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This is an edited version of an article from Time magazine on 1\/15\/15.<\/em><\/p>\n

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News stories about the debate over the DREAM act, the tens of thousands of children who arrive unaccompanied in the U.S. each year and the backlash against immigrants in the Middle East after the recent immigration ban on Muslims can raise all kinds of questions and stir up all kinds of emotions for kids. This is especially true when they involve children being separated from their parents.<\/p>\n

We talked with William Perez, Professor of Education at Claremont Graduate University and author of Americans By Heart: Undocumented Latino Students and the Promise of Higher Education<\/em>, for his tips on starting good conversations with kids about immigration.<\/p>\n

Elementary age<\/strong> kids won\u2019t grasp the more abstract issues surrounding immigration, Perez says. So conversations with them can begin with the fact that almost everyone living in the U.S. today comes from a family of immigrants \u2013 including theirs. \u201cA good start would be discussing their family\u2019s history of migration to the U.S.,\u201d he says. \u201cWhy did they first come? What were the conditions in the country of origin?\u201d From there, the discussion can widen \u201cto conversations about contemporary migration, and the reasons families decide to live in a new country.\u201d<\/p>\n

Middle school <\/strong>kids can wrestle with more complex issues, says Perez, so parents can encourage them to broaden their horizons, by \u201creading narratives from families of different backgrounds about their immigration experiences.\u201d And all the stories don\u2019t have to come from the pages of a book. Middle school is also a great time, says Perez, for students to start \u201casking friends, classmates, or extended family members about their migration experiences.\u201d How did their friends\u2019 families come to this country? What was the experience of their grandmother, grandfather, aunts and uncles?<\/p>\n

High school <\/strong>students \u201cshould begin to understand how immigration policies affect immigrants and their families,\u201d says Perez. Families can discuss questions like why do some states have pro-immigrant laws while others have anti-immigrant laws? Perez also suggests that high school students read news stories about immigration from different sources, regions, and countries. Parents can encourage them to absorb what they read by asking questions like \u201cDo these sources talk about immigration in different ways? If so, how? And why?\u201d<\/p>\n

The bottom line, according to Perez: make sure that kids understand that immigration didn\u2019t stop at Ellis Island. \u201cTeaching about the history of immigration is important,\u201d he says. But it\u2019s also very important to help kids connect that history and current policies to their families and community.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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