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Ramirez M, Argueta NL, Castro Y, et al. The Relation of Drug Trafficking Fears and Cultural Identity to Attitudes Toward Mexican Immigrants in Five South Texas Communities. J Borderl Stud. 2016;31(1):91-105doi: 10.1080/08865655.2015.1124244.
Ramirez, M., Argueta, N. L., Castro, Y., Perez, R., & Dawson, D. B. (2016). The Relation of Drug Trafficking Fears and Cultural Identity to Attitudes Toward Mexican Immigrants in Five South Texas Communities. Journal of borderlands studies, 31(1), 91-105. https://doi.org/10.1080/08865655.2015.1124244
Ramirez, Manuel, et al. "The Relation of Drug Trafficking Fears and Cultural Identity to Attitudes Toward Mexican Immigrants in Five South Texas Communities." Journal of borderlands studies vol. 31,1 (2016): 91-105. doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/08865655.2015.1124244
Ramirez M, Argueta NL, Castro Y, Perez R, Dawson DB. The Relation of Drug Trafficking Fears and Cultural Identity to Attitudes Toward Mexican Immigrants in Five South Texas Communities. J Borderl Stud. 2016;31(1):91-105. doi: 10.1080/08865655.2015.1124244. Epub 2016 Jan 25. PMID: 27672240; PMCID: PMC5034942.
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J Borderl Stud. 2016;31(1):91-105. doi: 10.1080/08865655.2015.1124244. Epub 2016 Jan 25.

The Relation of Drug Trafficking Fears and Cultural Identity to Attitudes Toward Mexican Immigrants in Five South Texas Communities.

Journal of borderlands studies

Manuel Ramirez, Nanci L Argueta, Yessenia Castro, Ricardo Perez, Darius B Dawson

Affiliations

  1. Professor of Psychology, Department of Psychology, The University of Texas at Austin, 108 E. Dean Keaton, A8000, Austin, TX 78712, USA.
  2. Graduate Student, Clinical Psychology, Department of Psychology, The University of Texas at Austin, 108 E. Dean Keaton, A8000, Austin, TX 78712, USA.
  3. Assistant Professor, School of Social Work, University of Texas at Austin, 1 University Station R 5100, Austin, TX 78712, USA.
  4. Graduate Student, School Psychology, Department of Psychology, The University of Texas at Austin, 108 E. Dean Keaton, A8000, Austin, TX 78712, USA.

PMID: 27672240 PMCID: PMC5034942 DOI: 10.1080/08865655.2015.1124244

Abstract

This paper reports the findings of research investigating the relationship of spill-over fears related to drug trafficking and of cultural identity to Mexican Americans' attitudes toward recent immigrants from Mexico in five non-metropolitan communities in the US-Mexico borderlands of South Texas. A mixed methods design was used to collect data from 91 participants (30 intact families with two parents and at least one young adult). Quantitative findings showed that the majority of participants expressed the view that most people in their communities believed that newcomers were involved in drug trafficking and in defrauding welfare programs. A significant interaction indicated that Mexican cultural identity buffered the negative effects of drug trafficking fears as related to the view that the newcomers were creating problems in the communities and region. Qualitative data yielded positive and negative themes, with those that were negative being significantly more numerous. The findings have implications for intra-ethnic relations in borderlands communities as well as for immigration policy.

References

  1. Int Migr Rev. 1984 Fall;18(3):782-99 - PubMed

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