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    <title>Urban Institute: Immigrants</title>
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    <description>Urban Institute reports on: Immigrants - The Urban Institute is a nonprofit nonpartisan policy research and educational organization established to examine the social, economic, and governance problems facing the nation.</description>
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	<title><![CDATA[Children of Immigrants: A Statistical Snapshot]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[The number and share of children with at least one immigrant parent, the percentage of children of immigrants who are U.S. citizens, and the share of children of immigrants vs. children with native parents who are poor are just some of the data this snapshot (in English and Spanish) provides.]]></description>
	<link>http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=901294&amp;RSSFeed=UI_Immigrants.xml</link>
		<author>paffairs@urban.org (  The Urban Institute )</author>
        <pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
		
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	<title><![CDATA[Children of Immigrants: Immigration Trends]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[This fact sheet is the first in a series of publications on children of immigrants in the United States that updates the Urban Institute's May 2006 fact sheet that described the circumstances of these children in the early 2000s. The current fact sheet examines immigration trends and finds that children of immigrants are the fastest growing segment of the nation's children population - while the number of children of natives increased by 2.1 million between 1990 and 2007, children of immigrants grew by 8.1 million accounting for 77 percent of the growth of the U.S. children population during this time.]]></description>
	<link>http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=901292&amp;RSSFeed=UI_Immigrants.xml</link>
		<author>paffairs@urban.org (  Karina Fortuny, Ajay Chaudry )</author>
        <pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
		
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	<title><![CDATA[Vulnerable Youth and the Transition to Adulthood]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[This series examines youth vulnerability and risk-taking behaviors on several outcomes for young adults, using the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth, 1997 cohort. Notable results suggest youth follow one of four patterns in connecting to the labor market and school in the transition to adulthood: consistently-connected, later-connected, initially-connected, or never-connected. Second generation Latinos make a fairly smooth transition to young adulthood, but are less likely to engage in post-secondary schooling than whites. Youth from low-income families, distressed neighborhoods, and youth with poor mental health engage in relatively higher levels of adolescent risk behaviors and have relatively lower earnings and levels of connectedness in early adulthood.]]></description>
	<link>http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=411948&amp;RSSFeed=UI_Immigrants.xml</link>
		<author>paffairs@urban.org (  Jennifer Ehrle Macomber, Mike Pergamit, Tracy Vericker, Daniel Kuehn, Marla McDaniel, Erica H. Zielewski, Adam Kent, Heidi Johnson )</author>
        <pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
		
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	<title><![CDATA[New Research Explores the Sometimes Rough Road to Adulthood]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[Low-income African American youth engage in fewer risky behaviors than low-income white youth, a new Urban Institute analysis of federal data reveals. This research on young blacks is part of a collection of eight brief studies on vulnerable youth, risky behavior, and the transition to adulthood.]]></description>
	<link>http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=901280&amp;RSSFeed=UI_Immigrants.xml</link>
		<author>paffairs@urban.org (  The Urban Institute )</author>
        <pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
		
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	<title><![CDATA[Children of Immigrants: National and State Characteristics]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[Up-to-date state information on children of immigrants is essential for social policies that affect children and families. This brief, accompanying the Urban Institute's interactive Children of Immigrants Data Tool, describes the national and state characteristics of children of immigrants based on recent American Community Survey data. Since children of immigrants account for almost a quarter (24 percent) of children under age 5, their share in the school-age population will increase, with important implications for education policy. In addition, children of immigrants' poverty and low-income rates vary across states, highlighting the importance of state and local policies in promoting children's well-being.]]></description>
	<link>http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=411939&amp;RSSFeed=UI_Immigrants.xml</link>
		<author>paffairs@urban.org (  Karina Fortuny, Randolph Capps, Margaret Simms, Ajay Chaudry )</author>
        <pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
		
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	<title><![CDATA[Interactive Website Details the Lives of Children of Immigrants]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[The Children of Immigrants Data Tool enables users to generate detailed charts of the characteristics of children age 0 to 17 nationwide and for individual states and the District of Columbia in 2005 and 2006. Statistics on 21 features include citizenship and the immigrant status (foreign vs. native-born) of children and their parents; children's race, ethnicity, and school enrollment; parents' education and English proficiency; and family composition, income, and work effort. A companion publication, "Children of Immigrants: National and State Characteristics," highlights key national data and variations across states.]]></description>
	<link>http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=901279&amp;RSSFeed=UI_Immigrants.xml</link>
		<author>paffairs@urban.org (  The Urban Institute )</author>
        <pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
		
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	<title><![CDATA[Fulfilling the Promise of Preschool for All : Insights into Issues Affecting Access for Selected Immigrant Groups in Chicago]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[The study involved interviews with families from Nigeria and Pakistan living on Chicago's North Side to examine their experiences and perspectives around accessing Illinois' universal preschool program, Preschool for All (PFA).  Researchers conducted focus groups with parents and spoke with PFA providers for their perspective on issues families raised. The findings suggest Nigerian and Pakistani families can face numerous barriers accessing Preschool for All. While some barriers are unique to their immigration status, others are experienced by other low-income and vulnerable families as well. The report concludes with implications for policy and recommendations for future research.]]></description>
	<link>http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=411934&amp;RSSFeed=UI_Immigrants.xml</link>
		<author>paffairs@urban.org (  Gina Adams, Marla McDaniel )</author>
        <pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
		
