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www.tandfonline.com/doi/epdf/10....

We conclude that, "Legal protections, access to health care, and providing a path to citizenship for deeply rooted immigrant families are important steps toward reducing the harms and unintended consequences of evolving U.S. immigration policies across all those who call this country home."

We put this research into conversation with immigration policies of the last quarter century to contextualize how shifts in immigration law and policies impact families.

As we write, "Together, this body of research demonstrates that the negative impacts extend not only to immigrants but also to U.S. citizens and communities nationwide."

This article elevates a decade-long body of research led by Dr. Vaquera, Dr. Elizabeth Aranda, and Cisneros Scholars students like Annabelle, through the studies: The Immigrant Youth Project and Caminos al Bienestar / Pathways to Health.

This article was a bit of a crash course into the arduous yet rewarding process of peer-reviewed academic writing and in a testament to the title, was a bit of chase of a moving target as the "ever-evolving" U.S. immigration policy landscape has shifted dramatically.

Grateful to both Dr. Vaquera and Annabelle for the opportunity to contribute, and for their collaboration, and all the hard work and rigorous research that went into this piece.