faced by immigrant communities. Immigrant young adults who have Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)—a temporary legal status that enables them to work legally and protects them from deportation—are well suited to address these inequalities due to their large presence Read more

Following its inaugural conference, the Im/migrant Well-Being Scholar Collaborative (“The Collaborative”) announces its biennial “Im/migrant Well-Being: A Nexus for Research & Policy” event to take place on February 14-15, 2025, in St. Petersburg, Florida. The call for papers is now available and registration for the public will open this fall.   “We are excited to bring together scholars, Read more

On Tuesday, June 4th, President Joe Biden issued one of his most aggressive immigration policies yet – an executive order that restricts migrants from seeking asylum at the U.S. southern border.   With very few exceptions, the proclamation immediately suspends the entry of asylum seekers whenever the average daily number of migrant encounters in a week Read more