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They are incredible organizers facing unprecedented barriers  \nwho will do anything for their communities. We also thank those who  \nreviewed the drafts of these reports. These collaborators and reviewers  \ninclude the African Bureau for Immigrants and Social Affairs, Chil  \ndren at Risk, Colorado Statewide Parent Coalition, Latino Community  \nFund, New Jersey Alliance for Immigrant Justice, and Washington State  \nParent Ambassadors. We would also like to uplift Autistic Self-Advo  \ncacy Network, Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund, Linda  \nCorchado, Cindy Liou at OneAmerica, Liza Davis at The Children’s  \nPartnership, Hiro Yoshikawa, and Mark Greenberg for their advice and  \nguidance. Wendy Cervantes, director of Immigration and Immigrant  \nFamilies at CLASP, provided courageous and empathetic leadership  \non the genesis and completion of this project. Mikayla Slaydon of the  \nCLASP Child Care and Early Education team provided critical research  \nand analytic support. We extend our gratitude to CLASPers Juan  \nGomez, Priya Pandey, Stephanie Schmit, Isha Weerasinghe, and Rachel  \nWilensky for contributing their time and expertise. In addition, Sarah  \nErdreich, Grace Li, Nic Martinez, and Tom Salyers of CLASP’s Com  \nmunications team provided critical editing and project management  \nsupport. We are also grateful to Melissa Stek at MountainGem Advo  \ncacy & Communications as well as HerreraDesigns for their intrepid,  \ngood-humored attitude and compassionate design.  \nSupport for this research was provided by a number of founda  \ntions, including the Foundation for Child Development, Irving Harris  \nFoundation, The David and Lucile Packard Foundation, and the Robert  \nWood Johnson Foundation. The views expressed here do not necessari  \nly reflect the views of the foundations.  \nWe also are deeply appreciative of interviewees for their compas  \nsion and contributing their perspectives. Most importantly, we thank  \nthe immigrant parents for their time, perspectives, and opening their  \nhearts to us during focus groups.   \n How Immigration Policies are Harming Our Youngest Children April 2026 3  \nDESIGNERS ’ NOTE  \nT  \nhose impacted by family separation and those striving to transform the system are more  \nthan numbers and statistics. They are parents seeking safety and stability, children searching for belonging, and advocates who refuse to accept injustice as inevitable. They are people who came looking for security and found uncertainty. They are lives that have been shaped and transformed by the power of community and those who challenge and reimagine the systems around them. The design of these reports is meant to hon","cbCaipgoPIbLtxZb","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaipgoPIbLtxZb","pdf",23571061,84,"English","# Acknowledgements\n# Designers’ Note\n# Methods\n## Federal & State Policy Landscape & Demographics\n# Findings\n## “Doing the bare minimum”: Fear, Isolation and Chilling Effects\n## Deteriorating Parental Health\n## Impacts on Child Health\n## Community Response and Preparations\n# Recommendations\n## Federal Policy Recommendations\n## State Policy Recommendations\n## Recommendations for the Philanthropic Community\n# Appendices\n## Focus Group Guide and Questions\n## Table of Participants\n## State Specific Findings\n### Findings from Colorado\n### Findings from Georgia\n### Findings from Michigan\n### Findings from New Jersey\n### Findings from Texas\n### Findings from Washington State\n## Methods, Detailed\n## Potential Areas for Future Research","[{\"question\":\"What problem does the report focus on for young children?\",\"answer\":\"The report focuses on how immigration policies create fear and instability that harm children ages six and under, affecting families’ safety and wellbeing.\"},{\"question\":\"How does the report describe the effects on families and caregivers?\",\"answer\":\"It describes chilling effects such as fear and isolation, alongside deteriorating parental health that contributes to negative impacts on child health.\"},{\"question\":\"What kinds of recommendations does the report provide?\",\"answer\":\"It provides federal and state policy recommendations, plus guidance for the philanthropic community, aiming to reduce harm and support stability through community action and improved policy choices.\"}]","EVEN THE PLAYGROUND ISN'T SAFE - How Immigration Policies are Harming Our Youngest Children - April 2026 | PDF",1792046777,212]