TY - JOUR
T1 - Immigration policies and mental health
T2 - examining the relationship between immigration enforcement and depression, anxiety, and stress among Latino immigrants
AU - Becerra, David
AU - Hernandez, Gladys
AU - Porchas, Francisca
AU - Castillo, Jason
AU - Nguyen, Van
AU - Perez González, Raquel
PY - 2020/5/3
Y1 - 2020/5/3
N2 - Using a legal violence framework, this paper examines the relationship between current immigration policies and the mental health of Latino immigrants in Arizona. Data were drawn from a sample of adult Latino immigrants (n = 427) living in Arizona. Results indicated that participants who reported a greater personal suffering as a consequence of current immigration policies reported significantly higher symptoms of 1) depression, 2) anxiety, and 3) stress. In addition, participants who reported greater family suffering as a consequence of current immigration policies reported significantly higher symptoms of: 1) anxiety and 2) stress.
AB - Using a legal violence framework, this paper examines the relationship between current immigration policies and the mental health of Latino immigrants in Arizona. Data were drawn from a sample of adult Latino immigrants (n = 427) living in Arizona. Results indicated that participants who reported a greater personal suffering as a consequence of current immigration policies reported significantly higher symptoms of 1) depression, 2) anxiety, and 3) stress. In addition, participants who reported greater family suffering as a consequence of current immigration policies reported significantly higher symptoms of: 1) anxiety and 2) stress.
KW - Latinos
KW - deportation
KW - immigrants
KW - immigration
KW - mental health
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U2 - 10.1080/15313204.2020.1731641
DO - 10.1080/15313204.2020.1731641
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85080045380
SN - 1531-3204
VL - 29
SP - 43
EP - 59
JO - Journal of Ethnic and Cultural Diversity in Social Work
JF - Journal of Ethnic and Cultural Diversity in Social Work
IS - 1-3
ER -