Introduction: legal and social work issues with immigrants / Elaine Congress -- Legal classification of immigrants / Fernando Chang-Muy -- Culturally competent social work practice with immigrant populations / Carmen Ortiz Hendricks -- Theory and social work practice with immigrant populations / Betty Garcia -- Social work and physical health issues of immigrants / Sarah Blair Smith -- Mental health issues in new immigrant communities / Denise Michultka -- Avoiding unintended consequences in civil advocacy for criminally charged immigrants / Alina Das -- Immigrants and employment / Marielena Hincapié -- Immigrant children and education / Len Rieser -- Women, gender-based violence, and immigration / Sujata Warrier and Jennifer Rose -- Working with lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender immigrants / Rachel B. Tiven and Victoria Neilson -- Older adult immigrants in the United States : issues and services / Patricia Brownell and Robin Creswick Fenley -- Overview of immigrant eligibility for federal programs / Tanya Broder -- Social workers and immigrant advocacy / Jasmeet Kaur Sidhu.