A research brief collaboration between UCLA’s Center for the Transformation of Schools, Latino Policy and Politics Institute, and Civil Rights Project/Proyecto Derechos Civiles examines the harmful impact of immigration enforcement actions on Latinx children of undocumented immigrants. Building on a 2017-18 survey finding that two-thirds of educators surveyed reported a negative impact of immigration enforcement in their schools, the new research brief, The Impact of a Broken Immigration System on U.S. Students and Schools updates the analysis, spotlighting the urgent need for comprehensive policy reforms that ensure the well-being of all students, regardless of their parents’ immigration status. Learn more on the CTS website.

This new collaborative research brief updates and builds on a previous analysis of a 2017-18 survey examining the harmful impacts of immigration enforcement on Latinx children of undocumented immigrants. This research brief summarizes key findings from “Schools Under Siege: The Impact of Immigration Enforcement on Educational Equity” (Gándara and Ee, 2021) but updates the analysis with more recent data.