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Since its inception, immigration, whether legal or illegal, forced or voluntary, has been an enduring characteristic of the USA influencing not only economic markets but also the social and cultural fabric that helps define nationalistic, ethnic, gendered, and linguistic identities (Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees, Refugees and Asylees, 2012). Although immigration has brought about many benefits, there has also been some ambivalence about the role of these new communities in the USA, creating significant challenges for all communities (Segal, A framework for immigration: Asians in the United States. Columbia University Press, 2002). In particular, immigrant and refugee groups and their rights have held a prominent place in the American landscape and political discourse for several decades, influencing issues of citizenship, resettlement, inclusion, and exclusion in society (Nash, Wong, & Trlin, International Social Work 49:345–363, 2006).

Give me your tired, your poor,

Your huddled masses, yearning to breath free,

The wretched refuse of your teeming shore,

Send these, the homeless, tempest tossed

I lift my lamp beside the golden door.

~Emma Lazarus~

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The authors would like to thank Lavanya Devdas and Asmita Pendse for their superb assistance with the literature review.

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    Arpana G. Inman

  2. Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA, USA

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Inman, A.G., Tummala-Narra, P. (2014). Immigration and Human Rights. In: Miville, M., Ferguson, A. (eds) Handbook of Race-Ethnicity and Gender in Psychology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-8860-6_5

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