Families and separation
Census figures indicate almost one fifth of children in the US live in immigrant households. During the immigration process, families can be separated for years as parents work to gain legal status or funding. There are few statistics on how often this happens…or how long the separations usually last. But at Bell Multicultural High School where Youth Voices reporter Jose is a senior, you don’t have to look far to find dozens of students who’ve spent some part of childhood away from their parents. Jose wanted to learn more about what separation can mean for families…including his own.