The Unique Challenges to the Well-Being of California's Border Kids
June 2007

This report on California's "border kids"--the 800,000 children living in San Diego and Imperial counties--challenges many commonly-held stereotypes. A comprehensive set of indicators of border kids' health, education and economic well-being is provided.
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Introduction
Only half of all children living on the border come from immigrant families--families with at least one parent born abroad. Moreover, 93% of all border kids live in families with at least one working parent, which mirrors the statewide percentage, and the vast majority of children of immigrants living on the border--81%--are U.S. citizens, a rate on par with the rest of California. These are a few of many clarifying data points included in The Unique Challenges to the Well-Being of California's Border Kids.

Additional Resources

• Press Release
• A Snapshot of Children on the San Diego-Mexico Border (2006)
• A Snapshot of Children on the California-Mexico Border (2005)