Across the country, low-income status varies significantly by race and ethnicity. Currently, 13.4 million families with children are below 200 percent of the Federal poverty level, and 30 percent are Hispanic, 22 percent are black or African…

Child Trends authored this research brief on immigrant children in the United States, utilizing data from the Census. Researchers review poverty rates between immigrant children and children in native-born families. In this brief, authors look at…

The Children Now Organization authored this report on children in immigrant families residing in California. Half of the children in California live in a family with at least one immigrant parent, which is 2.5 times the national average. This…

The U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants released a resource guide for service providers who work with refugees with disabilities in communities. The authors note that many refugees that flee to the U.S. come from poorer regions with high…

This brief, from the Urban Institute, examines trends in immigrants’ role in the low-wage and lower-skilled labor force. From 2000 to 2005, the U.S. immigrant population increased from 31.1 to 35.7 million, and the immigrant labor force…

The Urban Institute published this paper on the effects of food stamp and welfare policy, the minimum wage, and the EITC on the food stamp benefit receipt of the low-income population. Authors found that more lenient immigrant eligibility rules,…

Research from the National Poverty Center at the University of Michigan provides information on the low-wage workforce in the United States. Due to recent immigration, the typical low-wage worker is now most likely to be a Hispanic immigrant.…

The number of children with immigrant parents have tripled in the last 35 years. Additionally, a large number of low income children reside in immigrant families. While low-income immigrant families with children are mostly working families, low-…

This issue brief, written by the National Association for State Community Services Programs (NASCSP), describes how members of the Community Services Network, particularly Community Action Agencies, are actively addressing the social service and…

According to the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) Web site, the Federal Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) is critical to ensuring that low-income working families and individuals maximize their incomes. Such households may not be aware…