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	<title><![CDATA[A Report on the First Year of the San Mateo County Adult Coverage Initiative and Systems Redesign for Adult Medicine Clinic Care]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[This report presents early findings of an evaluation of San Mateo County's Health System Redesign and Adult Coverage Initiative (ACE), an effort to improve effectiveness, efficiency, and care coordination among uninsured and underserved adults in the county. Enrollment in the ACE program has exceeded expectations, yet sustained financing for the program has yet to be identified. We have observed reforms in scheduling, team-based care, and the implementation of electronic medical records. However, we found significant barriers to access for primary care and specialty appointments. This analysis is the first of several ongoing evaluation reports by the Urban Institute and UCSF.]]></description>
	<link>http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=411928&amp;RSSFeed=UI_Immigrants.xml</link>
		<author>paffairs@urban.org (  Embry M. Howell, Sarah Benatar, Dana Hughes )</author>
        <pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
		
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	<title><![CDATA[Assisting Newcomers through Employment and Support Services : An Evaluation of the New Americans Centers Demonstration Project in Arkansas and Iowa]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration (ETA) provided a three-year demonstration grant to Arkansas and Iowa to develop New Americans Centers (NACs) in high immigrant population areas. The purposes of the grant are to promote stability and rapid employment with living wages, speed the transition of new immigrants into communities, assist employers, and enhance local economic development opportunities. This paper is the first report in an ongoing Urban Institute evaluation of the NACs. It focuses on the initial implementation phase of the NACs, highlighting start-up and early operation as well as the types of services participants receive.]]></description>
	<link>http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=411874&amp;RSSFeed=UI_Immigrants.xml</link>
		<author>paffairs@urban.org (  Robin Koralek, Joanna Parnes )</author>
        <pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
		
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	<title><![CDATA[HealthConnect in Our Community: What Do Health Navigators, Community Health Workers, and Families Say About the Program?]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[HealthConnect in Our Community is one component of a three-part initiative to address the health and related needs of children in Miami-Dade County. This report provides findings from five focus groups, two with community workers and three with parents. Both staff and parents are pleased with the program. They believe that the greatest strength of the program is its responsiveness to the cultural diversity represented in Miami-Dade County. The focus group participants also provided some areas for improvement, such as the need to raise the program's visibility in the community; improve targeting of services; and standardize data collection protocols.]]></description>
	<link>http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=411824&amp;RSSFeed=UI_Immigrants.xml</link>
		<author>paffairs@urban.org (  Louise Palmer, Ian Hill, Asya Magazinnik )</author>
        <pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
		
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	<title><![CDATA[Evaluation of HealthConnect in Our Community:  Final Report]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[In 2005 The Children's Trust of Miami-Dade County initiated HealthConnect in Our Community, designed to improve the health of children and adolescents in the county. The program uses community workers to reach out to underserved children and their families. The Urban Institute and three local consultants conducted a formative assessment the program's first year of operation. In a six-day site visit we interviewed 26 individuals, observed program operations in 19 separate locations, and conducted five focus groups, three with clients and two with program staff. This report summarizes the findings from the evaluation, and provides recommendations for improving the program.]]></description>
	<link>http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=411825&amp;RSSFeed=UI_Immigrants.xml</link>
		<author>paffairs@urban.org (  Embry M. Howell, Gloria Deckard, Carladenise Edwards, Ian Hill, Louise Palmer, Lee Sanders, Anna S. Sommers )</author>
        <pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
		
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	<title><![CDATA[Parents' Opinions of the Los Angeles Healthy Kids Program Remain High Despite Recent Challenges : Findings from the Second Evaluation Focus Groups]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[A second series of focus groups with parents of children enrolled in the Los Angeles Healthy Kids program found that opinions of the program remain favorable despite its recent fiscal challenges. Healthy Kids had provided comprehensive, affordable coverage to nearly 45,000 poor children from birth through age 18 until mid-2005, but funding shortfalls led the program to cap enrollment for older children and enrollment levels for all children subsequently slipped. Still, the program remains highly valued by parents for providing high quality, comprehensive coverage and parents report good access to linguistically appropriate care and affordable out-of-pocket costs.]]></description>
	<link>http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=411796&amp;RSSFeed=UI_Immigrants.xml</link>
		<author>paffairs@urban.org (  Ian Hill, Louise Palmer, Patricia Barreto, Eriko Wada, Enrique Castillo )</author>
        <pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
		
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	<title><![CDATA[Growing Pains for the Los Angeles Healthy Kids Program]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[The Los Angeles Healthy Kids program, during its first four years, extended comprehensive, affordable coverage to over 40,000 poor and vulnerable children, and improved their access to and use of care. Yet, the program also faced serious challenges, primarily related to financing. Funding for children ages 6 through 18 ran short in spring 2005 and Healthy Kids capped their enrollment. State health reform efforts that could have stabilized funding for the program have failed. Based on interviews with over 40 stakeholders, this case study analyzes the complex challenges that the Los Angeles Healthy Kids program faces at this critical juncture.]]></description>
	<link>http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=411789&amp;RSSFeed=UI_Immigrants.xml</link>
		<author>paffairs@urban.org (  Ian Hill, Patricia Barreto, Brigette Courtot, Eriko Wada )</author>
        <pubDate>Fri, 07 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
		
