Identities under siege: immigration stress and social mirroring among the children of immigrants

Immigration is a phenomenon that involves over 130 million people worldwide. In the United States, one out of every five children is the child of an immigrant. In New York City schools today, forty-eight per cent of all students come from immigrant-headed households. This is not only an urban phenomenon – schools across the country are encountering large numbers of children from immigrant families. It is increasingly clear that the adaptations of these children will be an important factor in the remaking of the American economy and society.