Social Needs of Immigrant Families

Social Needs of Immigrant Families

Various policies have been initiated within the United States aimed at curbing immigration and improved migration enforcement actions. Amid regulations and political temperature, immigrant families have consistently recorded amplified degrees of anxiety and fear together with problems affecting their health and general well-being such as poverty, discrimination, and low paying careers. Increasing levels of fear and uncertainty is also a social factor that has played a role in eroding these families as they are afraid of attacks and extradition together with being divided from their kids (Artiga, 2019). These fears go beyond to the teenagers who also agonize about getting alienated from their parents plus individuals of different immigration statuses. Poverty and housing challenges are other issues that affect the immigrant’s health as the rising house value in these societies is pushing families into packed livelihood conditions and out of societies. Landlords have consequently given threats to these individuals with the use of migration enforcement to immediate families; thus, putting them exposed to insecure housing conditions.

There are also fears emerging from inadequate access to programs and services, including primary learning institutions fueled by ineffective schools. These factors have continuously made families afraid of enrolling their kids into these learning organizations or seeking assistance for themselves. Still, families have many concerns reading taking part in programs attributed to confusion and uncertainty regarding the changes, including the fear of enhanced danger of deportation (Ayón, 2014). In some regions, including San Francisco and San Diego, there are few schools where these teenagers can access better learning services and other associated programs. However, in these regions, societies have responded to the growing needs of immigrant families through increasing the services plus support.

References

Artiga, S. (2019). Addressing Health and Social Needs of Immigrant Families: Lessons from Local Communities. The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. Retrieved from https://www.kff.org/disparities-policy/issue-brief/addressing-health-and-social-needs-of-immigrant-families-lessons-from-local-communities/.

Ayón, C. (2014). Service needs among Latino immigrant families: Implications for social work practice. Social Work, 59(1), 13-23.