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	<title><![CDATA[The Integration of Immigrants and Their Families in Maryland : The Contributions of Immigrant Workers to the Economy]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[This report discusses the contribution of immigrants to Maryland's workforce, trends in the workforce between 2000 and 2006, and recommendations for educating and training immigrant workers. Rapid growth in the number and share of immigrant workers in the state do not appear to have come at the expense of native-born workers, who saw their labor force participation grow over this six year period.  Maryland's immigrant workers are unusually diverse, highly educated and work in key skilled industries such as healthcare, information technology and the sciences.]]></description>
	<link>http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=411751&amp;RSSFeed=UI_Immigrants.xml</link>
		<author>paffairs@urban.org (  Randolph Capps, Karina Fortuny )</author>
        <pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
		
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	<title><![CDATA[Final Report of the Evaluation of the San Mateo County Children's Health Initiative]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[In early 2003 San Mateo County, California  launched the Children's Health Initiative (CHI), to ensure that all children  have access to comprehensive health insurance coverage. Healthy Kids covers uninsured children below 400 percent of poverty and  primarily serves poor, undocumented Latino children. A survey of parents  of Healthy Kids enrollees found that in the first year of enrollment, children experienced improvements in access to and use of medical  and dental care; a reduction in missed school days due to health problems; reduced  unmet need; increased parent confidence in getting care and satisfaction with  quality; and reduced financial worries. Moreover, use of preventive and dental  services continued to improve during the children's second and third years of  continuous enrollment.]]></description>
	<link>http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=411687&amp;RSSFeed=UI_Immigrants.xml</link>
		<author>paffairs@urban.org (  Embry M. Howell, Dana Hughes, Louise Palmer, Genevieve M. Kenney, Ariel Klein )</author>
        <pubDate>Fri, 30 May 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
		
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	<title><![CDATA[Community-Based Nonprofits Serving Ethnic Populations in the Washington, D.C., Metropolitan Area]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[This brief profiles community-based nonprofits in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area that are helping newcomers adjust to their new social and political environment, while affirming their cultural identities. The brief focuses on nonprofit groups that serve Asian, Middle Eastern and African populations and examines the characteristics of these organizations in terms of their number, size, location, and scope of activities. The findings provide a unique picture of the community-based resources that are helping immigrants incorporate into American life.]]></description>
	<link>http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=411675&amp;RSSFeed=UI_Immigrants.xml</link>
		<author>paffairs@urban.org (  Carol J. De Vita, Alicia Lee )</author>
        <pubDate>Thu, 22 May 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
		
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	<title><![CDATA[Civil Society Structures Serving Latinos in the Washington, D.C., Metropolitan Area]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[Over the past decade the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area has become increasingly diverse, driven in large part by the growth of the Latino population. By 2006, almost 610,000 Latinos lived in the region. Today's immigrants, like those before them, contribute to the development of civil society organizations and rely on them for services and activities. Yet little is known about these organizations and the ways they help newcomers build and engage in civil society. This brief provides an overview of nonprofits and religious congregations in the Washington, D.C. region that focus on providing services and support to the Latino population.]]></description>
	<link>http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=411669&amp;RSSFeed=UI_Immigrants.xml</link>
		<author>paffairs@urban.org (  Guillermo Cantor, Carol J. De Vita )</author>
        <pubDate>Thu, 22 May 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
		
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	<title><![CDATA[Financial Help among Family and Friends in Vulnerable Neighborhoods : Part 1: Who Gives?]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[Financial assistance from family and friends is an important  resource for lower-income families dealing with difficult economic  circumstances. This fact examines what  percent of respondents in low-income neighborhoods gave financial help, either to family and friends or to other  people they live with, in the last 12 months. The percentage of respondents who gave financial help is high 39  percent, with substantial variation within immigrant and U.S.-born respondent  groups by race and ethnicity in the proportion that gave and where the  assistance was sent]]></description>
	<link>http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=411674&amp;RSSFeed=UI_Immigrants.xml</link>
		<author>paffairs@urban.org (  Lynette A. Rawlings, Kerstin Gentsch )</author>
        <pubDate>Tue, 20 May 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
		
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	<title><![CDATA[Financial Help among Family and Friends in Vulnerable Neighborhoods : Part 2: Who Receives?]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[In the second fact we examine what percent of respondents in low-income neighborhoods received financial help in the last 12 months from families and friends or from other people they live with. Overall, 25 percent of respondents received financial help from families and friends. This figure differs substantially by nativity. Moreover, the patterns of receiving help from family and friends are fairly similar across race and ethnic groups for U.S.-born respondents, whereas the percent of immigrant respondents who received help from family and friends differed sizably among region of origin.]]></description>
	<link>http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=411673&amp;RSSFeed=UI_Immigrants.xml</link>
		<author>paffairs@urban.org (  Lynette A. Rawlings, Kerstin Gentsch )</author>
        <pubDate>Tue, 20 May 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
		
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	<title><![CDATA[Growing Pains for the Los Angeles Healthy Kids Program : Findings from the Second Evaluation Case Study]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[The Los Angeles Healthy Kids program, during its first four years, extended comprehensive, affordable coverage to over 40,000 poor and vulnerable children, and improved their access to and use of care. Yet, the program also faced serious challenges, primarily related to financing. Funding for children ages 6 through 18 ran short in spring 2005 and Healthy Kids capped their enrollment. State health reform efforts that could have stabilized funding for the program have failed. Based on interviews with over 40 stakeholders, this case study analyzes the complex challenges that the Los Angeles Healthy Kids program faces at this critical juncture.]]></description>
	<link>http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=411653&amp;RSSFeed=UI_Immigrants.xml</link>
		<author>paffairs@urban.org (  Ian Hill, Patricia Barreto, Brigette Courtot, Eriko Wada )</author>
        <pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
		
