Trapped at the Border: The Difficult Integration of Veterans, Families, and Christians in Tijuana

Pombo, María Dolores París; Mercado, Diana Buenrostro; Duperou, Gabriel Pérez

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“…Deportation is more than a single political event resulting in the transfer of an individual from one country to another. As the narratives of veterans in our study show, it is a stressful life event [ 19 , 28 ] shaped by sociocultural, economic, and political processes that create stress and contribute to poor health outcomes. Using the SEM, we saw how political and sociocultural factors displaced noncitizen veterans.…”

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“…Research was conducted at the DVSH in Tijuana, Mexico. Heralded as a "deportation city" given its proximity to the United States-Mexico border, Tijuana is home to the busiest land border crossing in the world and houses two deportation stations where individuals are handed over to Mexican officials [19][20][21]. The DVSH is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to support and advocate for deported veterans and their families [22].…”

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Social determinants of health among noncitizen deported US veterans: A participatory action study

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Castelan³

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PLOS Glob Public Health

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This qualitative study examines the social determinants of health among noncitizen deported United States veterans. We utilized Photovoice, a participatory action research method used to inform structural level change, with 12 veterans. Audio-recorded semi-structured interviews explored photos and discussed deportation’s effects on veteran health. We performed rapid template and matrix analysis of interview transcripts. Interviews were conducted in Tijuana, Mexico from December 2018 to January 2019. Study findings show that veterans prioritize returning to the United States to improve their quality of life. Analysis of photos and narrative text indicated that deportation caused social, economic, and political insecurities. Veterans struggled to maintain access to necessities post-deportation. Disrupted social networks compounded their situation, resulting in chronic stress and poor health outcomes. The findings from this study offer insight into the ways deportation acts as a social determinant of health. The findings suggest modifying veteran reintegration programs, as well as reforming criminal justice and immigration laws, such as creating more Veteran Treatment Courts and allowing immigration judges to consider military history during deportation proceedings involving noncitizen veterans.

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Social determinants of health among noncitizen deported US veterans: A participatory action study

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Castelan³

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“…El objetivo de este artículo, por tanto, es mostrar y analizar la interacción de la condición de documentación con el acceso a vivienda y la movilidad urbana como parte del proceso de reinserción social de personas que viven en Tijuana, México, después de la deportación desde Estados Unidos. El análisis privilegia la mirada en las categorías y los mecanismos de control del Estado sobre la movilidad humana, por ello se dialoga con autores que discuten sobre ciudadanía desde la perspectiva liberal y las aproximaciones biopolíticas (Collyer, 2012;De Génova, 2013;Fischer, 2013;Marshall, 1950) y también con literatura de corte empírico centrada en analizar los procesos de inclusión/exclusión en términos de la reinserción social en el país de origen después del retorno (voluntario o involuntario) y la relación con los recursos y capitales de los individuos (Cassarino, 2004;Contreras Velasco, 2016;Hualde et al, 2015;París et al, 2017;Pérez, 2014;Rivera, 2013).…”

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“La paradoja de la movilidad y la ciudadanía”: domicialización y documentación tras la deportación en Tijuana

Pinillos

2020

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El objetivo del artículo es analizar la interacción de la condición de documentación con el acceso a vivienda y la movilidad urbana de personas que viven en Tijuana, México, después de la deportación desde Estados Unidos. Con un enfoque inductivo, entrevistas semiestructuradas a 17 funcionarios y activistas, y con la entrevista de corte biográfico, se realizó un análisis a profundidad sustentado en 23 casos. Los resultados muestran que la visión domiciliada del ciudadano en México responde a la de una ciudadanía fija espacialmente, es decir, el acceso a vivienda fija requiere la posesión de documentos de identidad y viceversa. Quienes logran acceder a dichos documentos tienen mayor facilidad para rentar una vivienda, mientras que quienes no lo logran dependen más de la oferta de albergues y se mantienen en constante movimiento intraurbano lo que, a su vez, los somete a una permanente vigilancia y control de la policía.

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Mass Deportation

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Menjívar²

2018

The Handbook of Race, Ethnicity, Crime, and Justice

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Trapped at the Border: The Difficult Integration of Veterans, Families, and Christians in Tijuana

Cited by 8 publications

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Social determinants of health among noncitizen deported US veterans: A participatory action study

Social determinants of health among noncitizen deported US veterans: A participatory action study

“La paradoja de la movilidad y la ciudadanía”: domicialización y documentación tras la deportación en Tijuana

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