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diciembre 11, 2025

Washington, D.C., Dec. 11, 2025 — A new report from the American Immigration Council warns that the U.S. childcare system (already stretched thin by rising costs, staffing shortages, and high demand) is facing catastrophic disruption under President Donald Trump’s mass deportation agenda. The loss of even a fraction of the childcare workforce could leave families with no coverage and no […] The post New Report: Trump’s Mass Deportation Agenda Will Deepen the Childcare Crisis  appeared first on American Immigration Council. […]

diciembre 11, 2025

Safia is among the 50,500 Afghan refugees admitted to the United States via the Special Immigrant Visa (SIV), a program created by Congress to help Afghans who worked for the U.S. government abroad. A college-educated math teacher who is not yet licensed to teach in the United States, Safia applied for a childcare training and licensing class at ECDC – Houston Multicultural Center. “In order to speed up this self-sufficiency goal, it takes everyone in the household working,” said Earlene Leverett, the program’s former manager. Additionally, “Employers are finally realizing the impact that childcare has on the economy. Businesses have jobs, they need employees to fill those jobs, those employees need childcare.” The post Caring for Children from Kabul to Houston  appeared first on American Immigration Council. […]

diciembre 11, 2025

Since the Trump administration began arresting immigrants off the street, Philadelphia childcare provider Damaris Alvarado-Rodriguez has had to close one classroom and lay off five teachers, all U.S. citizens. Parents in her Hispanic community, many with valid immigration status, “went into hiding,” she said. “There were so many policies at once that they didn’t know how they would be affected.” Damaris’ daycare center provides donated food, infant formula, diapers, clothes, and more. She is worried about the absent children. “We know that most of the children are food-deprived,” she said. “I pray that they’re OK.”  The post Fear and Empty Classrooms: The Human Cost of Immigration Crackdowns appeared first on American Immigration Council. […]

diciembre 11, 2025

Muna is one of many Somalis admitted to the United States with Temporary Protected Status (TPS) since the country collapsed in 1991 into civil war, causing the deaths of as many as 1 million people. She landed in San Diego in 1999, her 6-month-old baby in tow, knowing no one, knocking on doors to ask if anyone needed a babysitter. For the next four years, she lived and worked in 20 different houses as a nanny and housekeeper. Sometimes she slept on the floor. When she was ready to start her own business, in 2018, she turned to childcare. Now her business is thriving. “It’s a lot of kids to run,” she said, laughing. “But it’s worth it.”  The post From Babysitter to Business Owner: A Journey of Resilience and Care appeared first on American Immigration Council. […]

diciembre 11, 2025

KidsPark strives to support low- and middle-income parents, for whom standard childcare can be prohibitively expensive—potentially pushing them out of the workforce for years. And, from the beginning, immigrants have been vital. “We’ve always relied in the childcare industry on people who have come here from another country, or are first- or second-generation,” said Heather Alanis, who owns the center with her sister, Beth Christie. “We have, over the years, hired cousins and sisters because we believe they work so well together, and all of them have come from immigrant families,” said Beth. The post Supporting Working Families Through Flexible, Affordable Childcare appeared first on American Immigration Council. […]