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	<title><![CDATA[The Effects of Immigration on the Employment Outcomes of Black Americans : Statement before the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[While most evidence suggests that immigration has had a modest negative effect on black employment, especially for those without a high school diploma, changes in immigration law will probably not improve job prospects for young blacks, Senior Fellow Harry Holzer told the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights. He offered six suggestions for policymakers looking to improve outcomes for young African Americans, such as improving their early work experience and occupational training with high-quality career and technical education.]]></description>
	<link>http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=901159&amp;RSSFeed=UI_Immigrants.xml</link>
		<author>paffairs@urban.org (  Harry Holzer )</author>
        <pubDate>Fri, 04 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
		
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	<title><![CDATA[Immigration and Economic Mobility]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[America offers opportunities for many immigrants to improve their earnings relative to what they could earn in their countries of origin, and research suggests that immigrants children tend to experience further economic gains. But the effect of immigrant workers on the earnings of low-skilled, native born workers may be significantly negative; some find that the recent influx of low-skilled, immigrant labor makes it more difficult for low-skilled native-born workers to gain higher wages. This review summarizes the highly charged debate over the positive and negative effects of immigration on economic mobility. (Review 7 of 11.)]]></description>
	<link>http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=1001162&amp;RSSFeed=UI_Immigrants.xml</link>
		<author>paffairs@urban.org (  Seth Zimmerman )</author>
        <pubDate>Thu, 03 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
		
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	<title><![CDATA[Integration of Immigrants in Maryland's Growing Economy]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[This brief summarizes the contribution of immigrants to Maryland's workforce and trends in the workforce between 2000 and 2006.  Maryland's immigrant workers are unusually highly educated and work in key skilled industries such as healthcare, information technology and the sciences.  However, there are also large numbers of immigrant workers with low educational attainment and English proficiencythey largely work in construction, agriculture, and services.  Education, English language, and job training programs if properly tailored to immigrants' and employers' needs could potentially raise the incomes of immigrant workers and increase their tax contributions to the state.]]></description>
	<link>http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=411624&amp;RSSFeed=UI_Immigrants.xml</link>
		<author>paffairs@urban.org (  Randolph Capps, Karina Fortuny )</author>
        <pubDate>Tue, 18 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
		
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	<title><![CDATA[Five Questions for Rosa Castaneda]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[Rosa Maria Castaneda, a research associate in UI's Labor, Human Services, and Population Center, is coauthor of "Paying the Price: The Impact of Immigration Raids on America's Children." She answers five questions about her research, her next project, and the U.S. Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement's newly issued guidelines on the conduct of raids.]]></description>
	<link>http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=901229&amp;RSSFeed=UI_Immigrants.xml</link>
		<author>paffairs@urban.org (  Rosa Maria Castaneda )</author>
        <pubDate>Thu, 06 Dec 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
		
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	<title><![CDATA[Immigrant Integration in Low-income Urban Neighborhoods : Improving Economic Prospects and Strengthening Connections for Vulnerable Families]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[The paper explores the financial well-being and economic integration of immigrant groups compared with native-born minorities and whites in vulnerable urban neighborhoods.  Among the main findings from the analysis is that immigrants and native minorities in the neighborhoods we examine face similar types of economic difficulties.  However, after controlling for citizenship, English proficiency, educational attainment, and having a drivers license and a reliable car, many of the economic disadvantages disappear for immigrant groups, but not for native-born minorities. These findings suggest that even in tough neighborhoods, the potential for economic integration of immigrants is strong.]]></description>
	<link>http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=411574&amp;RSSFeed=UI_Immigrants.xml</link>
		<author>paffairs@urban.org (  Lynette A. Rawlings, Randolph Capps, Kerstin Gentsch, Karina Fortuny )</author>
        <pubDate>Tue, 27 Nov 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
		
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	<title><![CDATA[Are Children Accessing and Using Needed Mental Health Care Services?]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[This brief presents data on mental health coverage benefits and enrollees' access to and use of mental health services through the Healthy Kids program in San Mateo County, California. The prevalence of mental health conditions among enrollees is similar to national levels, but despite the generous mental health benefits offered under the program, only a small fraction of enrollees with mental health conditions receive care. Reasons why more children do not use mental health services are explored. The brief also shows that enrollees with mental health needs have higher use of other health services compared to all Healthy Kids members.]]></description>
	<link>http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=411573&amp;RSSFeed=UI_Immigrants.xml</link>
		<author>paffairs@urban.org (  Louise Palmer, Brigette Courtot, Embry M. Howell )</author>
        <pubDate>Tue, 20 Nov 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
		
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	<title><![CDATA[Three Independent Evaluations of Healthy Kids Programs Find Dramatic Gains in Well-Being of Children and Families]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[This brief presents highlights from rigorous, independent evaluations of the Healthy Kids programs in three California counties, Los Angeles, San Mateo, and Santa Clara. The three Healthy Kids programs provide children with comprehensive health insurance coverage. Children are eligible for Healthy Kids if they are ineligible for California's two major state insurance programs, Medi-Cal and Healthy Families, and live in families with incomes up to 300 percent of the federal poverty level (FPL) in Los Angeles and Santa Clara counties, and 400 percent of the FPL in San Mateo County. This brief describes some of the many positive impacts that Healthy Kids programs have had on children, including improvements in their access to and use of medical services and reductions in their unmet need for care.]]></description>
	<link>http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=411572&amp;RSSFeed=UI_Immigrants.xml</link>
		<author>paffairs@urban.org (  Christopher Trenholm, Embry M. Howell, Ian Hill, Dana Hughes )</author>
        <pubDate>Mon, 19 Nov 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
		
