Department of Psychiatry, University of Illinois at Chicago, 1601 W. Taylor Street, Chicago, IL 60201, USA.
Fam Process. 2011 Mar;50(1):27-46. doi: 10.1111/j.1545-5300.2010.01344.x.
The purpose of this study was to understand the secondary migration and relocation of African refugees resettled in the United States. Secondary migration refers to moves out of state, while relocation refers to moves within state. Of 73 recently resettled refugee families from Burundi and Liberia followed for 1 year through ethnographic interviews and observations, 13 instances of secondary migration and 9 instances of relocation were identified. A family ecodevelopmental framework was applied to address: Who moved again, why, and with what consequences? How did moving again impact family risk and protective factors? How might policies, researchers, and practitioners better manage refugees moving again? Findings indicated that families undertook secondary migration principally for employment, affordable housing, family reunification, and to feel more at home. Families relocated primarily for affordable housing. Parents reported that secondary migration and relocation enhanced family stability. Youth reported disruption to both schooling and attachments with peers and community. In conclusion, secondary migration and relocation were family efforts to enhance family and community protective resources and to mitigate shortcomings in resettlement conditions. Policymakers could provide newly resettled refugees jobs, better housing and family reunification. Practitioners could devise ways to better engage and support those families who consider moving.
本研究旨在了解在美国重新安置的非洲难民的二次迁移和重新安置情况。二次迁移是指州际迁移，而重新安置是指州内迁移。通过人种学访谈和观察，对最近从布隆迪和利比里亚重新安置的 73 个难民家庭进行了为期 1 年的跟踪研究，发现了 13 次二次迁移和 9 次重新安置的情况。应用家庭生态发展框架来解决以下问题：谁又搬了家，为什么搬，以及有什么后果？再次搬家如何影响家庭风险和保护因素？政策制定者、研究人员和从业者如何更好地管理难民再次迁移？研究结果表明，家庭进行二次迁移主要是为了就业、负担得起的住房、家庭团聚和更有归属感。家庭重新安置主要是为了负担得起的住房。父母报告说，二次迁移和重新安置增强了家庭稳定性。青年报告说，这对他们的学业和与同伴及社区的联系都造成了中断。总之，二次迁移和重新安置是家庭为了增强家庭和社区的保护资源，并减轻重新安置条件的不足而做出的努力。政策制定者可以为新重新安置的难民提供工作、更好的住房和家庭团聚。从业者可以设计更好的方法来更好地参与和支持那些考虑搬家的家庭。
