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Dickson-Gomez, Julia. "Growing Up in Guerrilla Camp: The Long-Term Impact of Being a Child
This source looks at the lived experiences and trauma of children in the Civil War compared to
those of adults. This research will be useful in establishing that trauma did exist in countries
predominantly holding TPS and DACA and will show the consequences of sending those same
victims back. Considering that this piece was done using the firsthand accounts and lived
This report on ICE immigration removals is not only useful knowledge but also imperative in
looking at how immigration is currently targeting certain people. For example, we assume that
ICE officers are targeting immigrants who have priors or have a court date for status that they
failed to attend or ended in a deportation date that they did not meet. According to law, that is
who should get deported but the statistics here say otherwise. This is relevant to my research is
proving that not only are "criminals" being sent back but also working and learning immigrants
who have established a life here in the United States. These are the official numbered reports of
Immigration Customs Enforcement and should be the realistic numbers of people deported in
2016.
Mountz, Alison, Richard Wright, Ines Miyares, and Adrian J. Bailey. "Lives in Limbo:
Temporary Protected Status and Immigrant Identities." Global Networks 2.4 (2002): 335-56.
Web.
"Lives in limbo: Temporary Protected Status and immigrant identities" looks at the struggle
between Temporary Protection Status and identity. In doing so it established that the United
States has shaped identities by in many ways and that TPS runs deeper than just a patch for war
torn countries. This will allow me to establish the relevancy in TPS even today when it comes to
Cervantes, Richard C., Dr, Nelly Salgado, and Amado M. Padilla, Dr. Post Traumatic Stress in
Immigrants from Central America and Mexico. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Sept. 2016.
"Post-traumatic Stress in Immigrants from Central America and Mexico," speaks to anyone
willing to listen but particularly to the United States and its residents. This audience is the same
as mine and will allow the reader to gain a sense of studies done specifically to address the way
the Unites States currently sees immigration. This source used a study that looked at the
relationship between self-reported reasons for migration and PTSD symptoms. It is shown that
there is an association through a table with PTSD symptoms and reason for migration. The
authors here reference lots of other works in order to solidify their stance and to enforce the
notion that stress levels are generally high among immigrants. The case study was done in 1989,
around this time Central America had lots of turmoil, El Salvador for example was going through
a civil war and many of the people leaving the country were refugees. This links directly to my
argument that raids cause fear. For people who came to the US escaping death, the idea of
returning could cause them to experience symptoms of PTSD. The authors were affiliated with
the Spanish Speaking Mental Health Research with their own specialties in areas such as