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Karina Shklyan

The State of the States on Naturalization: Highlights from California, Illinois, and Washington

By: and - July 14, 2016

© Getty Images Tatyana Liakh of Belarus sits with her daughter Maria during a naturalization ceremony at the Chicago Cultural Center on July 3, 2013 in Chicago, Illinois. Adam Hunter directs and Karina Shklyan is an associate for Pew’s immigration and the states project. An estimated 8.8 million U.S. residents who are not citizens are […]

Unaccompanied Minors – the State and Local Story

By: and - April 14, 2016

© Getty Images A child holds her Certificate of Honor after attending a San Francisco Board of Supervisors meeting. In 2014, the city of San Francisco allocated $2.1 million for legal services for unaccompanied minors. Adam Hunter directs and Karina Shklyan is an associate for Pew’s immigration and the states project. Unaccompanied alien children (UAC, […]