Women and Immigration

 
A recent blog post from the Institute for Women’s Policy Research on women and immigration is worth a look as is a recently released report—Organizations Working with Latina Immigrants: Resources and Strategies for Change, by Cynthia Hess, Ph.D., Jane Henrici, Ph.D. and Claudia Williams.  The U.S. has often been dubbed the “nation of immigrants” and this is no less true today. However, the face of immigration has drastically changed while policies and practices have failed to adapt. There is a long history of immigrant men seeking opportunity in—well—the land of opportunity by working to provide for families, often left behind in their countries of origin. No longer is this the singular scenario. Immigrant women have increasingly sought to reunite their families while also seeking new employment and educational opportunities in the U.S. for themselves. Instead of being met with uplifting and economically empowering opportunities, these women experience disproportionately higher rates of domestic violence, on the job violence, employment discrimination, and sexual exploitation.

KJ