Integrating refugees in the United States: The successes and challenges of resettlement in a Global Context

Capps, Randy; Newland, Kathleen; Fratzke, Susan; Groves, Susannah; Auclair, Greg; Fix, Michael; McHugh, Margie

doi:10.3233/sji-150918

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“…Whereas some participants noted adults outside of family as sources of support, especially teachers, coaches, and their caseworkers, the participants in this study noticeably did not include more informal relationships in their neighborhoods as sources of support. As noted in Capps et al (2015), language and cultural barriers often keep refugees on the outskirts of society. The participants in this study appeared to reflect these challenges in their drawings; although they had some of the external supports that are helpful for all adolescents, their refugee status may create challenges in terms of the types of neighborhood support that might fully round out their experience of external supports.…”

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“…Regardless of their country of origin, adolescent refugees share many of the challenges that all refugees face. Their education falters during the time they live in refugee camps, and a language barrier often keeps refugees on the outskirts of society, unable to fully integrate and experience their own familiar culture beyond their temporary homes (Capps et al, 2015;Tshabangu-Soko & Caron, 2011). However, particular characteristics of adolescence, specified as ages 12 to 21 by the American Academy of Pediatrics (2017), are salient for thinking about how individuals during this stage may identify and use their strengths as they navigate their experiences of being refugees.…”

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Examining Resiliency in Adolescent Refugees Through the Tree of Life Activity

Stark

Quinn

Hennessey

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Grounded in both resiliency science and positive youth development, the research team set out to understand the strengths and resources of adolescent refugees living in northeast Texas. In coordination with a local refugee services agency, members of the research team conducted the Tree of Life activity with 16 participants ranging in age from 13 to 20 years. Identifying 16 codes in the qualitative analyses of participants' drawings, they organized these codes into 3 themes: self-efficacy, values, and relationships. The authors recommend the use of Tree of Life and other creative arts activities to Journal of Youth Development | http://jyd.pitt.edu/ | Vol. 14 Issue 2 DOI 10. 5195/jyd.2019.692 Examining Resiliency Through Tree of Life 131 facilitate the discovery of strengths and resources in adolescent refugees, by which they may progress beyond survival of adversity to resiliency and thriving.

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Examining Resiliency in Adolescent Refugees Through the Tree of Life Activity

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Hennessey

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“…These gaps diminish over time, but not to zero. See Kerr and Kerr (2011) (Capps et al, 2015). Vietnamese refugees also had positive outcomes in Canada (Beiser, 1999).…”

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The Long-Term Outcomes of Refugees: Tracking the Progress of the East African Asians

Anders

Burgess

Portes

2020

Journal of Refugee Studies

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Any opinions expressed in this paper are those of the author(s) and not those of IZA. Research published in this series may include views on policy, but IZA takes no institutional policy positions. The IZA research network is committed to the IZA Guiding Principles of Research Integrity. The IZA Institute of Labor Economics is an independent economic research institute that conducts research in labor economics and offers evidence-based policy advice on labor market issues. Supported by the Deutsche Post Foundation, IZA runs the world's largest network of economists, whose research aims to provide answers to the global labor market challenges of our time. Our key objective is to build bridges between academic research, policymakers and society. IZA Discussion Papers often represent preliminary work and are circulated to encourage discussion. Citation of such a paper should account for its provisional character. A revised version may be available directly from the author.

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“…Citizenship and Immigration Services ("USCIS") conducts extensive interviews, background checks, and medical screenings of refugees assigned for relocation to the U.S. (Immigration and Nationality Act, 2016;Pope, 2015). Upon admission to the U.S., refugees are assigned to one of the nine resettlement VOLAGS operating in the U.S. 2 (Elias, 2017;Forrest & Brown, 2014;Kenny and Lockwood-Kenny, 2011;Zucker, 1982) which then coordinates with local affiliates and state agencies to find appropriate placements within local communities (Capps, et al, 2015;Fandl, 2017;Mott, 2010;Wright, 1981;Zucker 1983). The VOLAG notifies a local community-based organization of the pending refugee arrival (Darrow, 2015;Fandle, 2017).…”

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The Role of Hospitable and Inhospitable States in the Process of Refugee Resettlement in the United States

Nolasco

Braaten

2019

Journal of Refugee Studies

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Although the resettlement of refugees is always politically contentious in host countries, the current global refugee crisis has only magnified those contentions. In the United States and in many European countries, there has been a strong backlash against the resettlement of refugees—particularly those from Muslim-majority countries. However, within countries such as the United States, there are areas of the country that are more anti-refugee than others. The purpose of this article is to explore the variation in refugee resettlement across the 50 US states from 2002 to 2010. Refugee resettlement in the United States is done in conjunction with the federal government, religious and secular non-profits, and state governments. Some states are far more hospitable to refugee resettlement than others and this article explores the political, economic and social factors that influence the number of refugees resettled in each state. We find that states with a moralistic political culture resettle the most refugees but more liberal states do not resettle more refugees than conservative states. Also, states with a better quality of life resettle more refugees but so do states with higher poverty rates.

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Integrating refugees in the United States: The successes and challenges of resettlement in a Global Context

Abstract: Abstract. In 2014 there were more than 14 million refugees worldwide and almost a million places for permanent resettlement were needed.

Cited by 73 publications

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Examining Resiliency in Adolescent Refugees Through the Tree of Life Activity

Examining Resiliency in Adolescent Refugees Through the Tree of Life Activity

The Long-Term Outcomes of Refugees: Tracking the Progress of the East African Asians

The Role of Hospitable and Inhospitable States in the Process of Refugee Resettlement in the United States

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