On Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2017, U.S. President Donald Trump announced his intent to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) immigration program, instituted by the Obama administration. President Trump called on the U.S. Congress to pass a replacement before its protections are phased out in the next six months. See full news story.

The end of DACA and other immigration policy issues pose many potential impacts on families. NCFR invites you to learn more about these issues in our articles and conference sessions listed below. Articles below are for members and subscribers only unless otherwise noted.
 

2017 NCFR Annual Conference Sessions

• Session #111: Implications of Educational and Immigration Policy on Latino Families – Symposium organized by the Family Policy Section. Download Presentation 111-03 (PDF)

• Session #328: Social Justice Strategies to Address the Elephant in the Classroom or the Family Room: Race and Racism in America, the Conversation Continues – Special Session organized by NCFR Inclusion and Diversity Committee. Download session resources

• Session #406: How Policies Shape Lives: The Impact of Immigration Policy on Children and Families – Closing Plenary with Manijeh Daneshpour, Ph.D., LMFT, Professor of Marriage and Family Therapy, Department of Couple and Family Therapy, Alliant International University, Irvine, California; and Andre Segura, J.D., Legal Director of the ACLU of Texas. Watch video recording (open to conference and live-stream registrants)

• Session #409: Immigrant Families – Paper Session organized by the Ethnic Minorities Section. Download Presentation 409-04 (PDF)

Past Conference Sessions (Open to all NCFR Members)

• Open to Public: Helms H. M., Wheeler, L. A., Updegraff K., McHale S., Umana-Taylor, A., Rodriguez Y., Hengstebeck N., Wood C., & Vazquez, M. (2013, November). Mexican American families: Family relationship in established and emerging immigrant communities.  Paper Presentations at the National Council on Family Relations Annual Conference. [Audio Recording]. Retrieved from www.ncfr.org/ncfr-2013/watch-and-listen/mexican-american-families-family-relationships-established-and-emerging-i

• Open to Public: Ramadoss, K., Jin, L., Myers-Walls, J., Shih, K.Y., You, H-K., & Jeong, Y-J. (2014, November). Transnational and immigrant families. Paper Presentations at the National Council on Family Relations Annual Conference. [Audio Recording]. Retrieved from www.ncfr.org/ncfr-2014/watch-and-listen/transnational-and-immigrant-families-audio-recording

• Lazarevic, V., Viramontez Anguiano R. P., Reyes, R., Kang, H., Nesteruk, O., Price, C. A., Bury, J., & Wilson, A. (2014, November). Immigrant families over the Life Course. Paper Presentation at the National Council on Family Relations Annual Conference. [Audio Recording]. Retrieved from www.ncfr.org/ncfr-2014/watch-and-listen/immigrant-families-over-life-course-audio-recording

• Ambrosini, M. (2014, November). Migration and invisible welfare- A European perspective. Paper Presentation at the National Council on Family Relations Annual Conference. [Video Recording]. Retrieved from www.ncfr.org/ncfr-2014/watch-and-listen/migration-and-invisible-welfare-european-perspective-video-recording

• Hu, K., Do K. A., Xia, Y., Shih, K., Diop, M. K., Stewart, P., De Reus, L. A., & Thiam, A. (2016, November). Immigration, transnational experience, and human rights. Paper Presentation at the National Council on Family Relations Annual Conference. [Audio Recording]. Retrieved from https://learning.ncfr.org/course/view.php?id=5

• Settles, B., McDaniel, S. A., Hacker, D., Solheim, C. (2016, November).  Families and human rights: The migration experiences. Paper Presentation at the National Council on Family Relations Annual Conference. [Video Recording]. Retrieved from https://learning.ncfr.org/course/view.php?id=5

• Sun-Hee Park, S. (2016, November). Families on the verge: Migration, rights and environmental privilege. Plenary at the National Council on Family Relations Annual Conference. [Video Recording]. Retrieved from https://learning.ncfr.org/course/view.php?id=5

• Ortega, A. (2012, November). Immigrant health. Paper presentation at the National Council on Family Relations Annual Conference. [Video Recording] Retrieved from www.ncfr.org/ncfr-2012/watch-and-listen/immigrant-health
   

Family Focus Articles

• Open to Public: Gonzalez, N. (Ed.), (2009). Family Focus on Immigration / Migration. NCFR Report, 54.3. Retrieved from https://www.ncfr.org/ncfr-report/focus/immigration-migration

• Open to Public: Letiecq, B. L., (2016). Working with immigrant families to actualize justice: Translating scholarship to action. NCFR Report, 61.4. Retrieved from www.ncfr.org/ncfr-report/focus/family-focus-families-and-human-rights/working-immigrant-families-actualize-justic

• Barolet-Fogarty, M., (2017). The emotional toll of “doing family” in Latino transnational families. NCFR Report, FF67. Retrieved from www.ncfr.org/ncfr-report/focus/doing-family-at-a-distance/emotional-toll-doing-family-latino-transnational-families

• Bodrug-Lungu, V., (2013). Impact of parents’ migration on Moldavian youths’ perception of family. NCFR Report, 58.1. Retrieved from www.ncfr.org/ncfr-report/focus/family-focus-global-families/impact-parents-migration-moldavian-youths-perception-

