Demographics
41.3 million (nearly 1 out of every 6 adults)
What is the international-born population in the U.S. (including undocumented immigrants)?
The number of executive orders pertaining to immigration that President Trump signed during his first year in office.
What is seven?
this group has been socialized to sacrifice their own personal needs for the good of their husbands and children
What is immigrant women?
Biggest challenges immigrants and refugees face
What are prejudice and discrimination?
When working with immigrant students with language barriers, this person should be trained or briefed in their special concerns.
What is the interpreter?
11.4 million
What is the number of unauthorized immigrants in the U.S.?
isolation, loneliness, disorientation, helplessness, anxiety, and depression
What are feelings that characterize the immigration experience?
____________ immigrants may face a loss of status and develop a sense of powerlessness.
What is male?
these services are largely underutilized by immigrants and refugees
What are health care services?
This is of special consideration, especially when working with refugees and asylees.
What is trauma?
May include escape from poverty, seeking a higher quality of life, and political unrest
What are the reasons for migration?
Because children and adolescents do this, they acculturate and adjust more quickly than older family members
What is attend school?
immigrant men may lose their assigned roles within the family because they may be ________ or ________
What is unemployed or underemployed?
major sources of difficulty for immigrants and refugees
What are communication difficulties and language differences?
Parents of immigrants and refugees may be especially concerned about the lack of this is American schools.
What is discipline?
Immigrants have a much lower rate of this than native-born individuals
What is crime?
____________ may feel their __________ are abandoning them and their cultural background.
What are parents and children?
Immigrants often demonstrate strong ________ to the U.S. and have brought with them ingenuity and a strong work ethic.
What is loyalty?
Parents or guardians who are undocumented are fearful of doing this
What is registering their children for school?
inflexible, low-wage jobs may be a barrier for parents in their efforts to ______
What is supervise children and support their education?
10% of high school students but 27% of high school _________.
What is dropouts?
Many immigrants come from countries in which these two things are prevalent
What are gender inequities and spousal abuse?
Role of ______ and strength of _________ ________ are core resources to make meaning and cope with stress of adapting to a completely new environment.
What are family and spiritual beliefs?
Many immigrant groups are hesitant to speak about family issues because of the cultural importance placed on this.
What is privacy?
This is also a major concern when working with refugee and asylee families.
What is post-traumatic stress?