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	<title><![CDATA[Quality of Early Childhood Health Care in the Los Angeles Healthy Kids Program]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[The Los Angeles Healthy Kids program was created in 2003 to provide health insurance to uninsured children ages 05 years in families with household income below 300 percent of the federal poverty level (FPL) who are ineligible for SCHIP or Medicaid. A quality of care survey sampled parents of 538 children ages 1272 months enrolled in the program for at least one year. Results show that quality of preventive care for children in Healthy Kids has similar patterns as care for children in low-income households, both in California and nationally. Content of preventive care is well below American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommendations, although it is consistent with statewide and national levels of care.]]></description>
	<link>http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=411570&amp;RSSFeed=UI_Immigrants.xml</link>
		<author>paffairs@urban.org (  Moira Inkelas, Patricia Barreto )</author>
        <pubDate>Thu, 15 Nov 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
		
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	<title><![CDATA[Paying the Price: The Impact of Immigration Raids on America's Children]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[Over the past year, Immigration and Customs Enforcement has intensified immigration enforcement activities by conducting several large-scale worksite raids across the country. From an in-depth study of three communitiesGreeley, CO, Grand Island, NE and New Bedford, MAthis report details the impact of these worksite raids on the well-being of children. The report provides detailed recommendations to a variety of stakeholders to help mitigate the harmful effects of worksite raids on children.]]></description>
	<link>http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=411566&amp;RSSFeed=UI_Immigrants.xml</link>
		<author>paffairs@urban.org (  Randolph Capps, Rosa Maria Castaneda, Ajay Chaudry, Robert Santos )</author>
        <pubDate>Wed, 31 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
		
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	<title><![CDATA[Utilization in the Los Angeles Healthy Kids Program : A Preliminary Study of Health Plan Administrative Data]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[As part of a multi-year evaluation of the Healthy Kids program in Los Angeles, we analyzed service utilization of Healthy Kids enrollees ages 0 to 18 using health plan encounter and claims data and assessed these data for completeness. Results suggest that actual service rates are higher than administrative data indicate. Other evidence from the evaluation suggests that some services are likely reimbursed by Restricted/Emergency Medi-Cal, and other services are provided just prior to enrolling in Healthy Kids. As a result, some encounters are not captured in health plan data for Healthy Kids, and will present challenges for ongoing program monitoring.]]></description>
	<link>http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=411517&amp;RSSFeed=UI_Immigrants.xml</link>
		<author>paffairs@urban.org (  Anna S. Sommers, Embry M. Howell, Ian Hill )</author>
        <pubDate>Mon, 13 Aug 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
		
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	<title><![CDATA[Comprehensive Services for Survivors of Human Trafficking : Findings from Clients in Three Communities]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[Many humans are trafficked across international borders for the purposes of labor or sexual exploitation.  The Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) developed the Services for Trafficking Victims Discretionary Grant Program - Comprehensive Services Sites.  The program provides direct services, such as legal and crisis counseling to assist victims once they are identified until they are certified to receive other federal benefits.  Urban Institute researchers conducted face-to-face interviews with survivors and with key service providers in three evaluation sites.  The in-depth interviews document victims service needs, their experiences using OVC-funded services, and barriers to services.  They also provide a unique opportunity to listen directly to the voices of the victims.]]></description>
	<link>http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=411507&amp;RSSFeed=UI_Immigrants.xml</link>
		<author>paffairs@urban.org (  Laudan Y. Aron, Janine M. Zweig, Lisa C. Newmark )</author>
        <pubDate>Tue, 31 Jul 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
		
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	<title><![CDATA[The Real Technology Challenge]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[Growing the U.S. economy and maintaining its global economic strength depends on developing the new breed of technical and non-technical workers who can work across national, organizational, and cultural boundaries. The US economy is not threatened by the increase of scientists and engineers in China and India, nor is there a lack of qualified science and engineering graduates in the U.S. The best competitiveness policy would focus on strengthening basic education, on the performance of those at the bottom, on providing a broad-based education, and on developing a cohort of cosmopolitan scientists and engineers who will give the U.S. collaborative advantage.]]></description>
	<link>http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=1001094&amp;RSSFeed=UI_Immigrants.xml</link>
		<author>paffairs@urban.org (  Leonard Lynn, Harold Salzman )</author>
        <pubDate>Mon, 30 Jul 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
		
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	<title><![CDATA[Putting English Language Learners on the Educational Map : The No Child Left Behind Act Implemented]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[This brief presents research findings as well as policy recommendations arising from a study of the No Child Left Behind Act and its implications for immigrant children and English language learners (ELLs). Analyses are based on nationally-representative data from the Schools and Staffing Survey and detailed case studies of selected elementary schools and school districts serving high concentrations of ELL students. Results reveal an extraordinary degree of concentration of ELL students in a few schools that tend to be large, urban and serve a predominantly minority student population. Case studies at some of these schools suggest that, while implementation of NCLB has resulted in problems associated with increased testing (exacerbated by the use of inappropriate tests), the law has also had a positive effect on the education of ELL students as it has increased the attention paid to these students; fostered the alignment of curriculum, instruction and professional development; and raised the bar for student achievement. Implications of findings for the education of ELL students, particularly in schools serving low concentrations of English language learners, are discussed. Policy recommendations presented include the development of appropriate tests for ELLs, the inclusion of pre-K in NCLB legislation, and the provision of professional development for teachers.]]></description>
	<link>http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=311468&amp;RSSFeed=UI_Immigrants.xml</link>
		<author>paffairs@urban.org (  Clemencia Cosentino de Cohen, Beatriz Chu Clewell )</author>
        <pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
		
