Immigration has been a part of U.S. culture since its history
began, and currently Immigrant parents and their children
represent the fastest growing segment of the U.S. population.
Nearly one in four children in the U.S. (23%) currently lives in
a family with at least one immigrant parent. Among these
children, more than four out of five were born in the USA, and
as any other children, they deserve to be protected from abuse,
neglect, and abandonment by the child welfare systems. With
these shifting dynamics and often convoluted laws, child welfare
workers need support to help keep innocent children affected by
migration protected from harm. That’s where American Humane
Association’s Migration & Child Welfare initiative steps in.
Through our efforts to increase education of child welfare
workers, child welfare agencies across the country will be
better-prepared to address the unique and complex needs of this
vulnerable population. American Humane believes that child
welfare services should be available to al