publications

Research on post-deportation experiences has shown that family separation, especially separation from children and partners, shapes deported migrants’ intentions to return to the US . Yet little is known about how these intentions intersect with other aspects of the remigration experience. In this article, we examine deported Central American adults’ intentions to reenter the US undetected and the transit experiences of those attempting to return while traversing Mexico. Drawing on survey data from the EMIF Sur, combined with ethnographic and interview data from recently deported Central Americans traveling through Mexico, we find that deported migrants who have left behind minor children in the US are more likely to intend to return to the US— particularly when also separated from a partner or when a single parent. In turn, the eagerness and urgency to return to their family in the US shape the way deported migrants approach their journeys through Mexico. These results underscore the central role of family in shaping remigration and highlight the broader consequences of US border externalization policies operating within Mexico.

Drawing on an original, nationally representative sample of Asian, Black, Latino, and White adults in the United States, this article examines how race and political ideology shaped individuals’ perception of bias victimization threats during COVID-19. Overall, racialized minorities perceived a greater threat of bias victimization than their White counterparts. However, these perceptions varied by political ideology. First, Asian, Black, and Latino liberals, as well as Asian and Black moderates, perceived higher levels of bias victimization threat to themselves and their family and friends. Second, Asian and Black liberals perceived an increased change in the threat of bias victimization since the start of the pandemic. Third, White liberals perceived less threat of bias victimization for themselves in comparison to White conservatives. We propose that examining the intersecting effects of race and political ideology is important to understand perceptions of bias victimization during the pandemic.