Children of illegal migrant workers: Life circumstances and mental health

Meir, Yael; Slone, Michelle; Lavi, Iris

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“…Es importante señalar que estos sentimientos se revelaron aún más intensamente en participantes que recibieron el estado civil en la adolescencia o en la juventud y pasaron gran parte de su infancia bajo la sombra de la deportación de sus padres y de ellos mismos. Se podría decir que el nuevo estatus les brindó "libertad de movimiento", obtuvieron la posibilidad de moverse libremente dentro de Israel y de cruzar las fronteras del país (Meir, Slone y Lavi, 2012;Meir, Slone, Levis, Reina y Livni, 2012).…”

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“…A diferencia de estudios previos sobre niños de trabajadores extranjeros en Israel que han explorado diversos aspectos, como la política, el sentido de pertenencia y la salud mental (Elyahu-Levy y Ganz-Meishar, 2016;Harper y Zubida, 2010, Kemp, 2007Lifszyc-Friedlander, 2009;Meir, Slone y Lavi, 2012;Meir, Slone, Levis, Reina y Livni, 2012;Sabar y Gez, 2009;Shapiro, 2013;Zubida et al, 20136), este estudio se centra en las experiencias de estos SCIO. Revista de Filosofía, n.º 19, Noviembre de 2020, 155-180, ISSN: 1887 niños después de recibir la residencia permanente.…”

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De La Oscuridad De La Ilegalidad a La Luz De La Legalidad: Impacto De La Adquisición Del Estatus Civil Sobre La Vida De Los Hijos De Trabajadores Extranjeros en Israel

Friedlander¹

2020

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De acuerdo con la ley israelí los hijos de trabajadores extranjerossin visa de trabajo no gozan de estatus civil, con todo lo queesto implica. A principio de los 2000, el Gobierno israelí amenazó condeportar a todos los trabajadores sin visa de trabajo y a sus familias.Esta decisión llevó a la sociedad civil israelí y a las ONG a demandarque el gobierno israelí otorgara estatus civil a los hijos de trabajadoresextranjeros. Después de una ardua lucha el Gobierno decidió en el 2006y 2010 de forma excepcional otorgar estatus civil a los hijos de trabajadoresextranjeros y a sus familias, alrededor de 500 niños y jóvenes deorigen latinoamericano. Tras esta decisión, el presente estudio exploracómo se han construido y reconstruido las experiencias de vida de estosniños desde el inicio de su nuevo estatus civil. La metodología combinamétodos de investigación cualitativos y cuantitativos. Según loshallazgos, estos niños revelan un alto grado de pertenencia a la sociedadisraelí y se definen a sí mismos como israelíes. Se sienten integrados enla sociedad israelí y tienen buenas expectativas de su futuro en Israel.

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De La Oscuridad De La Ilegalidad a La Luz De La Legalidad: Impacto De La Adquisición Del Estatus Civil Sobre La Vida De Los Hijos De Trabajadores Extranjeros en Israel

Friedlander¹

2020

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“…In addition, some asylum seekers arriving through the Egyptian border have experienced serious injuries and incidents, including physical violence and sexual harassment during their journey. These negative events are a source of family and social problems, including intimate violence and street violence as well as addiction (Meir et al, 2012;Slonim-Nevo et al, 2015;Birger and Peled, 2017). Research has shown that migrants seeking humanitarian aid have a high prevalence of psychiatric disorders, and that severe emotional states and violence often develop (Bhugra and Becker, 2005;Chen et al, 2017).…”

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Asylum Seekers in Israel: Challenges to Social Work

Nuttman‐Shwartz

Levanon

2019

The British Journal of Social Work

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The challenges facing social workers in addressing the migration crisis are myriad and complex. Against this background, the current article presents a case study on the response of Israeli social work to the asylum seekers, which allows us to identify gaps between the social work profession’s global agenda and its implementation. The article examines how recent immigration policies have impacted Israeli social workers’ responses to these challenges. Following a brief description of Israel’s policies for controlling and limiting the entrance of asylum seekers to the country, the article offers insights into social workers’ involvement in some of the main social services that aim to assist asylum seekers in Israel. Insights are also offered into the response of Israeli social workers to the community of asylum seekers, which focuses on individual needs and on urgent needs. Several explanations for these emphases was offers, noting that they may reflect a more general gap between repeated statements about the significance of human rights for the social work profession on the one hand and the professional reality on the other. Finally, several strategies for social work in the community of asylum seekers and in society as a whole are recommended.

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“…Unlike previous studies on migrant workers' children in Israel, which explored various aspects related to living illegally within territories, such as sense of belonging and accessibility to health and educational services (Eliyahu-Levy and Ganz-Meishar, 2016;Harper and Zubida, 2010;Elias and Kemp, 2010;Kemp, 2007;Lifszyc-Friedlander, 2009;Meir, Slone, and Lavi, 2012;Meir, Slone, Levis, Reina, and Livni, 2012;Sabar and Gez, 2009;Shapiro, 2013;Zubida, Lavi, Harper, Nakash and Shoshani, 2013), this research focuses on the experiences of these children after receiving permanent residency (PR). Furthermore, while previous studies focused only on young and/or adolescent migrant workers' children, this research explored children from the age of 12 -27 years old.…”

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“Now I am also Israeli”: From Illegality to Legality ‐ Life experiences and identities of migrant workers’ children after receiving civil status in Israel

Babis

Lifszyc-Friedlander

Sabar

2017

International Migration

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In 2006 and 2010, following demands from local and international civil society organizations, Israel granted civil status to approximately 1500 undocumented migrant workers’ children. This was considered a “one time humanitarian gesture,” not to be repeated. Thousands of other children, who did not fulfill the required criteria, were left without civil status. Within the context of Israel, the homeland of the Jewish people, this mixed‐methods study explored how the children's life experiences have been constructed and reconstructed since the inception of their new civil status. According to the findings, 80 per cent of migrant workers’ children reveal a high degree of belonging to Israeli society, defining themselves as Israelis. For them, receiving civil status has four practical implications: being able to serve in the Israeli army; the ability to travel abroad; better access to the job market; and freedom from fear of deportation. Our study also revealed difficulties due to their religious and ethnic identities, reflected in the children's understandings of what it means to be Israeli. The complex manifestations of their newly acquired civil status is embedded in the concept of “freedom,” i.e. to do and to be what they really want to be.

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Children of illegal migrant workers: Life circumstances and mental health

Cited by 10 publications

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De La Oscuridad De La Ilegalidad a La Luz De La Legalidad: Impacto De La Adquisición Del Estatus Civil Sobre La Vida De Los Hijos De Trabajadores Extranjeros en Israel

De La Oscuridad De La Ilegalidad a La Luz De La Legalidad: Impacto De La Adquisición Del Estatus Civil Sobre La Vida De Los Hijos De Trabajadores Extranjeros en Israel

Asylum Seekers in Israel: Challenges to Social Work

“Now I am also Israeli”: From Illegality to Legality ‐ Life experiences and identities of migrant workers’ children after receiving civil status in Israel

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