2014
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2014.02.005
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Everyday violence, structural racism and mistreatment at the US–Mexico border

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“…What was surprising was that the Mexican immigrant women did not have higher perceived social stress than the Mexican American women, given the militarization of the border and widespread, increasing anti‐immigrant sentiment in Texas and the United States in the last several years (Sabo et al. ). More generally, immigration tends to produce stress.…”
Section: Meanings and Experiences Of Pregnancy And Mexican And Americmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…What was surprising was that the Mexican immigrant women did not have higher perceived social stress than the Mexican American women, given the militarization of the border and widespread, increasing anti‐immigrant sentiment in Texas and the United States in the last several years (Sabo et al. ). More generally, immigration tends to produce stress.…”
Section: Meanings and Experiences Of Pregnancy And Mexican And Americmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Militarization is defined as the saturation of and pervasive encounters with immigration officials including local police enacting immigration and border enforcement policy with military style tactics and weapons (2). These enforcement measures are applied at ports of entry (POE), in the deserts, rivers, and mountains between POEs, and, increasingly, in public spaces, workplaces, and residential areas in the border region and elsewhere (3, 4). …”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The criminalization of immigration law erodes the legal protections that once covered non-citizens, subjecting ever-growing numbers to deportation (17–19). Further, there is growing evidence that border enforcement leads to maltreatment of persons that violates their civil and human rights through the excessive use of force and verbal and physical abuse (4, 14, 20). …”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…It is possible that these participants may be visibly perceived as Mexican and felt concerned about unwanted attention from police in Mexico, or experiencing problems when attempting to re-enter the U.S. (Sabo et al, 2014). Conversely, it is also possible that this reflects a sub-group of participants with few ties to Mexico, or perhaps to this region of Mexico in particular.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%