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DEPORTATION IS ONE OF THE BIGGEST FEARS AMONG LATINOS, REGARDLESS OF IMMIGRATION
STATUS, NEW STUDY SHOWS


BOTH DOCUMENTED AND UNDOCUMENTED LATINOS SAW AN INCREASE IN ANXIETY REGARDING
THEIR FUTURE IN THE U.S. OVER THE PAST YEARS

Maria Villarroel / Feb 21 2024, 05:00 AM EST
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NEW YORK CITY - Deportation has consistently been a looming fear over
undocumented immigrants' life. But this is not only a major fear to just illegal
migrants, but also for documented ones, a new study from Lehigh University
shows.

The 2010s were a period of increased immigration discourse. The Deferred Action
for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), for instance, took the center stage several times
throughout the decade as it sought to protect the so-called "Dreamers." But, at
the same time, major political figures like Donald Trump dominated the national
agenda with their anti-immigrant rhetoric.



Events of this nature did not slip Latinos' minds. In fact, they greatly
affected their mental health regardless of their legal status in the U.S., the
study showed.

A group of sociologists at Lehigh University analyzed data from 2011-2018 and
found an increase in psychological distress among Latinos, both citizens and
noncitizens, in the U.S.

"How people are talking about immigration and how salient immigration and
deportation are to day-to-day life is potentially equally as important to
distress as these more dramatic changes" Johnson explains.

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How Is Anti-Immigrant Rhetoric Affecting Young Latinos' Mental Health and
Academic Performance?

In other words, major changes to policy and the political landscape, coupled
with day-to-day activities, are prone to affect Latino's mental state.



When Obama announced the halted deportations of DACA, and the establishment of
Deferred Action for Parents of Americans (DAPA), naturalized citizens saw
relief.

Oppositely, Trump's anti-immigration policies, ICE's increased detentions or
even conversations online were major indicators of increased anxiety and fear
among Latinos, the study showed.

Interestingly, U.S.-born Latinos are not susceptible to deportation, but these
events still impact their psychological health, the study founds. Johnson and
her team determined that U.S.-born Latinos experienced higher distress in
periods where there are spikes in Google searches to topics related to
deportation and immigration.

"The fact that racial and ethnic divisions are so prominent that even citizens
feel the threat of deportation, and distress related to deportation threat, is
really striking," Johnson said.



A study from November which focused on academic performance yielded similar
results. George Washington University professor Kathleen Roche concluded that
""political rhetoric or policies to deport immigrants can compromise mental
health, result in poor grades, and increase substance abuse and social problems
lasting into adulthood."

Evidence has shown her that "Latino teenagers report worrying about their future
job and educational prospects because of the immigrant environment; avoid police
or seeking medical care due to immigration threats; and report being warned by
their parents to avoid authorities because of immigration authorities."



"Related to anti-immigrant rhetoric, our research shows that being discriminated
against by teachers, classmates, and/or community members due to being Latino
significantly predicts worse mental health and worse school performance over
time," Roche said. She added that "actually experiencing the deportation or
detention of a family member relates to a 2- to 3-fold higher risk of Latino/a
adolescents' suicidal ideation, substance use, and clinically meaningful levels
of outward-directed mental health problems such as aggression and conduct
disorder."



As the 2024 election comes around, these researchers are looking for possible
antidotes to these trends. Creating a sense of cultural belonging could be one
of them.

"We concretely show that the deportation-focused approach to immigration that
the U.S. has been taking is psychologically damaging even to U.S. citizens,"
Johnson says. "Moving forward, we can make the argument for policy change around
deportation, but equally so,

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