ABSTRACT Millions of mixed-status Latinx immigrant families in the United States are facing extreme stress and fear of family separation stemming from harsh immigration enforcement practices. In this paper, we suggest that true systemic practice involves knowledge and critical engagement with the broader contexts of families’ lives. To this end, we review the history of immigration policy that created today’s sociopolitical climate and help therapists situate themselves within this larger context. We then offer additional practice considerations for family therapy with mixed-status families, ranging from pre-intake concerns to community and advocacy work. Our hope is that therapists will use the areas of this paper that best fit their own practices and contexts, with the shared goal of providing ethical and just services to undocumented and mixed-status Latinx immigrant families.

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无证和混合状态的拉丁家庭：系统实践的社会政治考虑

摘要 美国数以百万计的拉丁裔混合移民家庭正面临着极端的压力和对因严厉的移民执法实践而导致的家庭分离的恐惧。在本文中，我们建议真正的系统实践涉及对家庭生活更广泛背景的知识和批判性参与。为此，我们回顾了创造当今社会政治气候的移民政策的历史，并帮助治疗师将自己置于这个更大的背景下。然后，我们为混合状态家庭的家庭治疗提供额外的实践考虑，从入学前的关注到社区和宣传工作。我们希望治疗师将使用本文中最适合他们自己的实践和背景的领域，