2015
DOI: 10.1037/lat0000029
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Latina/o immigrant integration in the rural midwest: Host community resident and immigrant perspectives.

Abstract: The Latina/o population has grown significantly in new settlement communities in the Midwest portion of the United States in the past 10 to 15 years (U.S. Census Bureau, 2010). The current study seeks to better understand the status of integration in 1 such community from the perspectives of immigrants and members of the host community. Using the Sustainable Livelihoods Framework as a theoretical base, we define integration as a product of the social, cultural, human, and economic assets possessed by immigran… Show more

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“…Integration can be challenging for individuals and communities. Regrettably, there are multiple barriers to integration including (1) social, cultural, and class differences between new and established community residents [13,14], (2) discrimination, segregation, exclusion, and fear of newcomers [9,[14][15][16][17], (3) separate and distinct social networks between newcomers and established community residents [16], (4) structural barriers that limit access to information, services, and opportunities [13,16,18], and (5) a lack of community resources, especially language accessible services and resources for those who may be undocumented [8,19]. Failing to integrate newcomers has both short and long-term consequences such as declines in individual health and well-being; underutilization of skills; inefficient allocation of resources; and an inability to survive and grow [20,21].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Integration can be challenging for individuals and communities. Regrettably, there are multiple barriers to integration including (1) social, cultural, and class differences between new and established community residents [13,14], (2) discrimination, segregation, exclusion, and fear of newcomers [9,[14][15][16][17], (3) separate and distinct social networks between newcomers and established community residents [16], (4) structural barriers that limit access to information, services, and opportunities [13,16,18], and (5) a lack of community resources, especially language accessible services and resources for those who may be undocumented [8,19]. Failing to integrate newcomers has both short and long-term consequences such as declines in individual health and well-being; underutilization of skills; inefficient allocation of resources; and an inability to survive and grow [20,21].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Thus, the majority of Latina/o individuals living in this country are legal citizens. However, the recent social climate for immigrants in the United States includes contentious political discourse about foreign-born workers taking jobs or community resources away from U.S. citizens, accusations about violence and terrorism, fears about a population explosion, and overt discrimination based on ethnicity, language, and social class (Chi-Ying Chung, Bemak, & Grabowsky, 2011;May et al, 2015;Yakushko, 2009). Recent arrivals to the United States who speak English with a nonnative accent may be subject to stereotypes and assumptions about their legal status (Kao, 2000).…”
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“…Recent arrivals to the United States who speak English with a nonnative accent may be subject to stereotypes and assumptions about their legal status (Kao, 2000). In emerging immigrant communities in the South and Midwest, where the receiving culture tends to be fairly traditional and conservative, these stereotypes may be more likely to lead to negative interactions (May et al, 2015;Potochnick, Perreira, & Fuligni, 2012).…”
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confidence: 99%
“…To do this, we conducted content analysis (Hay, 2005) of primary documents and relevant media discourse regarding the policy and the people affected by DACA. Media content analysis has been used widely as a method in a variety of disciplines to explore discourse on particular topics, including immigration (Dragojevic, Sink, & Mastro, 2017;Mastro, Tukachinsky, Behm-Morawitz, & Blecha, 2014;May et al, 2015;Saraisky 2015;Williams, 2016). Other research has examined DACA as a policy and the implications for the DACA community from other perspectives and through different methods.…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%