Citation

Shihadeh ES, Barranco RE. Sociol. Q. 2013; 54(1): 81-104.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2013, Midwest Sociological Society, Publisher Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1111/tsq.12009

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Prior research finds that Latino immigration reduced violence. We argue that this is because they settled in traditional immigrant areas. But recent migrants settled in new destinations where the immigration-violence link is more complex. Contrary to previous findings, we observe that (1) Latino homicide victimization is higher in new destinations; (2) Latino immigration increases victimization rates, but only in new destinations and only for Latinos entering after 1990, when they fanned out to new destinations; and (3) Latino deprivation increases victimization only in new destinations because, we speculate, these new areas lack the protective social control umbrella of traditional destinations. Thus, the "Latino paradox" may be less useful than time-honored sociological frameworks for understanding the link between Latino immigration and violence.

Language: en