Immigration Policies and the Risks of Single Parenthood for Migrant Women

In high-income countries, both single parents and migrants face elevated risks of living in poverty, but research has paid little attention to the intersection parent migrant status. I examine ways which immigration policies make dependent either on labor market or their families as a spouse partner how these dependencies present women who are parents. draw qualitative data women’s experiences first five years after migration UK, include transitions parenthood, explore legal status affects that they experience. Those concern exclusion from access social protection permanent residence, where is contingent ability maintain relationship worker family through marriage stable partnership.