In Futurity: Pandemic worsened undocumented immigrants mental health
"Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, the sociopolitical climate in the US further fueled anti-immigrant discourse and policies that increased distrust and fear among families with undocumented status,” said Garcini. “It is essential that mental health, medical, and other allied health professionals become aware of the systemic oppression faced by Latino immigrant families, provide culturally competent services, and support policies that would increase equitable access to health services."
For Many Central Texans, Latest Bout of Cold Weather and Outages Reopens Old Wounds
The recent onset of severe winter storms has recalled the mental health trauma caused by past crises, such as 2021’s Winter Storm Uri. “It’s not just one stressor,” Rice faculty scholar Luz Garcini told Texas Tribune, “but everything that surrounds it.”:
Refugee Health: The Impact of Displacement
“The anti-immigrant rhetoric needs to stop. It has done so much damage to these communities. They have been portrayed as a burden to the system, as a threat to society ... You can imagine what that does to a person,” said Baker Institute Rice Faculty Scholar Luz Garcini.