Grzywacz Joseph G, Apanecatl-Ibarra Edgar, Iheanacho Ebony, Pocchio Kinsey E, Cardamone Jonathan R, Merten Michael J, Zapata Martha I
Department of Human Development and Family Science, Florida State University, Tallahassee, USA.
Department of Higher Education & Student Affairs, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, USA.
J Child Fam Stud. 2022;31(3):740-752. doi: 10.1007/s10826-021-02172-2. Epub 2022 Jan 7.
Many immigrant Latino families have one or more U.S. -born children and at least one foreign-born non-citizen child. Contextual theories of human development would argue that these siblings would have very different life trajectories by virtue of their citizenship status or lack thereof. However, researchers and policy-makers know very little about the home environment of mixed-status siblings. Using data from in-depth personal interviews, this study examined parental perceptions of the life trajectories of mixed-status youth. Participants were 18 parents with at least one adolescent between the ages of 10-18 residing at home. Using grounded theory, two broad themes emerged. First, parental perceptions of children's life trajectories based on citizenship and parental concerns' regarding their children's mixed legal status. Within this first theme, parents discussed youth's educational opportunities, job prospects, health care access, and travel restrictions. The second theme was parental concerns' about their children's citizenship status; ambivalence about migrating to the United States; and coping with fear and anxiety. Results of this study highlight the pervasive influence of immigration policies and practices on family dynamics and child development, the risk they posit to youth development and individual family resilience.
许多移民拉丁裔家庭有一个或多个在美国出生的孩子，以及至少一个在国外出生的非公民孩子。人类发展的情境理论认为，这些兄弟姐妹由于其公民身份或缺乏公民身份，会有非常不同的人生轨迹。然而，研究人员和政策制定者对混合身份兄弟姐妹的家庭环境了解甚少。本研究利用深入个人访谈的数据，考察了父母对混合身份青少年人生轨迹的看法。参与者是18位父母，家中至少有一名年龄在10至18岁之间的青少年。运用扎根理论，出现了两个广泛的主题。第一，父母基于公民身份对孩子人生轨迹的看法，以及父母对孩子混合法律身份的担忧。在这第一个主题中，父母讨论了青少年的教育机会、就业前景、医疗保健获取和旅行限制。第二个主题是父母对孩子公民身份的担忧；对移民到美国的矛盾心理；以及应对恐惧和焦虑。本研究结果凸显了移民政策和做法对家庭动态和儿童发展的普遍影响，以及它们给青少年发展和家庭个体复原力带来的风险。