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	<title><![CDATA[Promise or Peril? : NCLB and the Education of ELL Students]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[This report describes the implementation of the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act in school districts and schools with large enrollments of English language learners (ELLs) and immigrant students.  The study, part of a series on the education of young immigrant students, documents how this landmark legislation in education policy played out in three high-ELL districts and six schools and traces the law&rsquo;s effect on the education of ELL students attending these schools.  The research, which takes a case study approach, addresses the following questions:  1) How has NCLB been implemented in high-ELL schools? 2) What has been the effect of NCLB on the improvement of high-ELL schools? and 3) What has been the effect of NCLB on ELL students in high-ELL schools?  The findings reveal that, while implementation of NCLB in high-LEP schools has resulted in some problems for ELL students&rsquo; education, the net effect of the law has been positive because it has increased attention paid to ELL students; increased the alignment of curriculum, instruction, professional development, and testing; and raised the bar for ELL student achievement.]]></description>
	<link>http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=411469&amp;RSSFeed=UI_Immigrants.xml</link>
		<author>paffairs@urban.org (  Clemencia Cosentino de Cohen, Julie Murray, Beatriz Chu Clewell )</author>
        <pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
		
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	<title><![CDATA[Foster Care Placement Settings and Permanency Planning: Patterns by Child Generation]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[The population of children of immigrants is growing rapidly, as over one fifth of all U.S. children have at least one immigrant parent. Social service systems such as child welfare are encountering large and increasing numbers of these children, but few hard data on the system involvement of children of immigrants exist. The first three briefs in the Identifying Immigrant Families with Child Welfare Systems series provide some of the first data on first-and second- generation Latin American immigrant children in out-of-home care in Texas. Overall, Latin American immigrant children and Latin American children of immigrants are underrepresented, while Hispanic children of U.S.-born parents are over-represented in the Texas child welfare system. Key child welfare system experience findings include: 

Placement type: only 8 percent of Latin American immigrant children in out-of-home care are living with relatives compared with 20-28 percent of U.S.-born children (both Hispanic and non-Hispanic).

Removal reason: Latin American immigrants are three times more likely to be removed because of sexual abuse than children of U.S.-born parents.

Title IV-E eligibility: Only 5 percent of Latin American immigrants in out-of-home care are eligible for Title IV-E reimbursement compared with over half of U.S.-born children.]]></description>
	<link>http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=311459&amp;RSSFeed=UI_Immigrants.xml</link>
		<author>paffairs@urban.org (  Tracy Vericker, Daniel Kuehn, Randolph Capps )</author>
        <pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
		
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	<title><![CDATA[Child Sexual Abuse: Removals by Child Generation and Ethnicity]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[The population of children of immigrants is growing rapidly, as over one fifth of all U.S. children have at least one immigrant parent. Social service systems such as child welfare are encountering large and increasing numbers of these children, but few hard data on the system involvement of children of immigrants exist. The first three briefs in the Identifying Immigrant Families with Child Welfare Systems series provide some of the first data on first-and second- generation Latin American immigrant children in out-of-home care in Texas. Overall, Latin American immigrant children and Latin American children of immigrants are underrepresented, while Hispanic children of U.S.-born parents are over-represented in the Texas child welfare system. Key child welfare system experience findings include: 

Placement type: only 8 percent of Latin American immigrant children in out-of-home care are living with relatives compared with 20-28 percent of U.S.-born children (both Hispanic and non-Hispanic).

Removal reason: Latin American immigrants are three times more likely to be removed because of sexual abuse than children of U.S.-born parents.

Title IV-E eligibility: Only 5 percent of Latin American immigrants in out-of-home care are eligible for Title IV-E reimbursement compared with over half of U.S.-born children.]]></description>
	<link>http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=311460&amp;RSSFeed=UI_Immigrants.xml</link>
		<author>paffairs@urban.org (  Daniel Kuehn, Tracy Vericker, Randolph Capps )</author>
        <pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
		
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	<title><![CDATA[Title IV-E Funding: Funded Foster Care Placements by Child Generation and Ethnicity]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[The population of children of immigrants is growing rapidly, as over one fifth of all U.S. children have at least one immigrant parent. Social service systems such as child welfare are encountering large and increasing numbers of these children, but few hard data on the system involvement of children of immigrants exist. The first three briefs in the Identifying Immigrant Families with Child Welfare Systems series provide some of the first data on first-and second- generation Latin American immigrant children in out-of-home care in Texas. Overall, Latin American immigrant children and Latin American children of immigrants are underrepresented, while Hispanic children of U.S.-born parents are over-represented in the Texas child welfare system. Key child welfare system experience findings include: 

Placement type: only 8 percent of Latin American immigrant children in out-of-home care are living with relatives compared with 20-28 percent of U.S.-born children (both Hispanic and non-Hispanic).

Removal reason: Latin American immigrants are three times more likely to be removed because of sexual abuse than children of U.S.-born parents.

