Young Children of Immigrants: The Leading Edge of America's future
This brief discusses the life circumstances of immigrant children, defined as children aged zero to eight (whether born abroad or in the U.S.) with at least one foreign-born parent. In 2008, 24 percent of children in the U.S. fell into this category, up from 20 percent in 2000. Percentages vary significantly by state, with seven states—including California, New York and New Jersey—higher than 30 percent.
The brief presents data on pre-school enrollment, English language proficiency, educational background of parents and family poverty for this group of children. Data is broken down by state and nationality background.
Fortuny, K., Hernandez, D. J., and Chaudr, A. (2010). Young Children of Immigrants: The Leading Edge of America's future (The Urban institute, August 2010, Brief 3). The Urban Institute: Washington, D.C. Retrieved from https://www.urban.org/UploadedPDF/412203-young-children.pdf