Multigenerational punishments on the children of Salvadoran immigrant and deported fathers

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ID12911889
AuthorsJosé Alfredo Torres (0009-0006-9246-2000, California Lutheran University, corresponding author)
Year2023
Volume17
Issue12
Publication date2023-08-17
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueSociology Compass (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1751-9020 • E-ISSN: 1751-9020
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/soc4.13137
OpenAlexW4385985568
LanguageEN
References cited24

Drawing on qualitative research conducted in the United States and in El Salvador, the author examines the experiences of the children of 40 immigrant men and 40 deported men. This study reveals the harmful effects of U.S. immigration policies and enforcement practices on the children of Salvadoran immigrant and deported fathers. Their children were found to have experienced the unintended consequences of U.S. immigration laws and enforcement practices in their own lives and relationships. These findings support Enriquez's (2015) concept of “multigenerational punishments” where children of immigrant parents share the risks and limitations associated with their parent's immigration status. They also experience the negative spill‐over effects of immigration policies and enforcement practices even though they were not directly targeted by these laws. This study reveals multigenerational punishments manifested in the form of social, economic, emotional, and physical inequalities which negatively affected the children of Salvadoran immigrant and deported fathers. As a result, many of their children experienced harmful changes in their lives and relationships under the U.S. immigration enforcement regime. This study is significant in that it provides insight into the issues that immigrant families face and the need for policy interventions for immigrant and deported parents and their children

Criminology · Demographic economics · Economics · Enforcement · Immigration · Law enforcement · Political science · Psychological intervention · Qualitative research · Social science · Sociology · Employment and Welfare Studies · Law · Migration and Labor Dynamics · Migration, Health and Trauma · Psychology

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