University of Northern Colorado, USA; Colorado School of Public Health, USA.
University of Northern Colorado, USA; Colorado School of Public Health, USA.
Soc Sci Med. 2023 Sep;333:116125. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2023.116125. Epub 2023 Jul 28.
In this paper, we explore the material and symbolic effects of "deservingness projects" (Kline, 2019) for Latinx immigrants as they have played out over the COVID-19 pandemic. On a material level, exclusionary policies have exacerbated Latinx immigrants' disenfranchisement and contributed to disproportionate sickness and economic strife during the pandemic. On a symbolic level, they have contributed to subjective experiences of fear, distress, and desperation, and have eroded many immigrants' trust in institutions and support systems. Crucially, though, the pandemic's injustices have also crystallized a sense of outrage and indignation among some Latinx immigrants, provoking assertions of self-worth and sociopolitical projects of belonging and mutual care. Our findings thus challenge the notion that subjective self-understandings as 'undeserving' are fundamental to the undocumented experience and show that the pandemic's fallout has strengthened some immigrants' ability and willingness to "make claims for inclusion" (Abrego, 2011) and sociopolitical change.
在本文中，我们探讨了“应得项目”（Kline，2019）对拉丁裔移民的物质和象征意义，这些意义在 COVID-19 大流行期间得到了体现。在物质层面上，排斥性政策加剧了拉丁裔移民的被剥夺感，并导致他们在大流行期间患病和经济困难的比例不成比例。在象征层面上，这些政策导致了一些拉丁裔移民主观上的恐惧、痛苦和绝望，并侵蚀了许多移民对机构和支持系统的信任。然而，至关重要的是，这场大流行病的不公正也在一些拉丁裔移民中引发了愤怒和愤慨，促使他们强调自我价值，并开展了归属和相互关怀的社会政治项目。因此，我们的研究结果挑战了“应得”的主观自我理解是无证移民经历的基础这一观点，并表明大流行的后果增强了一些移民“争取包容”（Abrego，2011）和社会政治变革的能力和意愿。
