What is the contribution of Immigrant Support Organizations to society? As of 2017, there are 43.3 million foreign-born people in the US—of which 20.7 million are naturalized citizens, 13.1 million…
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Latino Immigrants in the United States
Illegal Latino immigrants searching for the American Dream There are many reasons why Latin Americans migrate to the United States, and not all of them are related to the American…
Immigrants and the Language Barrier
How language can become a barrier to a life of better opportunities Although immigrating to another country may bring with it better opportunities in a classic “the grass is greener…
Why Mental Health Professionals Find “Cuentos” Helpful in Immigrant Families
How to improve mental health through storytelling Migration contributes to the richness of one country’s cultural, social, and economic diversity. For the immigrant, it involves the poignant loss of all…
Developing Confidence in Children Starts with Knowing Their Roots
Key to Developing Self-Confidence in Children How does a child form a sense of himself? How does a child form his ideas about himself in relationship to others? We become…
Behind the American Dream: Immigration Stories
Why the courageous stories of immigration need to be told A Nation of Immigrants The whole world is on the move. In January 2016, United Nations’ statistics revealed that there…
