Building a Stronger Safety Net: Local Organizations and the Challenges of Serving Immigrants in the Suburbs

Roth, Benjamin; Gonzales, Roberto G.; Lesniewski, Jacob

doi:10.1080/23303131.2015.1050143

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“…This creates an uneven service landscape such that where immigrants live has significant bearing on how far they have to travel to access services. Provider location as a barrier to access is a common problem in many large cities and suburbs (Allard and Roth 2010), particularly for Latino immigrants (Roth and Allard 2016;Roth et al 2015), and it is not surprising that this is also an issue in a largely rural state like South Carolina. One mental health provider stated:…”

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Structural Barriers to Inclusion in a Latino Immigrant New Destination: Exploring the Adaptive Strategies of Social Service Organizations in South Carolina

Roth

Grace

2018

Int. Migration & Integration

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A growing number of Latino immigrants are settling in immigrant new destinations with restrictive anti-immigrant policies. Poverty and legal status create obstacles to social and economic inclusion in these places. Theoretically, local social service providers are in a structural position to ameliorate these obstacles, but the localized nature of service delivery in the USA requires that immigrants physically travel to access these supports. A growing literature on new destinations has begun to identify barriers to inclusion in immigrant new destinations, but few have explored how local mainstream social service providers are developing strategies to address these concerns. Building on the immigrant new destinations literature and the expansion of immigration enforcement to these areas, this qualitative study examines barriers to services in South Carolina from the perspective of local organizations. In-depth interviews with leaders from 50 direct service providers yield several themes related to structural barriers and organizational strategies to respond to these barriers. Cutting across these themes are limitations imposed by state-level policies and the impact of social exclusion due to marginalized legal status. We discuss the implications of this context for social service providers and the social inclusion of low-income Latino immigrants in South Carolina.

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Structural Barriers to Inclusion in a Latino Immigrant New Destination: Exploring the Adaptive Strategies of Social Service Organizations in South Carolina

Roth

Grace

2018

Int. Migration & Integration

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“…Despite these efforts, there are limitations to these counts. In the United States, suburban organizations are likely to be undercounted, although this may be less problematic in cities where suburban residents depend on the central city for services (de Graauw, Gleeson, and Bloemraad 2013; Roth, Gonzales, and Lesniewski 2015). In addition, the data reflect organizations that exist at a particular time, even though new organizations may appear, and others may close in a given year.…”

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Urban Contexts and Immigrant Organizations: Differences in New York, El Paso, Paris, and Barcelona

Castañeda¹

2020

The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Scie

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This article compares immigrant and ethnic organizations in four major immigrant-receiving cities and reveals substantial variation across these immigrant gateway cities. Using data from ethnographic fieldwork and an original database of relevant organizations in New York City; El Paso, Texas; Paris; and Barcelona, I find differences in organizational type and density, as well as in their legitimacy and funding. This article contributes to a growing literature on immigrant organizations. Although immigrant organizations have a long history in some cities, they may not always operate in ways that enhance refugee and migrant integration. Comparing immigrant organizations is fruitful because it tells us more about city and national political systems and why distinct localities deal with cultural minorities differently. These comparisons can help the readers to understand the barriers and ladders that immigrants encounter in different cities and inform policy-makers in designing better approaches to incorporate immigrants.

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“…Whether a church, mosque or temple, faith–based institutions are not only places of worship for immigrants, but also places to access and exchange resources, bond with those that share their faith and ethnic identities, and build bridges with other groups that support their integration within new places (Lung–Amam and Gade 2018). However, neighborhood complaints related to their religious services and events sometime erupt into a politics of difference that threaten their viability and functionality (Padoongpatt 2015). Strict suburban design and planning regulations can make it difficult to build new faith–based institutions or adapt existing ones in ways that facilitate immigrants’ religious and cultural practices (Dwyer 2015).…”

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“…Beyond housing and small businesses, community-based institutions are key supports to thriving immigrant neighborhoods. Yet in many suburbs, social service providers and other nonprofit institutions, particularly those that serve low-income and immigrant residents, are lacking or severely capacity-strained (Allard 2017;Roth, Gonzales and Lesniewski 2015). Those that cater specifically to the needs of immigrants, including schools and faith-based institutions, also sometimes find themselves at the center of heated community debate.…”

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Out of the Urban Shadows: Uneven Development and Spatial Politics in Immigrant Suburbs

Lung-Amam

2020

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Building a Stronger Safety Net: Local Organizations and the Challenges of Serving Immigrants in the Suburbs

Cited by 18 publications

References 25 publications

Structural Barriers to Inclusion in a Latino Immigrant New Destination: Exploring the Adaptive Strategies of Social Service Organizations in South Carolina

Structural Barriers to Inclusion in a Latino Immigrant New Destination: Exploring the Adaptive Strategies of Social Service Organizations in South Carolina

Urban Contexts and Immigrant Organizations: Differences in New York, El Paso, Paris, and Barcelona

Out of the Urban Shadows: Uneven Development and Spatial Politics in Immigrant Suburbs

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