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Assisting the least among us: Social work's historical response to unaccompanied immigrant and refugee youth

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  • Jani, Jayshree S.
  • Reisch, Michael

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Unaccompanied immigrant and refugee youth enter the U.S. daily to escape violence, political oppression, extreme poverty, and chronic instability in their native countries, or as victims of human trafficking. In FY 2016, nearly 60,000 UAC arrived from Central America and Mexico alone (ORR, 2017) and officials estimate that UAC will continue to enter the U.S. at a rapid pace in the years ahead. Yet, because these youth do not have the same legal status, the government treats them differently upon their arrival (Cebulko, 2013).

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  • Jani, Jayshree S. & Reisch, Michael, 2018. "Assisting the least among us: Social work's historical response to unaccompanied immigrant and refugee youth," Children and Youth Services Review, Elsevier, vol. 92(C), pages 4-14.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:cysrev:v:92:y:2018:i:c:p:4-14
    DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2018.02.025
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