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Labor Insecurity, Discrimination and ICE Raids Undermine Mexican Migrant Mental Health

Second-generation Mexican Americans face the greatest mental health challenges with migrants continuing to lack basic health and pension coverage

Los latinoamericanos migrantes en EU, en su mayoría, son empleados de bajos salarios que pagan impuestos.
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Overview

  • UNAM researcher Maritza Caicedo identifies unstable employment and everyday discrimination as the top drivers of psychological distress among Mexican migrants in the U.S.
  • ICE raids and the criminalization of undocumented workers exacerbate anxiety and fear, warranting focused study on enforcement’s mental health impact.
  • Despite socioeconomic hardships, first-generation Mexican migrants display stronger mental resilience than their U.S.-born children and other U.S. demographic groups.
  • Second-generation Mexican Americans experience heightened acculturative stress and persistent perceptions of second-class status, leading to elevated rates of psychological distress.
  • Mexican migrants filled 38% of U.S. labor shortages from 2000 to 2015, yet 36% lack health insurance and 83% do not contribute to pension plans, reflecting systemic vulnerability.