Worry, Behavior Change, and Daily Adversity: How US Latino/a Parents Experience Contemporary Immigration Actions and News
Dados Bibliográficos
| AUTOR(ES) | |
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| AFILIAÇÃO(ÕES) | Department of Sociology and Department of Public Policy and Administration, the Cisneros Hispanic Leadership Institute, The George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA, Department of Psychology, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, USA, Department of Prevention and Community Health, Milken Institute School of Public Health, The George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA, Department of Oncology, Lombardi Cancer Center, Georgetown University, Washington, DC, USA, Rivera Group, Inc., Washington, DC, USA |
| ANO | 2020 |
| TIPO | Artigo |
| PERIÓDICO | Journal of Family Issues |
| ISSN | 0192-513X |
| E-ISSN | 1552-5481 |
| EDITORA | Annual Reviews (United States) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0192513x19898512 |
| ADICIONADO EM | 2025-08-18 |
| MD5 |
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Resumo
The current study examines residency status differences in US Latino/a parents' perceptions of how recent immigration actions and news have shaped their lives. Focus group data were collected during the fall of 2017 from 50 Central American parents of adolescents. Focus groups were homogenous with respect to one of four residency statuses: undocumented, Temporary Protected Status (TPS), permanent resident, and citizen. Three themes characterized parents' perceptions: (a) worry and concern, (b) behavior change, and (c) daily life adversities. Within each theme, parents' experiences included those that were universal across all residency status groups as well as those specific to residency status. Regardless of residency status, parents felt that President Trump's rhetoric had led to heightened levels of fear among Latino/as, described reducing travel or plans to travel, and reported increases in discrimination against Latino/as. Other experiences of immigration actions and news varied depending upon parents' residency status.