The Settlement Experience of Latinos in Chicago: Segregation, Speculation, and the Ecology Model

Betancur, John J.

doi:10.1093/sf/74.4.1299

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“…Betancur (1996) suggests that Latino immigrant settlement in the United States, especially for Mexican immigrants, has a long history of arranged status of temporary admissions or unauthorized migration. Over the long term this has produced a highly disadvantaged group of illegal, second-class, or transient workers.…”

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“…Piecemeal legislation places immigrants, regardless of status, under more random and localized sources of social control, with ever more demanding constraints and harsher punishments (Hagan, Rodriquez, & Castro, 2011). Previous research has begun to identify the potential negative consequences of immigration policy and anti-immigrant sentiment (Betancur, 1996; Menjivar, 2006; Romero, 2006). Recent research is just beginning to examine the impact of local laws targeting immigrants and their families (Portes, Fernandez-Kelly, & Light, 2012).…”

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Sufren Los Niños: Exploring the Impact of Unauthorized Immigration Status on Children's Well‐Being

Chávez

López

Englebrecht

et al. 2012

Family Court Review

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The present study examines the effect of unauthorized immigration status on child well-being at a time of elevated immigration rates, economic decline, and unprecedented local lawmaking related to immigration. Immigrant families today are likely to differ from those of the past in that they are more likely to be from Latin America or the Caribbean and include unprecedented numbers of unauthorized immigrants. In addition, they are settling in destinations that have not historically had immigrant populations. The present study draws on interviews with 40 families from an emerging immigrant destination in north central Indiana to help illuminate the ways in which unauthorized immigration status influences child well-being. Results illustrate that unauthorized status extends beyond the individual to families and that mixed-status family situations create unique challenges for these families. More specifically, these results show the ways in which unauthorized immigrant status may impact family stress and uncertainty, health outcomes, and educational attainment and may result in increased social isolation for children in immigrant families.

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Section: Prior Literaturementioning

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Sufren Los Niños: Exploring the Impact of Unauthorized Immigration Status on Children's Well‐Being

Chávez

López

Englebrecht

et al. 2012

Family Court Review

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“…Chicago is a racially/ethnically segregated city as a function of both real estate practices and other informal and formal policies (Betancur, 1996). Although Latinos comprise a sizeable minority of the population (i.e., 28.9%), they reside in relatively segregated areas.…”

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Prevalence and correlates of perceived ethnic discrimination in the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos Sociocultural Ancillary Study.

Arellano‐Morales

Roesch²,

Gallo³

et al. 2015

Journal of Latina/o Psychology

102

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Empirical studies examining perceived ethnic discrimination in Latinos of diverse background groups are limited. This study examined prevalence and correlates of discrimination in a diverse sample of U.S. Latinos (N=5,291) from the multi-site Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos (HCHS/SOL) and HCHS/SOL Sociocultural Ancillary Study. The sample permitted an examination of differences across seven groups (Central American, Cuban, Dominican, Mexican, Puerto Rican, South American, and Other/Multiple Background). Most participants (79.5%) reported lifetime discrimination exposure and prevalence rates ranged from 64.9% to 98% across groups. Structural Equation Models (SEM) indicated that after adjusting for sociodemographic covariates most group differences in reports of discrimination were eliminated. However, Cubans reported the lowest levels of discrimination, overall among all groups. Furthermore, regional effects were more important than group effects. Participants from Chicago reported the highest levels of discrimination in comparison to other regions. Group differences among Latinos appear to be primarily a function of sociodemographic differences in education, income, and acculturation. In addition, differences in exposure to discrimination may be tied to variables associated with both immigration patterns and integration to U.S. culture. Results highlight the importance of considering historical context and the intersection of discrimination and immigration when evaluating the mental health of Latinos.

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“…More generally, these results contribute to the growing body of knowledge that finds that housing discrimination and exploitation occur nationwide via the normal operations of U.S. society's class and race structures (Betancure, 1996;Cantú, 1995;Fischer & Massey, 2004;Gotham, 2002;Logan & Alba, 1996;Massey & Lundy, 2001;Squires, 2003;Yinger, 1995). In combination with class-based oppression, the structures of racial and ethnic subordination operate such that the housing agents are able to extract even greater profits-either through increased rents, substandard living conditions, or both-from Latino migrant laborers than from other renters.…”

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Finding Housing: Discrimination and Exploitation of Latinos in the Post-Katrina Rental Market

Weil

2009

Organization & Environment

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This case study investigates the discriminatory and exploitative housing practices that contributed to the social marginalization of Latinos in the Gulf Coast Recovery Zone following Hurricane Katrina. Discriminatory practices (such as denial of available units or rejection of Latinos from homeless shelters) leave migrants vulnerable to homelessness and economic exploitation. The most vulnerable Latinos are those who hold an undocumented legal status, have marginal occupational status, or have limited English ability. These vulnerabilities are magnified following a disaster when housing is in short supply, group tensions are high, employers are heavily involved in allocation of housing, and government oversight is lacking. Using 25 interviews with established and newly arrived Latino immigrants on the Gulf Coast, the author finds that these four factors-legal status, occupational status, limited English language ability, and the disaster context-contributed to the exploitation of and discrimination against Latinos in the housing market following Katrina.

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The Settlement Experience of Latinos in Chicago: Segregation, Speculation, and the Ecology Model

Cited by 32 publications

References 26 publications

Sufren Los Niños: Exploring the Impact of Unauthorized Immigration Status on Children's Well‐Being

Sufren Los Niños: Exploring the Impact of Unauthorized Immigration Status on Children's Well‐Being

Prevalence and correlates of perceived ethnic discrimination in the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos Sociocultural Ancillary Study.

Finding Housing: Discrimination and Exploitation of Latinos in the Post-Katrina Rental Market

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