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Laura E Enriquez - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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coming out of the shadows harnessing a cultural schema to advance the Undocumented Immigrant youth movement
American Journal of Cultural Sociology, 2016Co-Authors: Laura E Enriquez, Abigail C SaguyAbstract:Using the case of the Undocumented Immigrant youth movement, we examine how successful political mobilization depends upon the availability and adaptation of symbolically powerful cultural schemas. Analyses of 33 in-depth, semi-structured interviews and participant observations suggest that the existence of a cultural schema of ‘coming out,’ and the Undocumented Immigrant youth movement’s innovative use of it, allowed movement leaders to address potential adherents’ fears of publically revealing their immigration status and promote social movement participation. In adapting this cultural schema to the needs of this new movement context, national leaders increased the resonance of ‘coming out’ by pairing it with the schema of Immigrants living in ‘the shadows.’ California leaders practiced additional cultural innovation by using ‘coming out’ to refer specifically to public and risky forms of disclosure and using other language to identify safer or more private forms of disclosure. We show how talk of coming out is shaped by positionality, so that movement leaders and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) individuals are more likely than others to speak of coming out as Undocumented. This extends previous research on the importance of culture for facilitating successful political mobilization.
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participating and belonging without papers theorizing the tensions between incorporation and exclusion for Undocumented Immigrant young adults
2014Co-Authors: Laura E EnriquezAbstract:We know relatively little about how Undocumented Immigrant youth, who entered the U.S. as children, are being incorporated into U.S. society as young adults. To fill this gap, I draw on 123 in-depth interviews with 92 Undocumented and 31 recently legalized Latino young adults, ages 20-35. Unlike existing scholarship, I examine the experiences of individuals from a range of education levels and address experiences outside of educational institutions (e.g. work, family formation). I find that Undocumented young adults experience incomplete incorporation because structural barriers prevent them from fully participating in society in the ways that they desire and expect, giving rise to feelings of exclusion. Specifically, I explore how their Undocumented status limits their participation and feelings of belonging in educational, economic, and social institutions. I also address how educational status and gender intersect with the limitations of their Undocumented status to differentiate their experiences. While assimilation theorists conceptualize Immigrant incorporation as participation in various social institutions, I contend that we must also examine feelings of belonging as a distinct aspect of incorporation. Thus, I re-conceptualize Immigrant incorporation as the process through which an Immigrant becomes a full member of society, not only by participating in social institutions but also by asserting feelings of belonging. This highlights the understudied dimension of emotional exclusion, and demonstrates how it intersects with structural exclusion to limit incorporation.
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because we feel the pressure and we also feel the support examining the educational success of Undocumented Immigrant latina o students
Harvard Educational Review, 2011Co-Authors: Laura E EnriquezAbstract:Drawing from the educational experiences of fifty-four Undocumented Immigrant college students, Laura E. Enriquez seeks to uncover the concrete ways in which social capital is used to successfully navigate K–12 educational institutions and pursue a higher education. Enriquez argues that there is a need for a more grounded understanding of how marginalized individuals develop and use social capital. She finds that Undocumented Immigrant students receive emotional and financial support from multiple actors, including family members, peers, and teachers. Yet Undocumented students require informational resources specific to their legal status, which tend to be provided by other Undocumented students rather than by traditional institutional agents. Looking specifically at how these students utilize their social capital, Enriquez shows that Undocumented Immigrant students participate in patchworking, the haphazard piecing together of various resources, in order to achieve their educational goals. Additionally, ...
Mitchell H Rosner - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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care of the Undocumented Immigrant in the united states with esrd
American Journal of Kidney Diseases, 2010Co-Authors: Adam G Campbell, Scott Sanoff, Mitchell H RosnerAbstract:The growth of the Undocumented Immigrant population in the United States has been explosive. The absence of a uniform policy regarding health care for this population has created a unique problem for nephrologists. How should provision of care for Undocumented Immigrants with end-stage renal disease be delivered and compensated? This problem is exacerbated by the multiple complex laws that govern delivery of and payment for care, as well as that state regulations vary widely and are not easily understood. Furthermore, the ethical and moral commitments of providers to ensure adequate and appropriate care for any patient whose life is at stake, irrespective of his or her immigration status, place nephrologists in a difficult position. This review focuses on the scope of this problem, relevant case law and legislation, current care and payment models, the response of nephrology groups, and ethical dilemmas inherent in caring for this vulnerable population. Recommendations for further study, including convening of a consensus conference, are discussed.
