Irregular Attendance: A Cause of Retardation

In recent years a number of cities in the U.S. have adopted new labor laws and regulations including higher minimum wages, paid sick leave, and fair scheduling ordinances. However, implementation of these ordinances may be hindered by a number of factors, including high rates of violations in certain sectors, workers reluctant to come forward for fear of employer retaliation, low fines and penalties for violations, and insufficient staffing at the agencies tasked with overseeing implementation.

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Immigrants and their families undergo profound cultural and socioeconomic changes as a consequence of entering the U.S., but the extent to which this process has changed over time remains unclear, due in large part to data limitations. Most studies rely on cross-sectional data, which may overstate the convergence of immigrants to the native-born. Until now, no nationally representative data source with large enough national origin group samples has linked immigrant parents to their children and grandchildren.

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Nearly five million children in the U.S. have at least one unauthorized immigrant parent who may be subject to deportation. Though the vast majority of these children are American citizens themselves, a high percentage live in poverty and have parents with limited English proficiency and low levels of education—factors that make these children vulnerable to poor academic achievement.

Since the 1990s, rates of opioid abuse and opioid-related overdoses have increased more dramatically among whites than among other racial or ethnic groups. As a result, whites are portrayed as the stereotypical opioid users in the press, documentaries, and research that focuses on decreasing life expectancy among whites.

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Temporary Protected Status (TPS) provides temporary relief from deportation for immigrants from countries that experience severe environmental problems, wars or other “extraordinary conditions.” It does not provide individuals with a pathway to legal permanent residence or citizenship. A recent statistical profile of TPS holders highlights their high levels of labor force participation, and their concentration in several low-wage industries.