Title IV-E eligibility: Only 5 percent of Latin American immigrants in out-of-home care are eligible for Title IV-E reimbursement compared with over half of U.S.-born children.]]></description>
	<link>http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=311461&amp;RSSFeed=UI_Immigrants.xml</link>
		<author>paffairs@urban.org (  Tracy Vericker, Daniel Kuehn, Randolph Capps )</author>
        <pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
		
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	<title><![CDATA[Latin American Children of Immigrants Are Underrepresented in Texas's Child Welfare System]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[Three briefs released by the Child Welfare Research Program offer first-ever snapshots of Texan children involved with the state's Child Protective Services (CPS) who have Latin American immigrant parents. These children are underrepresented among those removed from their homes by CPS because of abuse and neglect.]]></description>
	<link>http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=901072&amp;RSSFeed=UI_Immigrants.xml</link>
		<author>paffairs@urban.org (  The Urban Institute )</author>
        <pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
		
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	<title><![CDATA[A Profile of Immigrants in Arkansas]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[Arkansas, which had the 4th fastest growing immigrant population and fastest growing Latino population of any state between 2000 and 2005, is the subject of this series of reports. Volume 1 provides detailed demographic information about the foreign-born in Arkansas and compares immigrants to natives on a wide variety of quality-of-life measures. It profiles immigrants' countries of birth, legal status, educational attainment, poverty, homeownership, employment, and the primary industries in which they are employed. Volume 2 assesses immigrants' impacts on the Arkansas economy, in terms of consumer spending, tax contributions, fiscal costs, and the savings that businesses and consumers realize by using immigrant labor. An executive summary is also included.]]></description>
	<link>http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=411441&amp;RSSFeed=UI_Immigrants.xml</link>
		<author>paffairs@urban.org (  Randolph Capps, Everett Henderson, John D. Kasarda, James H. Johnson, Jr., Stephen J. Appold, Derrek L. Croney, Donald J.  Hernandez, Michael E. Fix )</author>
        <pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
		
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	<title><![CDATA[Arkansas Is Home to Nation's Fastest-Growing Hispanic Population]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[The Hispanic population in Arkansas grew 48 percent between 2000 and 2005, faster than that of any other state, says an Urban Institute study of Arkansass immigrants.]]></description>
	<link>http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=901061&amp;RSSFeed=UI_Immigrants.xml</link>
		<author>paffairs@urban.org (  The Urban Institute )</author>
        <pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
		
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	<title><![CDATA[The Characteristics of Unauthorized Immigrants in California, Los Angeles County, and the United States]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[This report hopes to fill some of the knowledge gaps in the current immigration debate by describing the unauthorized population nationally and in California and Los Angelesthe state and urban area with the largest numbers of these immigrants. Unauthorized immigrants numbered 2.45 million in California in 2004, representing almost one-quarter (24 percent) of the nation's total (10.3 million). There are about 1 million unauthorized immigrants in the Los Angeles metropolitan area, almost twice the number of any other metro area; the unauthorized are one-tenth of the area's population (10 million). The report presents findings about these populations, including their socio-economic characteristics, such as national origin, education, employment, and poverty.]]></description>
	<link>http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=411425&amp;RSSFeed=UI_Immigrants.xml</link>
		<author>paffairs@urban.org (  Randolph Capps, Karina Fortuny )</author>
        <pubDate>Tue, 06 Mar 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
		
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	<title><![CDATA[Trends in the Low-Wage Immigrant Labor Force, 2000-2005]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[As Congress debates the fate of more than 10 million unauthorized immigrants living in the United States, their impact on the U.S. low-skilled labor force is an important consideration. In 2005, immigrants overall represented more than a fifth of low-wage workersthose earning less than twice the minimum wageand almost half of workers without a high school education. Unauthorized workers were nearly a tenth of low-wage workers and a quarter of low-skilled workers. The number of low-wage and low-skilled native-born workers fell between 2000 and 2005, due to improvements in their educational attainment but also due to decreasing labor force participation. This report, underwritten by the Hitachi Foundation, describes recent trends in the immigrant labor force and their implications for the U.S. economy.]]></description>
	<link>http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=411426&amp;RSSFeed=UI_Immigrants.xml</link>
		<author>paffairs@urban.org (  Randolph Capps, Karina Fortuny, Michael E. Fix )</author>
        <pubDate>Tue, 06 Mar 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
		
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	<title><![CDATA[Urban Institute Book Looks at Preparing Workforce for Labor Market Turmoil]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[The U.S. labor market has seen changes over the past few decades, and further turmoil is expected as the population ages and immigration and offshoring of jobs continue. A new Urban Institute Press book says that policies promoting education and skill development among American workers will be crucial in responding to shocks buffeting the U.S. workforce.]]></description>
	<link>http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=901045&amp;RSSFeed=UI_Immigrants.xml</link>
		<author>paffairs@urban.org (  The Urban Institute )</author>
        <pubDate>Tue, 13 Feb 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
		
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	<title><![CDATA[Ajay Chaudry Is Appointed Director of the Urban Institute's Center on Labor, Human Services, and Population]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[New York City agency administrator, educator, and researcher Ajay Chaudry will become the director of the Urban Institute's Center on Labor, Human Services, and Population February 12.]]></description>
	<link>http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=901028&amp;RSSFeed=UI_Immigrants.xml</link>
		<author>paffairs@urban.org (  The Urban Institute )</author>
        <pubDate>Thu, 11 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
		
