Laying Low: Fear and Injustice for Latino Migrants to Smalltown, USA
Laying Low: Fear and Injustice for Latino Migrants to Smalltown, USA
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10.1080/14427591.2013.799114
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发表时间：
2013-01-01
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2.4
通讯作者：
Bailliard, Antoine
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作者：
Bailliard, Antoine
拉丁裔移民到美国小镇（化名）寻找美国梦。相反，他们面临着一种难以维持生计的压迫局面。本文介绍了一项针对北卡罗来纳州拉丁裔移民社区的民族志研究的重点发现。对参与者观察和半结构化访谈的分析显示，由于政府政策和反移民情绪，移民到小城镇经历了恐惧、歧视和剥削。第287(g)条和《真实身份法》导致移民在开车时面临被拘留和驱逐出境的可能性。对政府机构和执法部门的不信任促成了一种恐惧气氛，使移民无法获得服务或寻求帮助。驱逐出境的持续威胁使移徙者退出有意义的职业，并改变他们从事的必要职业。绝望的感觉阻碍了自我辩护，鼓励了雇主的剥削。移民躲得很低，不被人看到，因此经历了职业剥夺和不平衡。本文建议职业科学家应参与政治领域，以突出政府政策对职业参与的意外影响。本文对职业正义概念进行了批判，并提出了运用职业视角分析公共政策的社会政治影响的基本原理。
Latinos migrate to Smalltown (pseudonym), USA in search of the American Dream. Instead, they face an oppressive situation in which they struggle to make ends meet. This paper presents focused findings from an ethnographic study with a migrant Latino community in North Carolina. Analyses of participant observations and semi-structured interviews revealed that migrants to Smalltown experience fear, discrimination, and exploitation due to government policies and anti-immigrant sentiment. Section 287(g) and the REAL ID Act cause migrants to face the possibility of detention and deportation when driving. Mistrust in government institutions and law enforcement precipitate a climate of fear that prevents migrants from accessing services or seeking help. The persistent threat of deportation causes migrants to withdraw from meaningful occupations and to alter their engagement in required occupations. Feelings of hopelessness discourage selfadvocacy and encourage exploitation by employers. Migrants lay low and stay out of sight and thereby experience occupational deprivation and imbalance. The paper suggests that occupational scientists should engage political arenas to highlight the unanticipated effects of government policies on occupational participation. The paper provides a critique of occupational justice concepts and presents a rationale for applying an occupational perspective to analyze the socio-political implications of public policy.