Psychological Effects of Hispanic Children Raised in America

Running head: PSYCHOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF HISPANIC CHILDREN IN AMERICA
Psychological Effects of Hispanic Children Raised in America
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The rise of immigrant children in America in recent years has drawn attention of social and public institutions on the challenges facing them. Common challenges that face immigrant children are poor English proficiency, low socioeconomic status and cultural shock of their immigrant parents. Of interest are the psychological effects of American life on Latino immigrant children raised in America.
Most researches conducted on the topic show that Latino children suffer from emotional and psychological effects related to their immigration status. Hispanic children, whose parents leave for the U.S. to seek greener pastures, suffer negative psychological, trauma, disruptions and grief which are caused by the separation, reunification and migration of the family (Briones, 2009). These children also face poor language proficiency especially in English and cultural assimilation problems since the language of communication at home are Latin as used by their parents. Moreover, their pa...