Children of Immigrants and Refugees: What the Research Tells Us

Immigrant families frequently lack health insurance and are much more likely to live in crowded housing. Immigrant families frequently lack health insurance and are much more likely to live in crowded housing. The Urban Institute’s 1999 National Survey of America’s Families (NSAF) reports that, compared with children in native-born families, children in immigrant families are generally poorer, in worse health, and more likely to experience food insecurity and crowded housing conditions.

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