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Sin Papeles: The Experiences Of Undocumented Central American Immigrants In The United States, Elizabeth Jarquin
Sin Papeles: The Experiences Of Undocumented Central American Immigrants In The United States, Elizabeth Jarquin
Department of Family Therapy Dissertations and Applied Clinical Projects
In the United States, the topic of immigration represents a source of intense debate, which has escalated in recent years. Research indicates that Latinx immigrants are negatively impacted by current immigration policies— they are feeling afraid, angry, exhausted, defeated, overwhelmed, and concerned about themselves and their family (Castrellón, Rivarola, & López, 2017; Wray-Lake et al., 2018). This research, however, has largely neglected the Central American subgroup and the experiences of undocumented immigrants. The purpose of this study was to understand the experiences of undocumented Central American immigrants and their families within the current sociopolitical context. I utilized interpretative phenomenological analysis …