The making of the “illegal alien”

Batzke, Ina

doi:10.4324/9780429490729-2

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“…Recent estimates suggest 12 million undocumented immigrants live in the United States (Baker, 2018) and, with more stringent enforcement policies (Pierce & Selee, 2017), there has been an increase in individuals facing removal from this country (Greene & Burnett, 2018). As of March 2021; there were 1,308,327 pending immigration court cases (i.e.…”

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Risk and protective markers for well-being in Latinx immigrants in removal proceedings.

Bailey¹,

Venta²,

Varela³

et al. 2021

Law and Human Behavior

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Objectives: There are currently 1,308,327 immigrants in removal proceedings, over 80% of whom are Latinx (TRAC, 2021b). This study examined the relation among putative protective markers (i.e. social support, religious support, and legal support) and the emotional and physical well-being of Latinx individuals facing removal proceedings. Hypotheses: We hypothesized that increased social support, religious support, and legal support would buffer the negative relations between hopelessness, poor self-efficacy, and well-being measures (depression, anxiety, stress, mental well-being, somatic symptoms, and physical well-being). Method: Participants (N = 157; 31.2% men, M age = 33.4 years) had an active immigration court case in Texas and completed a demographic

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confidence: 99%