Journal of Poverty
Volume 19, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 357-376

How Immigration Enforcement Affects the Lives of Older Latinos in the United States (Article)

Becerra D.* , Quijano L.M. , Wagaman M.A. , Cimino A. , Blanchard K.N.
  • a School of Social Work, Arizona State University, Phoenix, AZ, United States
  • b School of Social Work, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, United States
  • c School of Social Work, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, United States
  • d School of Nursing, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, United States
  • e School of Social Work, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, United States

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of U.S. immigration enforcement on the lives of older Latinos in the United States. Data were drawn from the 2007 Pew Hispanic Center National Survey of Latinos. The sample consisted of 326 participants who were age 55 years or older. Multivariate ordinal logistic regressions indicated that participants who had greater hardships as a result of U.S. immigration enforcement (a) had lower use of government services, (b) perceived the situation for Latinos worse today, (c) had a greater fear of deportation, and (d) perceived a lower quality of life for themselves. Copyright © Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.

Author Keywords

older Latinos Fear of deportation Undocumented immigration Immigration Latinos

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Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84941186711&doi=10.1080%2f10875549.2014.999969&partnerID=40&md5=a0efe0fbb960bcbe679b7ee049b341fc
DOI: 10.1080/10875549.2014.999969
ISSN: 10875549
Cited by: 4
Original Language: English