Yali Lincroft (Former Staff)
The Reuniting Immigrant Families Act: A Case Study of California’s Senate Bill 1064
Yali Lincroft (Former Staff), State Policy Advocacy and Reform Center | May 21, 2013 |
On September 30, 2012, California Governor Brown signed “The Reuniting Immigrant Families Act” (SB1064). The legislation became the first in the country to address …
Children in Harm’s Way: Criminal Justice, Immigration Enforcement, and Child Welfare
Wendy Cervantes (Former Staff), Yali Lincroft (Former Staff), Lara BruceMSW, Susan D. PhillipsPhD | February 1, 2013 |
Children of immigrants are one-fourth of America’s children and the fastest-growing group of children. Federal immigration enforcement policy and the criminal justice system have …
California Governor signs landmark legislation addressing “shattered families”
Yali Lincroft (Former Staff), First Focus Campaign for Children | October 1, 2012 |
Last night, California Governor Jerry Brown signed two landmark legislation to help detained and deported immigrant parents: The Reuniting Immigrant Families Act (SB1064, sponsored …
Helping Shattered Families – California Legislation Needs Governor’s Signature to Become Law
Yali Lincroft (Former Staff), First Focus Campaign for Children | August 30, 2012 |
Juana Reyes is an undocumented single mother of two U.S. born citizen children who sold tamales in front of Walmart in Sacramento, California for …
Uniting Our Voices for Immigrant Children of Incarcerated Parents
Yali Lincroft (Former Staff) | May 10, 2011 |
Immigrant advocates often use phrases such as “innocent” or “they are not criminals” when they are defending immigrant detainees. However, these statements are actually …
Children of Incarcerated Parents
Yali Lincroft (Former Staff) | March 2, 2011 |
The United States leads the world in rates of incarceration, with one in every American adults residing in jail or prison. 63 percent of …
Children of Immigrants in the U.S. Child Welfare System
Yali Lincroft (Former Staff), Alan J. DettlaffMSW PhD | June 8, 2010 |
Nearly one in four children in the U.S. live in immigrant families. Currently, limited data exists about the number of immigrant children and families …
Caught Between Systems: The Intersection of Immigration and Child Welfare Policies
Wendy Cervantes (Former Staff), Yali Lincroft (Former Staff), Ken Borelli | May 21, 2010 |
First Focus has partnered with the Migration and Child Welfare Network in the development of a comprehensive series of papers and fact sheets, entitled, …
Language, Culture, and Immigration Relief Options
Wendy Cervantes (Former Staff), Yali Lincroft (Former Staff) | May 21, 2010 |
Children of immigrants represent the fastest growing segment of the United States child population. This policy brief analyzes the need for the child welfare …
Public Benefits and Child Welfare Financing
Yali Lincroft (Former Staff), Ken Borelli | May 21, 2010 |
This policy brief provides an overview of public benefits, placement, and financing issues that impact immigrant families within the child welfare system. The authors …