De facto immigration enforcement, ICE raid awareness, and worker engagement

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“It was really painful to watch:” Latinx young adults’ experiences of proximal and collective witnessing.

“…There are ample examples of restrictive immigration policies that have particularly impacted Latinx communities. E-Verify (an employment verification system; Rosenblum, 2011) and the threat of Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids (Amuedo-Dorantes & Antman, 2022) at worksites can deter immigrant families from seeking employment and in turn have a negative economic impact on Latinx families. As a local example in Arizona, policies such as SB1070 elevated fear in Latinx communities due to harassment from authority figures in their communities (Becerra, 2016; Valdez et al, 2021).…”