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ThesisRhee, AlexanderIf popular opinion and media accounts are to believe, immigration to the U.S. is the main cause of increased crime rates. Yet a growing body of empirical studies suggests precisely the opposite: more immigrants do not mean more crime – rather the infl . . .
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ThesisBarron, MariaPurpose: The purpose of this qualitative study is to explore deeper into the adversities that first generation individuals face growing up in the United States with Mexican immigrant parents. This study focused on gathering information on different ad . . .
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ThesisRamirez, JoseImmigrant families have a large presence in the United States (Vera et al., 2012). Families move to the United States in order to provide their children with access to a better education. In the United States, parent's involvement in their children's . . .
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ThesisSafa, LinaPublic administrators are entitled to a certain extent of discretionary authority while implementing laws, but are limited by the expectation that they interpret them with good intentions, comply with the legislature, and exercise them ethically to av . . .
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ThesisGonzalez, CristinaThis study aims to explore and understand the ways achieving higher education among first-generation students of Mexican and/or Central American immigrant parents has impacted familial relationships. The research question posed was: How do Hispanic, f . . .
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ArticleWhitbourne, Susan KraussOBJECTIVE: The present study was designed to ascertain the associations between acculturation and well-being in first-generation and second-generation immigrant college students. Acculturation was operationalized as a multidimensional construct compri . . .
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ThesisRomo, AuraPurpose: The purpose of this qualitative study is to explore deeper into the adversities that first generation individuals face growing up in the United States with Mexican immigrant parents. This study focused on gathering information on different ad . . .
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ThesisAmazaspyan, AndranikDespite the established benefits of mental health services, ethnic minorities experience barriers such as cultural stigma, reluctance, inadequate access, and poor quality of treatment when seeking mental health treatment (Rugema et al., 2015; Nami, n. . . .
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Student ResearchVillagomez, VioletaThe program known as "Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals" or "DACA" has changed the lives of over a million undocumented immigrants across the United States since it was issued in 2012. This program has allowed Dreamers to fight for issues that ha . . .