The sociopolitical context for immigrant-origin (I-O) youth's civic development in the U.S. has dramatically shifted in the years following the 2016 election (e.g., heightened xenophobia). I-O children comprise 26% of young people in the U.S. and include those born outside the U.S. (first generation) and those with at least one parent born outside the U.S. (second generation). Using a qualitative approach, this study examined how I-O youth (N = 65, M = 16.22 years) experienced and engaged with the phenomena of the 2020 election season amidst recent economic, political, and social consequences from the pandemic and the current social movements against systemic racism. Findings expand our understanding of how I-O youth engage as political actors by examining the processes surrounding their sociopolitical development.

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在社会动荡的季节审视移民青年的社会政治发展

在 2016 年大选之后的几年里，美国移民 (IO) 青年公民发展的社会政治背景发生了巨大变化（例如，仇外心理加剧）。IO 孩子占美国年轻人的 26%，包括在美国境外出生的孩子（第一代）和至少有一个父母在美国境外出生的孩子（第二代）。本研究采用定性方法检验了 IO 青年 ( N  = 65, M = 16.22 年）在大流行和当前反对系统性种族主义的社会运动最近的经济、政治和社会后果中经历并参与了 2020 年选举季节的现象。通过研究围绕他们的社会政治发展的过程，研究结果扩大了我们对 IO 青年如何作为政治参与者参与的理解。