The impact of immigration-related challenges and deportation worries on the well-being of Latinos in the U.S.

Increased public awareness of immigration issues creates challenges for Latinos and the deportation of undocumented immigrants in record numbers is a source of worry in the Latino community in the U.S. Very few studies have examined how the preceding factors impact the lives and outlook of Latinos-s...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Majumdar, Debarun, Martínez-Ramos, Gloria P.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2012
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Alcalá (UAH)
Repositorio:e_Buah Biblioteca Digital Universidad de Alcalá
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ebuah.uah.es:10017/19567
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10017/19567
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Immigration debate
Immigration challenges
Situation of Latinos
Immigration
Anti-immigration
Immigration worries
Quality of life
Future outlook
Citizenship
Debate sobre la inmigración
Desafíos de la inmigración
Situación de los latinos
Latinos en los Estados Unidos
Inmigración
Contra-inmigración
Preocupaciones de la inmigración
Calidad de vida
Perspectivas de futuro
Cuidadanía
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Sumario:Increased public awareness of immigration issues creates challenges for Latinos and the deportation of undocumented immigrants in record numbers is a source of worry in the Latino community in the U.S. Very few studies have examined how the preceding factors impact the lives and outlook of Latinos-specifically their quality of life, their confidence in the future, and their situation in the U.S. Using large nationally representative data, it was found that the challenges posed by increased public awareness of immigration issues and the worries associated with immigration indeed negatively affected the lives and outlook of Latinos. It was found that challenges and worries had independent and additive effects on the dependent variables. Further, deportation worries affected quality of life and/or situation in the U.S. for Latinos who were citizens and non-citizens.