TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2013//
TI  - Consequences of arizona's immigration policy on social capital among Mexican mothers with unauthorized immigration status
JO  - Hispanic journal of behavioral sciences
A1  - Valdez, Carmen R.
A1  - Padilla, Brian
A1  - Valentine, Jessa Lewis
SP  - 303
EP  - 322
VL  - 35
IS  - 3
N2  - This study explores the consequences of increasingly restrictive immigration policies on social capital among Mexican mothers with unauthorized immigrant status in Arizona. Three focus groups conducted in Arizona explore how mothers' experiences with immigration policies have affected their neighborhood, community, and family ties. Focus group content and interactions revealed that perceived racial profiling was common among mothers and led to fear of family separation. Several described direct experiences with detention and deportation. Although detention and deportation strengthened social ties between mothers and other unauthorized immigrants, these experiences were detrimental to social ties between mothers and members of the mainstream society, including their children's teachers. Finally, immigration policies were perceived to affect parent-child ties negatively, as mothers reported family stress, financial hardship, and decreased parental availability.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0739-9863
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0739986313488312
ID  - ref1
ER  -