Impacts of Immigration Policies and Enforcement on Children
Immigration policies and enforcement create cascading impacts on children that extend far beyond legal status, affecting their educational achievement, healthcare access, economic stability, and psychological well-being. Children may experience academic disruption, untreated medical conditions, housing and food insecurity, and lasting trauma from family separation or constant fear of detection.
Join Bay Area Asset Funders Network, The Grove Foundation, Northern California Grantmakers, the City of San Jose, United Way Bay Area, the Emerging Bilingual Collaborative, and United Coalition for Immigrant Services for a special briefing for donors, advisors, and grantmakers examining these multifaceted impacts. Learn how comprehensive legal services, coupled with other interventions, can effectively mitigate harms and support children’s healthy development.
Speakers include:
- Alison Kamhi, Legal Program Director, Immigrant Legal Resource Center
- Jenny Horne, Staff Attorney, Legal Aid Society of San Mateo County
- Juan Cruz, Superintendent, Franklin-McKinley School District, San Jose
- Mario Lopez, Policy Analyst Liaison, California Senator Dave Cortese
- Neha Desai, Managing Director, Children’s Human Rights & Dignity, National Center for Youth Law
