ABSTRACT

This paper argues that social workers must combat historical misinformation, ethnic-racial bias, and narratives of immigrants as threats to advance integrationist immigration policies and immigrant well-being. First, we draw on aLatinx critical theoretical perspective (LatCrit) to expose the role of U.S. immigration policy in the social construction of a large and oppressed Mexican immigrant population that is partially integrated but not legally recognized. Then, we analyze how restrictionist immigration policies violate social work values and human rights and contrast this with an integrationist approach. We conclude with implications for advocacy for integrationist policies and responses to restrictionist policies.

摘要

本文认为，社会工作者必须与历史的错误信息，种族-种族偏见和移民叙事作斗争，以威胁推进融合主义移民政策和移民福祉。首先，我们利用拉丁学派的批判性理论视角（LatCrit）来揭示美国移民政策在部分被整合但未得到法律承认的大量受压迫的墨西哥移民人口的社会建设中的作用。然后，我们分析限制主义移民政策如何违反社会工作价值观和人权，并将其与一体化主义方法进行对比。我们以倡导融合主义政策和对限制主义政策的回应作为结论。