Stateless in the United States: Current Reality and a Future Prediction

Price, Polly J.

doi:10.2139/ssrn.2154470

Cited by 4 publications

(9 citation statements)

References 12 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…Similarly, some persons lack the documentation to prove their place of birth. This may occur due to weak civil registry systems, lack of access to government offices and services, extreme poverty, or rapid flight (Price 2013). Children born to refugees or asylum seekers may not be able to secure identity documents and to prove their nationality if they cannot return to their countries of origin or contact the government because they fear persecution (ibid.…”

Section: Stateless Woman Born In Former Soviet Unionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…This is the case for Syrian children, for example, who must be registered in Syria in order to obtain Syrian nationality (Howard 2017, 1). In these circumstances, children may be at risk of statelessness when their refugee parents cannot secure documentation for them from their countries or origin or transit (Price 2013).…”

Section: B Children Born In Refugee Camps or Urban Settings In Countmentioning

confidence: 99%

See 1 more Smart Citation

Statelessness in the United States: A Study to Estimate and Profile the US Stateless Population

Kerwin¹,

Alulema²,

Nicholson³

et al. 2020

CMS

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

Section: Stateless Woman Born In Former Soviet Unionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: B Children Born In Refugee Camps or Urban Settings In Countmentioning

confidence: 99%

Statelessness in the United States: A Study to Estimate and Profile the US Stateless Population

Kerwin¹,

Alulema²,

Nicholson³

et al. 2020

CMS

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…Similarly, some persons lack the documentation to prove their place of birth. This may occur due to weak civil registry systems, lack of access to government offices and services, extreme poverty, or rapid flight (Price 2013). Children born to refugees or asylum seekers may not be able to secure identity documents and prove their nationality if they cannot return to their countries of origin or contact the government because they fear persecution (ibid.…”

Section: Section Ii: Causes Of Statelessness the Us Legal Context Amentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Children can become stateless, however, if they cannot acquire citizenship from their father and do not reside in a country with birthright citizenship or safeguards against childhood statelessness. This is most likely to occur if the father is stateless or if the child’s birth must be registered in their father’s home country to gain nationality (Price 2013, 494).…”

Section: Additional Considerations For Stateless Populations or Thosementioning

confidence: 99%

“…Children whose mothers cannot pass on citizenship may also be stateless if born to a single mother or out of wedlock (Price 2013, 493–94). In cases of absent fathers, it is often difficult for mothers to secure the documentation necessary to prove that their children are entitled to citizenship through their father.…”

Section: Additional Considerations For Stateless Populations or Thosementioning

confidence: 99%

See 1 more Smart Citation

Statelessness in the United States: A Study to Estimate and Profile the US Stateless Population

Kerwin

Alulema

Nicholson

et al. 2020

Journal on Migration and Human Security

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Executive Summary In October 2017, the Center for Migration Studies of New York (CMS) initiated a study to map the stateless population in the United States. This study sought to: Develop a methodology to estimate the US stateless population; Provide provisional estimates and profiles of persons who are potentially stateless or potentially at risk of statelessness in the United States; Create a research methodology that encouraged stateless persons to come forward and join a growing network of persons committed to educating the public on and pursuing solutions to this problem; and Establish an empirical basis for public and private stakeholders to develop services, programs, and policy interventions to prevent and reduce statelessness (UNHCR 2014g, 6), and to safeguard the rights of stateless persons ( UNHCR 2014d ). This report describes a unique methodology to produce estimates and set forth the characteristics of US residents who are potentially stateless or potentially at risk of statelessness. The methodology relies on American Community Survey (ACS) data from the US Census Bureau, supplemented by very limited administrative data on stateless refugees and asylum seekers. 1 As part of the study, CMS developed extensive, well-documented profiles of non–US citizen residents who are potentially stateless or potentially at risk of statelessness. It then used these profiles to query ACS data to develop provisional estimates and determine the characteristics of these populations. The report finds that the population in the United States that is potentially stateless or potentially at risk of statelessness is larger and more diverse than previously assumed, albeit with the caveat that severe data limitations make it impossible to provide precise estimates of this population. Stateless determinations require individual screening, which the study could not undertake. Individuals deemed potentially stateless or potentially at risk of statelessness in this report may in fact have been able to secure nationality in their home countries or in third countries. They may also be on a path to citizenship in the United States, although nobody in CMS’s estimates had yet to obtain US citizenship. According to CMS’s analysis, roughly 218,000 US residents are potentially stateless or potentially at risk of statelessness. These groups live in all 50 states, 2 with the largest populations in California (20,600), New York (18,500), Texas (15,200), Ohio (13,200), Minnesota (11,200), Illinois (8,600), Pennsylvania (8,200), Wisconsin (7,300), Georgia (6,600), and Virginia (6,500). The report recommends ways to improve data collection and, thus, develop better estimates in the future. It also lifts up the voices and challenges of stateless persons, and outlines steps to reduce statelessness and safeguard the rights of stateless persons in the United States. As it stands, the paucity of reliable federal data on the stateless, the lack of a designated path to legal status for them under US law, and the indifference of government agencies contribute to the vulnerability and isolation of these populations.

show abstract

States of Confusion: Regulation of Surrogacy in the United States

Mohapatra¹

2015

New Cannibal Markets

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Stateless in the United States: Current Reality and a Future Prediction

Cited by 4 publications

References 12 publications

Statelessness in the United States: A Study to Estimate and Profile the US Stateless Population

Statelessness in the United States: A Study to Estimate and Profile the US Stateless Population

Statelessness in the United States: A Study to Estimate and Profile the US Stateless Population

States of Confusion: Regulation of Surrogacy in the United States

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About