• Kim, A. J., (2012). Distant immigrant patriarch to expressive dad: Father school as gender boot camp. NCFR Report, 57.4. Retrieved from www.ncfr.org/ncfr-report/focus/family-focus-families-and-spirituality/distant-immigrant-patriarch-expressive-dad-

• Nesteruk, O., (2014). Dating and mate selection among adult children of immigrants. NCFR Report, 59.4. Retrieved from www.ncfr.org/ncfr-report/focus/family-focus-dating-and-mate-selection/dating-and-mate-selection-among-adult-child

• Ramadoss, K., (2017). Indian transnational families: Strengths and vulnerabilities. NCFR Report, 62.1. Retrieved from www.ncfr.org/ncfr-report/focus/doing-family-at-a-distance/indian-transnational-families-strengths-and-vulnerabilities
   

Journal of Marriage and Family Articles

• Dreby, J. (2012). The burden of deportation on children in Mexican immigrant families. Journal of Marriage and Family, 74, 829–845. doi:10.1111/j.1741-3737.2012.00989

• Steinbach, A. (2013). Family structure and parent–child contact: A comparison of native and migrant families. Journal of Marriage and Family, 75, 1114–1129. doi:10.1111/jomf.12060

• Landale, N. S., Oropesa, R. S., & Noah, A. J. (2014). Immigration and the family circumstances of Mexican-origin children: A binational longitudinal analysis. Journal of Marriage and Family, 76, 24–36. doi:10.1111/jomf.12073

• Sun, K. C.-Y. (2014). Reconfigured reciprocity: How aging Taiwanese immigrants transform cultural logics of elder care. Journal of Marriage and Family, 76, 875–889. doi:10.1111/jomf.12119

• Lu, Y. (2014). Parental migration and education of left-behind children: A comparison of two settings. Journal of Marriage and Family, 76, 1082–1098. doi:10.1111/jomf.12139

• Frank, K., & Hou, F. (2015). Source-country gender roles and the division of labor within immigrant families. Journal of Marriage and Family, 77, 557–574. doi:10.1111/jomf.12171

• Enriquez, L. E. (2015). Multigenerational punishment: Shared experiences of undocumented immigration status within mixed-status families. Journal of Marriage and Family, 77, 939–953. doi:10.1111/jomf.12196

• Crosnoe, R., Ansari, A., Purtell, K. M., & Wu, N. (2016). Latin American immigration, maternal education, and approaches to managing children's schooling in the United States. Journal of Marriage and Family, 78, 60–74. doi:10.1111/jomf.12250

• Lersch, P. M. (2016). Family migration and subsequent employment: The effect of gender ideology. Journal of Marriage and Family, 78, 230–245. doi:10.1111/jomf.12251

• Chae, S., Hayford, S. R., & Agadjanian, V. (2016). Father's migration and leaving the parental home in rural Mozambique. Journal of Marriage and Family, 78, 1047–1062. doi:10.1111/jomf.12295

• Nisic, N., & Melzer, S. M. (2016). Explaining gender inequalities that follow couple migration. Journal of Marriage and Family, 78, 1063–1082. doi:10.1111/jomf.12323

• Open to public: Mood, C., Jonsson, J. O., & Låftman, S. B. (2017). The mental health advantage of immigrant-background youth: The role of family factors. Journal of Marriage and Family, 79, 419–436. doi:10.1111/jomf.12340
   

Family Relations Articles

• Raffaelli, M., Tran, S. P., Wiley, A. R., Galarza-Heras, M., & Lazarevic, V. (2012). Risk and resilience in rural communities: The experiences of immigrant Latina mothers. Family Relations, 61, 559–570. doi:10.1111/j.1741-3729.2012.00717

• Sung, M., Chin, M., Lee, J., & Lee, S. (2013). Ethnic variations in factors contributing to the life satisfaction of migrant wives in south Korea. Family Relations, 62, 226–240. doi:10.1111/j.1741-3729.2012.00753

• Falconier, M. K. (2013). Traditional gender role orientation and dyadic coping in immigrant Latino couples: Effects on couple functioning. Family Relations, 62, 269–283. doi:10.1111/fare.12002

• Li, Y., & Warner, L. A. (2015). Parent–adolescent conflict, family cohesion, and self-esteem among hispanic adolescents in immigrant families: A comparative analysis. Family Relations, 64, 579–591. doi:10.1111/fare.12158

• Crosnoe, R., & Ansari, A. (2016). Family socioeconomic status, immigration, and children's transitions into school. Family Relations, 65, 73–84. doi:10.1111/fare.12171
   

Journal of Family Theory & Review Articles

• Myers-Walls, J. A. (2013). The immigrant paradox in children and adolescents: Is becoming American a developmental risk? Journal of Family Theory & Review, 5, 234–239. doi:10.1111/jftr.12018

• Vesely, C. K., Letiecq, B. L., & Goodman, R. D. (2017). Immigrant family resilience in context: Using a community-based approach to build a new conceptual model. Journal of Family Theory & Review, 9, 93–110. doi:10.1111/jftr.12177