What is it about?
The paper is based on 133 interviews with US deportees in Mexico and 21 interviews with the families of deportees and others affected by deportation in the United States during the first 5 months of 2018. It documents the devastating emotional, financial and social impact of deportations of long-term US residents on the deportees themselves, their divided and impoverished families, and their communities.
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Why is it important?
The US is pursuing a mass, indiscriminate deportation policy that largely affects long-term residents, with deep ties in the United States. The impact of this policy on deportees, their families, and their communities has severe long-and short-term consequences for these families, their communities and the nation.
Perspectives
This paper provides a direct window on the lives of deportees and their families, reports the results of bi-national study, and includes strong public policy recommendations. It will be particularly valuable to persons interested in the broad impact of Trump-era immigration and deportation policies.
Mr Donald Kerwin
University of Notre Dame
Read the Original
This page is a summary of: Communities in Crisis: Interior Removals and Their Human Consequences, Journal on Migration and Human Security, December 2018, SAGE Publications,
DOI: 10.1177/2331502418820066.
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Resources
College Student Tells Congress About Her Parents' Deportation: "It Took Away my Childhood"
This is an article on Pamela Quintana, who spoke at the Capitol Hill roll-out event for this report. The title of the article is "College Student Tells Congress About Her Parents' Deportation: 'It Took Away my Childhood.'"
Deportations separate families, leaving them impoverished, study shows
This is an Arizona Republic article on the paper.
Research Examines Human Face of Deportation
Blog by staff of Ignatian Solidarity Fundo on report.
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