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	<title><![CDATA[N.Y. Gov Eliot Spitzer Taps the Urban Institute's Olivia Golden To Be His Director of Operations]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[Urban Institute senior fellow Olivia Golden has been named state director of operations by New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer. Golden will oversee 80 state agencies.]]></description>
	<link>http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=901029&amp;RSSFeed=UI_Immigrants.xml</link>
		<author>paffairs@urban.org (  The Urban Institute )</author>
        <pubDate>Thu, 11 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
		
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	<title><![CDATA[Los Angeles Healthy Kids Program Gets a Healthy Start : Findings From the First Evaluation Case Study]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[The Los Angeles Healthy Kids program extends health coverage to uninsured children from birth through age 18 in families with income below 300 percent of the federal poverty level who are ineligible for Medicaid or SCHIP. Results from the first case study report on Healthy Kids implementation indicate that the program is off to a very positive start. Researchers found that the program's effective community-based outreach and simplified enrollment have fueled strong enrollment, its benefits package and managed care provider network were carefully designed to meet the needs of vulnerable children, and that Healthy Kids has been implemented smoothly.]]></description>
	<link>http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=311398&amp;RSSFeed=UI_Immigrants.xml</link>
		<author>paffairs@urban.org (  Ian Hill, Brigette Courtot, Eriko Wada )</author>
        <pubDate>Thu, 21 Dec 2006 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
		
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	<title><![CDATA[What Parents Say About the Los Angeles Healthy Kids Program : Findings From the First Evaluation Focus Groups]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[A series of focus groups with parents of children enrolled in the Los Angeles County Healthy Kids program found that the program is providing families with a highly valued service in the form of comprehensive health insurance coverage, permitting their children easier access to care, making health services more affordable, and increasing options for where and when to obtain care.  The groups explored parents' feelings about and experiences with Healthy Kids, which extends coverage to uninsured children from birth through age 18 in families with income below 300 percent of the federal poverty level who are ineligible for Medicaid or SCHIP.]]></description>
	<link>http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=311399&amp;RSSFeed=UI_Immigrants.xml</link>
		<author>paffairs@urban.org (  Ian Hill, Brigette Courtot, Patricia Barreto, Eriko Wada, Enrique Castillo )</author>
        <pubDate>Thu, 21 Dec 2006 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
		
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	<title><![CDATA[A Profile of the Foreign-Born in the Louisville Metropolitan Area]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[In 2004 there were about 50,000 immigrants in the Louisville metropolitan area, representing 4.5 percent of the areas population.  Louisville, like other Southeastern cities, has a relatively small but rapidly growing foreign-born population.  But Louisvilles immigrants are more diverse than elsewhere in the Southeast: higher shares are from African and Asian, and a lower share from Latin America.  Louisville also has a lower share of undocumented immigrants and a higher share of refugees, due to a large and successful resettlement program.   Louisvilles immigrantswhich make up an increasing component of the labor force in sectors such as manufacturing, retail and health careare also relatively well educated compared to the nationwide foreign-born population.  This report, sponsored by the Louisville Metro Office for International Affairs, describes characteristics and trends in the citys international population, and makes recommendations for the future successful integration.]]></description>
	<link>http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=411391&amp;RSSFeed=UI_Immigrants.xml</link>
		<author>paffairs@urban.org (  Randolph Capps, Karina Fortuny, Wendy Zimmermann, Will Bullock, Everett Henderson )</author>
        <pubDate>Tue, 12 Dec 2006 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
		
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	<title><![CDATA[A Profile of Young Children in the Los Angeles Healthy Kids Program : Who Are They and What Are Their Experiences on the Program?]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[This report summarizes the findings from a survey of parents of Healthy Kids enrollees aged 1 to 5 in Los Angeles County. The Los Angeles Healthy Kids program was implemented in July 2003 and provides insurance coverage to low income, uninsured children, who are ineligible for Medi-Cal or Healthy Families. This report is one of a series evaluating the Healthy Kids program in L.A. and analyses the demographic characteristics of enrolled children, their health status, health care access and use experiences, parental impressions of the enrollment and renewal processes, among other topics. One year from now, a second survey report will provide results from the longitudinal follow-up with the same parents and will assess the impact of the Healthy Kids program in L.A.]]></description>
	<link>http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=411370&amp;RSSFeed=UI_Immigrants.xml</link>
		<author>paffairs@urban.org (  Embry M. Howell, Lisa Dubay, Genevieve M. Kenney, Louise Palmer, Ian Hill, Moira Inkelas, Martha Kovac )</author>
        <pubDate>Fri, 13 Oct 2006 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
		
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	<title><![CDATA[A Tale of Two Counties : Expanding Health Insurance Coverage for Children in California]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[During difficult economic times, many California counties have expanded health insurance coverage for low-income children. These Children's Health Initiatives (CHIs) enroll children in public programs and provide new health insurance, Healthy Kids, for those ineligible for existing programs. This article describes the policy issues in implementing the Santa Clara and San Mateo
County CHIs, as well as the children's enrollment levels and utilization of services. These CHIs are among the first of the thirty California counties planning or implementing such initiatives. Their success depends on leadership from county agencies that have not traditionally worked closely together, as well as the development of a diverse public and private funding base. This effort to provide universal coverage for all children is important to national policymakers desiring similar goals.]]></description>
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		<author>paffairs@urban.org (  Embry M. Howell, Dana Hughes )</author>
        <pubDate>Fri, 29 Sep 2006 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
		
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