IMMIGRANT FAMILY SEPARATION, FEAR, AND THE U.S. DEPORTATION REGIME

Monitoring Obŝestvennogo Mneniâ: Ekonomičeskie i Socialʹnye Peremeny

Elizabeth VAQUERA¹  Elizabeth ARANDA² 

[1] George Washington University;University of South Florida;

关键词: family separation;    immigration policy;    deportation;    undocumented immigrants;   

DOI  :  10.14515/monitoring.2018.5.16

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

In 2018, President Trump changed a long-standing policy of keeping families who cross the United States border together; instead, he ordered that parents be detained separately from children, drawing a national outcry that led to his administration walking back the practice. Drawing on 50 in-depth interviews with undocumented young adults in the state of Florida, USA, we argue that the practice of family separation through immigration policy is not new. We illustrate how our sample’s undocumented status puts them at risk for family separation under the current ‘deportation regime’ that creates a heightened and all-encompassing fear about the possibility of family separation.

【 授权许可】

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