research paper outline by Briana Valenzuela

Thesis Statement

brianavirginia26 — 2023-10-28 08:38:28 UTC

Being an immigrant child can cause a lot of psychological trauma as a child and even as a full grown adult.

Main Point 1

brianavirginia26 — 2023-10-28 08:55:18 UTC

There are many reason for families to leave their homes to the United States.

Lorna Collier

brianavirginia26 — 2023-10-28 08:59:56 UTC

In this article, Collier talks about how a lot of the reasons why families tend to flee their homes is due to either violence, war, or want to have better opportunities. Regardless, going through the process of migrating into a new country can cause many psychological trauma such as depression and anxiety.

Ian Gotlib

brianavirginia26 — 2023-10-28 09:05:28 UTC

In his article, Goblit talks about how family separation just add more to the traumatic experience of crossing the border and even when the family is reunited, it can cause a lot of emotional guilt, blame, despair, etc.

Counterargument: Parents don't believe in mental health..

brianavirginia26 — 2023-10-28 09:09:08 UTC

In an article by Sanurag Barobhuiya, she explains how being an immigrant child and having mental illness can be really difficult. They fear that if they try to seek help from their families, they will be labeled as crazy or frowned upon. In the article it says "Ahmed further delves into why mental health “does not exist” in the Bengali community — primarily, because many Bengalis simply do not believe in it." Which is why many kids don't seek help when they feel this way.

Main Point 2:

brianavirginia26 — 2023-10-28 21:51:55 UTC

The system is broken..

Melba J.T. Vasquez and Frank Donaghue

brianavirginia26 — 2023-10-29 09:48:10 UTC

As we know, many children have been separated from their families due to strict immigration laws and they go through many psychological challenges growing up. This is caused by the immigration system not taking it seriously. "our current immigration system does not contain the necessary guidelines that would prevent or minimize these types of harmful separations." It would be better if the system could think of better ways to keep families together instead of separating them causing more damage both physically and emotionally.

Main Point 3

brianavirginia26 — 2023-10-30 06:27:50 UTC

The psychological trauma these children face now and in the possible future..

US: Family Separation Harming Children, Families

brianavirginia26 — 2023-10-30 06:40:30 UTC

As we all know, being a child migrating to a new country is never easy and simple. Children and parents go through many challenges in the process of moving and trying to create a better life for themselves. During the process of migrating to a new state families can become separated in the process and it can be very dangerous and devastating. In this article, it states that between July 2018 and February 2019, over 200 children were separated from their families for little to no reason at all. Although in some cases it was because of minor cases or even old crimes..

Children of Immigrants and Their Mental Health Needs

brianavirginia26 — 2023-10-30 17:27:43 UTC

In many cases, there are children who did not have to cross the border or go through the process of migrating to the U.S. but of course their parents have. Regardless of not being apart of the traumatizing journey, the children of immigrant parents still go through a tremendous amount of emotional trauma.

When parents migrate their families to America, they usually have high standards for their children to have successful lives now that they have the opportunity to do so. That can put an enormous amount of pressure on a child at such a young age and can cause them to develop anxiety. Most of the time these children are the ones who end up having to support their parents both financially and emotionally in these difficult situations where the government does not help much.

When families migrate into the United States, they tend to experience all forms of racism and discrimination both inside and outside of school which can lead to depression, stress, and anxiety.

In the article, it mentions how about one quarter (11.3 million) of he "foreign born" population is undocumented which leaves them ineligible for Medicaid or any government benefits. This is when children of immigrant parents avoid trying to get help with their mental health because they think their trauma does not compare to what their parents went through which is not the case.

Main Point 4

brianavirginia26 — 2023-10-30 17:33:36 UTC

Separating families causes more damage and helps no one..

Separation from parents removes children’s most important protection and generates a new trauma, Stanford scholar says..

brianavirginia26 — 2023-10-30 17:44:04 UTC

In the article written by Melissa De Witte, she explains how separating children can cause more trauma than the migrating process. In the 2018 article it states "more than 2,000 migrant children have been separated from their families at the US/Mexico border." It tends to leave these families with the feeling of guilt, despair, blame, and depression when reunited.

Counterargument 2: Immigrants face more discrimination and Racism more ..

brianavirginia26 — 2023-10-30 17:55:40 UTC

This is a common argument amongst US born citizens and I believe it falls under the discrimination category of my research paper outline. Many come here to live better lives and be successful. It can be hard for them when there are people who tend to doubt them or even blame them for certain things going on in the world. They get blamed for taking jobs in the US and people tend to discriminate them or call them names for no reason at all. They try to do their jobs and live their lives like any other person in this country.

Works Cited

brianavirginia26 — 2023-10-30 18:15:49 UTC

Barobhuiya, Sanurag. “Why Children of Immigrant Parents Are More Likely to Be Depressed.” Medium, NBC News Young Leaders in Journalism, 4 Aug. 2019, medium.com/@nbcnewsylij/why-children-of-immigrant-parents-are-more-likely-to-be-depressed-5c96a80c9d16.

Collier, Lorna. “Helping Immigrant Children Heal.” Monitor on Psychology, American Psychological Association, Mar. 2015, www.apa.org/monitor/2015/03/immigrant-children.

Martin, Eliza, and Hannah Todd. “Children of Immigrants and Their Mental Health Needs: Think Global Health.” Council on Foreign Relations, Think Global Health, 20 Aug. 2020, www.thinkglobalhealth.org/article/children-immigrants-and-their-mental-health-needs.

“US: Family Separation Harming Children, Families.” Human Rights Watch, Human Rights Watch, 28 Oct. 2020, www.hrw.org/news/2019/07/11/us-family-separation-harming-children-families?gclid=Cj0KCQjw7JOpBhCfARIsAL3bobeHC1Nx8ly8KB0FBiK4aUUuAXk5aMHQUthGh_8PK4DSATEh8N7CDNAaAiViEALw_wcB.

Vasquez, Melba JT. “The Victims of Immigration Policy: Children of Broken Homes and a Broken System.” American Psychological Association, American Psychological Association, 2011, www.apa.org/news/press/op-eds/immigration-policy#:~:text=Children%20and%20adolescents%20whose%20parents,and%20decline%20in%20educational%20achievement.

Witte, Melissa De. “The Psychological Impact of Early Life Stress and Parental Separation.” Stanford News, 27 June 2018, news.stanford.edu/2018/06/26/psychological-impact-early-life-stress-parental-separation/.