Social Integration in Social Isolation: Newcomers' Integration during the COVID‐19 Pandemic

Barker, Marianne

doi:10.1002/nha3.20313

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“…Further, the hardship associated with employment loss may have intensified the already present financial barriers that many Latinos face to accessing services (117,118). Latinos may have also encountered technology-related barriers as formal and informal interactions across the country shifted to video conference formats (119,120). Lack of access to necessary technology and stable internet connections were identified as barriers for Latinos and other immigrant communities (121,122).…”

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Politics, Pandemics, and Trauma: Understanding and Addressing Latino Health Needs Through a Culturally-Informed Lens

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Villarreal-Otálora

McPherson

et al. 2022

Front. Public Health

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Latino communities in the United States (U.S.) have long endured trauma due to multiple intersecting social and political forces. New restrictive immigration policies since 2016 and the COVID-19 pandemic have each created novel stressors for Latino communities, while escalating the risk of mental health disorders and highlighting the communities' vulnerabilities. The effects of these stressors have been particularly pronounced in southeastern states, such as Tennessee and Georgia, due to their state-level anti-immigrant legislation. Yet, we lack sufficient data to understand how these factors present among Latinos seeking services. To focus attention on the specific experiences of Latino communities living in the U.S. Southeast, the authors analyzed the perspectives of 44 service providers working with these communities in the region using qualitative data collected in an online survey administered during the COVID-19 pandemic and while President Trump's exclusionary immigration policies were in force. Four themes were identified: (1) Latino communities' strengths; (2) impact of the Trump administration on Latino communities; (3) impact of COVID-19's on Latino communities; and (4) strategies to enhance service delivery in Latino communities. Results provide meaningful data to inform micro- and macro-level service delivery in two exclusionary policy states and beyond. Findings suggest future research should include other new immigrant destinations and explore perceptions of Latino community members.

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Politics, Pandemics, and Trauma: Understanding and Addressing Latino Health Needs Through a Culturally-Informed Lens

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Villarreal-Otálora

McPherson

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“…Las restricciones de entrada a los países que aceptan solicitantes de asilo aumentaron y el desempleo y las formas de desigualdad y discriminación han empeorado. En estas circunstancias, es fundamental tomar medidas a nivel local y nacional para mejorar el acceso a la sanidad, la educación y la inclusión de las comunidades migrantes, sin olvidar la inclusión digital (Anamaria, 2021;Barker, 2021). En Italia, un estudio de Sanfelici (2021) destaca cómo la pandemia contribuyó a exponer a los migrantes a mayores niveles de vulnerabilidad, manteniendo la condición de hiper precariedad, a pesar de que la crisis ha puesto de manifiesto con más claridad los problemas estructurales de los procesos sociales, políticos y económicos que produce la marginación.…”

Section: Educación Social E Inclusión Sociolaboral Con Población En D...unclassified

Inclusión sociolaboral tras la pandemia: un nuevo reto global para la educación social

Estefanía¹,

Delgado

2023

PSRI

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Se aborda en este artículo la posición de la Educación Social frente a la incidencia a nivel mundial del COVID-19 en el ámbito de la inclusión sociolaboral, que ha supuesto ysupone un nuevo reto global para sus profesionales. El aumento de la pobreza, el desempleo, las desigualdades y la calidad de la educación son elementos clave frente a los que actuar; como lo son también ese nuevo mundo de seres solitarios y distantes que se ha incrementadoy que persiste, como nueva invisibilidad, luchando por la supervivencia, los ingresos y el trabajo,en busca de un sentido a su humanidad. Una situación de crisis planetaria frente a la que diferentes profesionales de la acción socioeducativa han reaccionado con responsabilidad y efectividad, a pesar de las dificultades, la impotencia y la incertidumbre iniciales, junto a unasignificativa falta de recursos.La Educación Social ha de multiplicar sus efectos, desde la coproducción de significados y de realidades, en los espacios de participación que le son habituales y con los Objetivos deDesarrollo Sostenible (ODS) como objetivos compartidos. Frente a unas perspectivas de recuperación mundial poco alentadoras y al pronóstico a medio y largo plazo de un importante desfase educativo generacional que afectará directamente a las posibilidades de inclusión sociolaboral de la población joven, se plantea la necesidad de potenciar una educación presencial, próxima, que fomente el bienestar y la autonomía, la ciudadanía activa y que sea, como lo está siendo, crítica, transformadora y comprometida con sociedades sostenibles, justas y solidarias.

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“…Autoriai teigia, jog darbo migrantus aptarnaujančios agentūros turėtų padėti sušvelninti su darbu susijusius sunkumus, didindamos tokių migrantų patrauklumą darbo rinkoje, reklamuodamos samdomus migrantus, padėdamos susigrąžinti atlyginimus iš nesąžiningų darbdavių ir pasisakydamos dokumentų neturinčių asmenų vardu, ypač priešiško imigrantų politinio klimato metu. Barker (2021) savo darbe apie socialinę integraciją COVID-19 pandemijos aplinkybėmis išskyrė, jo manymu, keturis esminius socialinės integracijos aspektus: a) gebėjimas užmegzti socialinius ryšius ar "tiltus"; b) "priklausymo kažkam" jausmo ugdymas; c) socialinės integracijos susiejimas su ekonomine integracija; d) socialinės integracijos susiejimas su kalbine integracija. Autorius nurodo, jog socialiniai ryšiai apima santykius su bendrataučių šeimomis, religinėmis grupėmis, kitais bendruomenės nariais, taip pat su valstybės institucijomis.…”

Section: Migrantų Socialinė Integracija Ir Ją Lemiantys Veiksniaiunclassified

Social integration of migrants from Ukraine and Belarus in Lithuania

Skučienė

Poškus²,

Kazakevičiūtė³

2023

STEPP

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The phenomena of migration in today’s society is not surprising, but how often do we think about immigrants and their interactions with the local population, within themes of language, culture, social life, employment and general integration. International organizations say that although basic rights and protection of immigrants is ensured in Lithuania, immigrants in our country still do not have the opportunity to participate in public life as well as they should. The aim of this article is to refresh our knowledge of migrants' own experiences with regards to social integration and their own subjective welfare, by specifically examining the two largest groups of immigrants, Ukrainians and Belarusians. For the purpose of the study, 20 semi-structured interviews were conducted, of which 10 were with Ukrainians and 10 with Belarusians. The study revealed that language is an important factor in the formation of a new identity and social integration. It was also noted that immigrants from Ukraine and Belarus have varying degrees of success entering the local labor market and they usually have to work in lower-skilled jobs. It is also worth mentioning that immigrants support their immigration efforts by way of similar culture and adaptation in their national communities, churches or social networks. Lastly, immigrants from Ukraine and Belarus are satisfied with life in Lithuania and notice positive differences compared to their country of origin, such as transparency and order in the country, a well-functioning banking and public transport system. They also note that the mentality of local Lithuanians and their own is similar, which is a development that has happened due to a shared Soviet experience and proficiency in the Russian language.

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Social Integration in Social Isolation: Newcomers' Integration during the COVID‐19 Pandemic

Cited by 21 publications

References 42 publications

Politics, Pandemics, and Trauma: Understanding and Addressing Latino Health Needs Through a Culturally-Informed Lens

Politics, Pandemics, and Trauma: Understanding and Addressing Latino Health Needs Through a Culturally-Informed Lens

Inclusión sociolaboral tras la pandemia: un nuevo reto global para la educación social

Social integration of migrants from Ukraine and Belarus in Lithuania

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