Journal article
Between the lines: A mixed-methods study on the impacts of parental deportation on the health and well-being of U.S. citizen children
Journal of migration and health (Online), v 9, 100233
2024
Abstract
To explore the impacts of parental deportation on the health and well-being of U.S. citizen children of Mexican immigrants.
From 2019–2020, this ambi-directional cohort study recruited U.S.-based families with an undocumented Mexican immigrant parent and U.S.-citizen childrens (ages 13–17) recently exposed to parental deportation (N = 61), and similar families without a history of parental deportation (N = 51). Children health, behavioral, economic, and academic outcomes were measured via phone surveys upon enrollment and six months later. A subsample of “exposed” caregivers (N = 14) also completed in-depth semi-structured interviews. Data were analyzed using fixed-effects regression models and thematic analyses.
Childrens exposed to parental deportation had significantly worse health status, behavioral problems, material hardship, and academic outcomes than children in the control arm (p<.05). Caregivers’ interviews illustrated these health, behavioral, academic and family impacts.
Parental deportations have wide and potentially long-lasting health, behavioral, economic, and academic consequences for U.S. citizen youth. Changes in immigration policies and enforcement practices are urgently needed to protect the unity of mixed-legal status families in the U.S. and prevent the suffering of U.S. children in these families.
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- Title
- Between the lines: A mixed-methods study on the impacts of parental deportation on the health and well-being of U.S. citizen children
- Creators
- Ana Martinez-Donate - Drexel UniversityM. Gudelia Rangel - Mexico Section of the U.S.-Mexico Border Health Commission, Paseo del Centenario #10851, Zona Río, C.P. 22010, Tijuana, B.C., MexicoJamile Tellez Lieberman - Drexel UniversityJ. Eduardo Gonzalez-Fagoaga - Mexico Section of the U.S.-Mexico Border Health Commission, Paseo del Centenario #10851, Zona Río, C.P. 22010, Tijuana, B.C., MexicoCatalina Amuedo-Dorantes - University of California, MercedElizabeth McGhee Hassrick - Drexel UniversityCarmen Valdez - The University of Texas at AustinKevin Wagner - The University of Texas at AustinYosselin Turcios - Drexel UniversityAhmed Asadi Gonzalez - Universidad Autónoma de Baja CaliforniaXiao Zhang - University of Wisconsin–Madison
- Publication Details
- Journal of migration and health (Online), v 9, 100233
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Sociology; A.J. Drexel Autism Institute; Community Health and Prevention
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85193423100
- Other Identifier
- 991021880199504721