The Impact of Immigration Raids on Children

With funding from the National Council of La Raza, The Urban Institute has conducted a study on the impact of worksite raids on the children of undocumented workers. The findings, detailed in the new report Paying the Price: The Impact of Immigration Raids on America's Children, are based on a study of three communities that experienced large-scale worksite raids in 2007. The findings show that children experienced family separation, economic hardship, schooling interruptions, and mental trauma.