This dissertation examines the impact of city-level characteristics (immigration-friendliness index, unemployment rate, and the percentage of Democrat Party votes) on the psychological resiliency of Latino immigrants. In the light of increased attention on the immigrant issue throughout the world, this study aims to develop our understanding of the factors that have the effect on the resiliency of immigrant populations. This dissertation examines these different characteristics by examining five different cities in Texas: Austin, Dallas, Fort-Worth, Houston, and San Antonio. The survey was distributed through the Amazon Mechanical Turk (MTurk) to those individuals who define themselves Hispanic or Latino. Results suggest that the city characteristics have a significant impact on the resiliency of Latino immigrants suggesting that local governments have a potential capability to increase the resiliency of the immigrant groups in the United States by embracing the notion that immigrants should be integrated into the fabric of the local community.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc1609071 |
| Date | 12 1900 |
| Creators | Icer, Mehmet Mustafa |
| Contributors | Benavides, Abraham D., Andrew, Simon A., Collins, Brian K. |
| Publisher | University of North Texas |
| Source Sets | University of North Texas |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | vii, 80 pages, Text |
| Rights | Public, Icer, Mehmet Mustafa, Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights Reserved. |
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