We provide a national perspective from immigrant-serving organizations during the early stages of the pandemic. The Urban Institute’s Hamutal Bernstein shares key results during this virtual session hosted by the Baltimore City Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs.
Low-wage Latinx workers in the agriculture, transportation, caregiving, grocery, waste management, and food service and processing fields are essential to our daily lives. How can we ensure they aren’t forgotten during economic recovery?
The 2020 Census faces unprecedented challenges and threats to its accuracy, especially for immigrant families. During this virtual event, Urban president Sarah Rosen Wartell joined Arturo Vargas, chief executive officer of the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials Educational Fund, and other experts to discuss.
An Urban study of early education programs in DC shows that applicants offered a seat in the public prekindergarten lottery mirror the population of 3- and 4-year-olds, suggesting equal access. Yet, wait-listed applicants disproportionately come from socioeconomically advantaged communities and communities with higher shares of immigrant families.
