Immigrants should integrate

This commentary examines how enabling immigrant-origin adults to attain credentials beyond a high school diploma is vital to both building a skilled workforce and closing equity gaps. English Learners ELs in U. Medicaid has seen a surge in enrollment since the pandemic began, as millions of U.

But many noncitizens are ineligible for Medicaid due to their status as recent recipients of green cards, international students, or temporary workers, for example.

This issue brief examines the size and characteristics of this population, including state-to-state differences in eligibility and participation.

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The United States also experienced a large wave of immigration during the same time period. But most immigrants coming to America today are settling in cities and towns beyond the typical major metropolises, which absorbed much of previous immigration.

The state of North Carolina, for example, experienced a It is clear that states such as North Carolina would benefit from a well-structured support system at the federal level to help immigrants integrate—much in the same vein as the centralized support system the European Union has implemented. Cities and counties in the United States who are seeing an influx of immigrants for the very first time will enjoy stronger economic growth, among other benefits, if they adapt to shifting populations.

It will be used to develop an online welcome program for immigrants, provide grants to community-based organizations for citizenship preparation programs, facilitate English language learning through improved web resources, build volunteer capacity by developing a training certification framework for volunteers as well as promoting volunteerism and partnerships, and promote citizenship with integration messages at the workplace, among federal agencies, and the general public.

This initiative will promote partnerships at national, state, and local levels, and will improve coordination between federal agencies. The Department of Homeland Security proposed many of these ideas in a report issued in December of But this new allocation of funds shows that federal lawmakers have recognized that integrating our new citizens is becoming an increasingly important priority for the whole country.

Integration is a process that includes, but is not limited to, increased educational and economic mobility, social inclusion, and equal opportunity.