Eric C Chen - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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negotiating identity development among Undocumented Immigrant college students a grounded theory study
Journal of Counseling Psychology, 2013Co-Authors: Lauren M Ellis, Eric C ChenAbstract:: This qualitative study explored the identity development process of 11 Undocumented college students living in the United States, focusing on how Undocumented college students negotiate the interplay of acculturation, ethnic identity, and educational and career pursuits. A semistructured interview protocol was used and data analysis was iterative, consistent with grounded theory methodology. Four major themes emerged from the data: (a) "sewn with two threads" describes the salience of bicultural identity; (b) enhancement of positive attributes as a result of documentation struggles; (c) challenging reflections, addressing the ways in which documentation status challenges one's perception of oneself and the world; and (d) identity formation as an ongoing negotiation, capturing the long-term shifts in understanding of status implications and emotional response to this understanding. Findings are discussed in terms of their implications for educators, counseling psychologists, and career counselors. Suggestions regarding how mental health professionals can educate and empower Undocumented Immigrant youth are presented.
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professional school counselors as social justice advocates for Undocumented Immigrant students in group work
The Journal for Specialists in Group Work, 2010Co-Authors: Eric C Chen, Lina Budianto, Kimberly WongAbstract:Due to cultural and linguistic barriers, as well as a fear of deportation, Undocumented Immigrant students have remained an invisible group face in the existing school system. We provide specific strategies for school counselors to consider in advocating social justice and in facilitating empowerment of Undocumented Immigrant students through group work. A case vignette is presented to highlight challenges confronting Undocumented Immigrants and to offer strategies for school counselors as specialists in group work to address the unique educational and psychological needs of Undocumented Immigrant students.
Leah Zallman - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Barriers to health care for Undocumented Immigrants: A literature review
Risk Management and Healthcare Policy, 2015Co-Authors: Karen Hacker, Maria Anies, Barbara L. Folb, Leah ZallmanAbstract:With the unprecedented international migration seen in recent years, policies that limit health care access have become prevalent. Barriers to health care for Undocumented Immigrants go beyond policy and range from financial limitations, to discrimination and fear of deportation. This paper is aimed at reviewing the literature on barriers to health care for Undocumented Immigrants and identifying strategies that have or could be used to address these barriers. To address study questions, we conducted a literature review of published articles from the last 10 years in PubMed using three main concepts: Immigrants, Undocumented, and access to health care. The search yielded 341 articles of which 66 met study criteria. With regard to barriers, we identified barriers in the policy arena focused on issues related to law and policy including limitations to access and type of health care. These varied widely across countries but ultimately impacted the type and amount of health care any Undocumented Immigrant could receive. Within the health system, barriers included bureaucratic obstacles including paperwork and registration systems. The alternative care available (safety net) was generally limited and overwhelmed. Finally, there was evidence of widespread discriminatory practices within the health care system itself. The individual level focused on the Immigrant's fear of deportation, stigma, and lack of capital (both social and financial) to obtain services. Recommendations identified in the papers reviewed included advocating for policy change to increase access to health care for Undocumented Immigrants, providing novel insurance options, expanding safety net services, training providers to better care for Immigrant populations, and educating Undocumented Immigrants on navigating the system. There are numerous barriers to health care for Undocumented Immigrants. These vary by country and frequently change. Despite concerns that access to health care attracts Immigrants, data demonstrates that people generally do not migrate to obtain health care. Solutions are needed that provide for noncitizens' health care.
Judith C Barker - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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stains on their self discipline public health hygiene and the disciplining of Undocumented Immigrant parents in the nation s internal borderlands
American Ethnologist, 2009Co-Authors: Sarah Horton, Judith C BarkerAbstract:Histories of the role of public health in nation building have revealed the centrality of hygiene to eugenic mechanisms of racial exclusion in the turn-of-the-20th-century United States, yet little scholarship has examined its role in the present day. Through ethnography in a Mexican migrant farmworking community in California's Central Valley, we explore the role of oral-hygiene campaigns in racializing Mexican Immigrant parents and shaping the substance of their citizenship. Public health officials perceive migrant farmworkers' children's oral disease as a “stain of backwardness,” amplifying Mexican Immigrants' status as “aliens.” We suggest, however, that the recent concern with Mexican Immigrant children's oral health blends classic eugenic concerns in public health with neoliberal concerns regarding different Immigrant groups' capacity for self-governance.
