Latino Immigrant Families and Restrictive Immigration Climate: Perceived Experiences with Discrimination, Threat to Family, Social Exclusion, Children’s Vulnerability, and Related Factors

Ayón, Cecilia; Valencia‐Garcia, Dellanira; Kim, Sara Heajin

doi:10.1007/s12552-017-9215-z

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“…Finally, our study did not investigate Latino parents’ experiences of racism and discrimination. Yet, stress tied to discrimination experiences are highly prevalent among Latino immigrants and positively associated with anti-immigrant policies [39] and inequity due to residency status [12]. Given that parents’ reports of being frequently stopped, questioned, or harassed due to immigration actions and news did not differ by residency status, it is possible that immigration changes increased racial profiling for a much larger segment of the US Latino population than has been targeted by official immigrant actions.…”

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Impacts of Immigration Actions and News and the Psychological Distress of U.S. Latino Parents Raising Adolescents

Roche

Vaquera

White

et al. 2018

Journal of Adolescent Health

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This is one of the first empirical accounts of how recent immigration policy changes and news have impacted the lives of Latino families raising adolescent children. Harmful impacts were manifest across a range of parent concerns and behaviors and are strong correlates of psychological distress. Findings suggest a need to consider pathways to citizenship for Latina/o parents so that these parents, many of whom are legal residents, may effectively care for their children.

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confidence: 99%

Impacts of Immigration Actions and News and the Psychological Distress of U.S. Latino Parents Raising Adolescents

Roche

Vaquera

White

et al. 2018

Journal of Adolescent Health

131

127

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“…Criminalizing immigrant policy co-occurs with the trend of using punitive policy mechanisms to criminalize people of color in the US, generally [ 35 ]. In states and communities with criminalization policies, immigrant residents often report greater experiences of discrimination and policing practices that reinforce racial profiling [ 36 , 37 ]. Considered from the perspective of citizenship stratification, state immigrant criminalization policies can be viewed as a marker of social inequality across the US population.…”

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States with fewer criminalizing immigrant policies have smaller health care inequities between citizens and noncitizens

2020

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Background In the last thirty years, major shifts in immigrant policy at national and state levels has heightened boundaries among citizens, permanent residents, and those with other statuses. While there is mounting evidence that citizenship influences immigrant health care inequities, there has been less focus on how policies that reinforce citizenship stratification may shape the extent of these inequities. We examine the extent to which the relationship between citizenship and health care inequities is moderated by state-level criminalization policies. Methods Taking a comparative approach, we assess how distinct criminalization policy contexts across US states are associated with inequitable access to care by citizenship status. Utilizing a data set with state-level measures of criminalization policy and individual-level measures of having a usual source of care from the National Health Interview Survey, we use mixed-effects logistic regression models to assess the extent to which inequities in health care access between noncitizens and US born citizens vary depending on states’ criminalization policies. Results Each additional criminalization policy was associated with a lower odds that noncitizens in the state had a usual source of care, compared to US born citizens. Conclusion Criminalization policies shape the construction of citizenship stratification across geography, such as exacerbating inequities in health care access by citizenship.

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“…One final caveat is that the data set was collected in a different political climate then what exists today. Over the past several years, policies have become less favorable on immigration as a whole [21]. It is unclear how the relationship between social support and psychological distress in this population has evolved in the last decade.…”

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The Association Between Social Support and Psychological Distress in Latina Mothers Living in Miami-Dade County, Florida

Levine

Ferrer

Witte

et al. 2020

Cureus

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Background: This study analysed the relationship between social support and psychological distress in Latina women in Miami-Dade County. Acculturation was examined as a modifying factor. Methods: A 2005 data set from interviews of 155 Latina mothers in Miami-Dade County, from motherdaughter dyads, was analysed. Social support was measured using the Interpersonal Support Evaluation List (ISEL) score. Psychological distress was based on self-reporting symptoms of depression, anxiety, or suicidality. Acculturation was based on English proficiency and length of U.S. residency. Results: Compared to those with high social support, women with low social support had greater odds of reporting psychological distress (odds ratio = 7.8 [95% CI 2.70-22.10]). Acculturation did not modify the association (p=0.74). Conclusions: Social support was inversely associated with psychological distress among Latina women. Acculturation was not an effect modifier, likely due to inadequate power. The study has clinical implications for mental illness prevention in this population.

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Latino Immigrant Families and Restrictive Immigration Climate: Perceived Experiences with Discrimination, Threat to Family, Social Exclusion, Children’s Vulnerability, and Related Factors

Cited by 41 publications

References 47 publications

Impacts of Immigration Actions and News and the Psychological Distress of U.S. Latino Parents Raising Adolescents

Impacts of Immigration Actions and News and the Psychological Distress of U.S. Latino Parents Raising Adolescents

States with fewer criminalizing immigrant policies have smaller health care inequities between citizens and noncitizens

The Association Between Social Support and Psychological Distress in Latina Mothers Living in Miami-Dade County, Florida

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