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Showing 1 to 20 of 58 for “"immigration status"”.
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Pursuing Medical Sanctuary in Philadelphia: An Ethnography of Care on the Immigration-Status Spectrum
… points in the history of US healthcare and immigration – the Trump administration and the COVID-19 pandemic. Ethnographic data includes field notes from longitudinal participant observation, transcriptions of interviews and conversations with undocumented and uninsured Latinx immigrant …
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The Influence of Immigration Status on the General Health Outcomes of Adult BAME Migrants in East London
… critically in this dissertation in relation to immigration status, social, cultural, and environmental factors. The background of the research, justification, and goals are established in Chapter 1, emphasising the critical need for a sophisticated comprehension of migrant health disparities in …
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The Role of System-Level Primary Care Characteristics and Immigration Status as Predictors of Non-Urgent Emergency Department Presentations
… a study on the association between new immigrant status and non-urgent URTI ED presentations were conducted. Two studies were conducted: a systematic review of quantitative studies published between January 1, 2000, and February 12, 2025, on the associations between system-level PCP …
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An examination of bureaucratic Home Office systems relating to mixed immigration-status families, including the use of Section 55 (Borders, Immigration and Citizenship Act, 2009): a mixed methods study
… children when their parents are detained under immigration powers. Very little is published in this field, and what is published, explores the existence and frequency of parental immigration detention in the UK. Family courts safeguard and prioritise the parental relationship, with children …
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Use of Preventive Screening for Cervical Cancer among Low-income Patients in a Safety-net Healthcare Network
… The main hypothesis tested the race/ethnicity/immigration status effect on Pap smear screening. The remaining hypotheses examined the effects of other independent/control variables on having a Pap smear. Results from the data provide support for the existence of a race/ethnicity/immigration …
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An Ecological Model of Mexican Immigration and Mental Health
… The complex nature of interacting factors in the immigration and migration processes, however, have just begun to be explored within a broader ecological framework (Acevedo Garcia et al., 2012; Coatsworth, Maldonado-Molina, Pantin, & Szzapocznik, 2005). In light of this, scholars have called for …
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Values, ethnicity, and SES : the case of Latino and Anglo American women
… for at least in part by income, education and immigration status. Ten values emerged in the analyses as the most important in the participating women's lives. These ten values were reported by both Anglo and Latino women. However, differences emerged within the ethnic groups based on income, …
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Law and Rights in the Lives of Undocumented Migrant Women in the UK
… state has introduced increasingly restrictive immigration legislation in recent years, as part of an effort to create a hostile environment for undocumented migrants. For instance, the 2014 and 2016 Immigration Acts further criminalise working without papers, renting property, and driving as an …
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Experience of Undocumented Immigrant Children in the Child Welfare System
… no federal or state guidelines addressing the immigration status of undocumented children placed in out-of-home care. They are assessed using traditional models without consideration of their unique needs and are referred for the same general types of treatment and services. It is important to …
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The Predicament of Illegality: Undocumented Aliens in Contemporary American Immigration Fiction
… the issue of illegality in contemporary American immigration fiction. It takes as a fundamental premise that in immigration, status matters. The importance of immigration status in the "real world" is evident not only in ongoing national debates but also in the daily experiences of immigrants, …
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The "unique" experiences of domestic violence of immigrant Sikh women through films.
… of culture, gender, religion, public policy and immigration status to illustrate the multidimensional experience, perception and understanding of domestic violence by the representation of the Sikh community in films.
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Punishing the poor again?: irregularity, the 'criminalisation of migration' and precarious labour markets in the UK and Germany
The increasingly punitive nature of immigration control across the Western world and the overrepresentation of foreign nationals in European prisons has revitalised criminological interest in issues of migration. Alessandro De Giorgi (2010: 153) and others contend that restrictive, 'illegalising' …
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Speaking up! Adult ESL students' perceptions of native and non-native English speaking teachers.
… preferences for NESTs over non-NESTs based on immigration status.
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Exploring Environmental Justice Issues in Latino communities in the Treasure Valley in Idaho
… I suspected this may be connected to the complex immigration status of Latino groups, however, I discovered that the lack of funding and research, and community awareness challenged these organizations to attend to environmental justice issues. Second, this thesis aims to bring visibility to the …
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Beyond occupational differences : the importance of cross-cutting demographics and dyadic toolkits for collaboration in a US hospital
… another is difficult because of differences in status, meanings, and expertise across occupational groups, but they have failed to consider how the demography of the setting affects cross-occupational collaboration. Our 12-month ethnographic study of two units in a US hospital demonstrates the …
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Unpacking Grit & Community Cultural Wealth: Examining the Academic Success of Undocumented Latinx Students in Higher Education
… their matriculation and enrollment due to their immigration status. In a politically hostile and unstable environment for undocumented immigrants, students face legal, financial, societal, institutional, and systemic challenges. Undocumented Latinx students endure these challenges even more so …
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Nonprofit Continuum: Brazilian-centered Organizations in the Bay Area of San Francisco
<p>Brazil has always been a country of immigration. Since the mid 1980s, Brazil has also become a country of emigration. Brazilians have migrated to the United States in large numbers throughout the past decades. In the host country, Brazilians experience the same issues inherent in any immigrant …
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Beyond policy: ethical considerations of immigration enforcement & policies
… healthcare. This thesis argues that contemporary immigrations enforcement policies, rhetoric, and media coverage have created a state of immense fear and uncertainty that deter undocumented immigrants from seeking healthcare despite legal protections to be seen in the emergency department. In this …
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