Talking to Your Kids About ICE and Immigration | Maria Hinojosa & Anya Kamenetz | A Kids Co.
From Raising Us: A Parenting Podcast by A Kids Co.
March 17, 2026 · 47 min · Season 6 · Episode 10
About this episode
The episode discusses how parents can talk to their children about immigration and ICE without overwhelming them, featuring insights from Maria Hinojosa and Anya Kamenetz.
With news about ICE, immigration raids, and family separation everywhere, many parents are wondering how to talk to kids about everything going on. How do we share harsh realities without overwhelming them, while still being honest? Host Elise Hu speaks with Maria Hinojosa, founder of Futuro Media and longtime host of Latino USA about her decades of learnings from reporting on immigration and family separations. Maria opens up about her own experience growing up in an immigrant family, and shares reflections on today’s political climate as immigration has risen as a focus topic election after election. Later in the episode, journalist and author Anya Kamenetz joins to offer practical tools for parents navigating these newscycles and conversations with kids. Anya shares what she’s seen as a journalist and in her communities as a parent, and offers practical strategies for helping children process fear while staying emotionally secure together.
People in this episode
Host: Elise Hu
Guests: Maria Hinojosa, Anya Kamenetz
Topics covered
- immigration
- parenting
- communication
- family separation
- emotional security
Keywords
- ICE
- immigration
- family separation
- parenting strategies
- children's emotional security
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Futuro Media, Latino USA
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