LatinaLista — One of the major arguments for the immediate necessity of passing comprehensive immigration reform (CIR) is the fact that current policy is separating families. U.S.-born children are left behind when an undocumented parent(s) is/are captured and deported. Now, a new report, the first of a series of papers entitled Caught Between Systems: The [...]
Child welfare workers too quick to remove Latino children from their families
LatinaLista — No state child protection agency wants a label of “dereliction of duty” hanging over their heads if a child under their supervision turns up abused, or worse, can’t be found as happened in Florida with foster child Rilya Wilson. Maybe that’s the reason why too many child protective services around the country are [...]
