Abstract
Daily discrimination towards undocumented Latino immigrants influences their perception of the world, behavior, and ability to access services. Through this study, we evaluated the relationship between microaggressions and behavioral patterns, sense of belonging, feelings of inferiority, service utilization, and fear. This mixed method, quantitative exploratory research project consisted of 42 participants, 52 % were female and 48 % were male. There were several significant correlations found. There was a significant correlation between experiences of microaggressions and fears (r=0.315 p=0.05), microaggressions and behaviors (r=0.509, p=0.01), behaviors and resiliencies (r=0.509, p=0.05), and service utilization and feelings of inferiority (r=-0.377, p=0.05). The themes found through the qualitative research included what it means to belong, documentation status, fears related to being undocumented, and how documentation impairs health and social services.