ERIC Number: EJ1027402
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2013-Aug
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Consequences of Arizona's Immigration Policy on Social Capital among Mexican Mothers with Unauthorized Immigration Status
Valdez, Carmen R.; Padilla, Brian; Valentine, Jessa Lewis
Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, v35 n3 p303-322 Aug 2013
This study explores the consequences of increasingly restrictive immigration policies on social capital among Mexican mothers with unauthorized immigrant status in Arizona. Three focus groups conducted in Arizona explore how mothers' experiences with immigration policies have affected their neighborhood, community, and family ties. Focus group content and interactions revealed that perceived racial profiling was common among mothers and led to fear of family separation. Several described direct experiences with detention and deportation. Although detention and deportation strengthened social ties between mothers and other unauthorized immigrants, these experiences were detrimental to social ties between mothers and members of the mainstream society, including their children's teachers. Finally, immigration policies were perceived to affect parent-child ties negatively, as mothers reported family stress, financial hardship, and decreased parental availability.
Descriptors: Immigration, State Policy, Social Capital, Mexicans, Mothers, Undocumented Immigrants, Focus Groups, Family School Relationship, Parent Child Relationship, Interpersonal Relationship, Qualitative Research, Employment, Law Enforcement, Police, Experience
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Arizona
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