Deportations creating a generation scarred by parental loss
A 2007 study in the Journal of the National Medical Association found that just the fear of deportation — not deportation itself — was associated with worse health outcomes and greater emotional distress for children of immigrants. When deportation is a reality and not just a threat, a review in the Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences found, deportation predicts poor health outcomes in children. And a June report linked a parent’s deportation to poorer physical and mental health, along with worse school performance and shorter life spans. Read on here.
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