By Peter Craig If there was ever a perfect place to study immigration social work—especially in light of the ongoing influx of migrants into the U.S.—it would have to be Texas. So how are different social work schools there addressing this increasingly important...
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Immigration Social Work: Big Ideas From Texas
By Peter Craig If there was ever a perfect place to study immigration social work—especially in light of the ongoing influx of migrants into the U.S.—it would have to be Texas. So how are different social work schools there addressing this increasingly important...
Stand up for immigrant children and their families
NASW is joining with partners to promote the June 30 national protest rally and mobilization against the Trump Administration's "Zero Tolerance" Family Separation Policy. The Zero Tolerance Family Separation Policy has caused the separation of families entering the...
How to Volunteer to Help Immigrant Children Separated from Family
Social workers eager to help immigrants who have been separated from their children have a wealth of resources at their disposal. The truth is one of them. National Association of Social Workers (NASW) Board Member Guadalupe G. Lara, LMSW, an expert on social work and...
Help Pass the Dream Act
As many of us are aware, President Trump recently made the decision to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program unless Congress passes legislation that protects the nearly 800,000 Dreamers from being deported. The president’s decision to end DACA...
Trump decision to rescind DACA is cruel
NASW STATEMENT: The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) strongly opposes President Trump’s decision to rescind the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program and will work with allied organizations and Congress to continue protections for young...
NASW Social Justice Brief examines Trump immigration policy, sanctuary cities and child welfare
The Trump AdminThe Trump Administration policy of deporting large numbers of immigrants who are in the United States illegally is having a significant impact on the social work profession. Staff from the National Association of Social Workers Arizona, California, New...
Trump’s immigration executive order is inhumane, de facto ban on Muslim immigrants
The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) opposes President Donald Trump’s executive order Protection of the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States over concerns the order acts as a de facto ban on Muslim immigrants and was enacted in an...