Racism and xenophobia; among the problems of migrant children

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The world today is experiencing armed conflicts, extreme poverty and the consequences of climate change, situations that have led a large number of adults and minors to seek to move from their place of origin to find a better future. In 2019 alone, 33 million girls and boys globally were in this situation, which caused problems for migrant children . Among some of the most serious conflicts are racism and xenophobia, which are negatively impacting this vulnerable sector. To talk more about it, a specialized lecture on the topic was held on July 26, 2022. We tell you the details! What is racism and xenophobia? According to Dr. Ana Luz Minera Castillo, who has a doctorate in Anthropology and a postdoctoral fellow in Social Work from the UNAM, and is also a researcher on migrant childhoods and youth, such problems can have negative effects at a social level.

For this reason, Corporativo Kosmos —the largest group of companies in Mexico in food services—, through its philanthropic arm, the  Pablo Landsmanas Foundation , has promoted Romania Email List the Elías Landsmanas Dymensztejn – Anáhuac Research Chair in unaccompanied migrant children . In which the problems of migrant children are analyzed and solutions are proposed, also thanks to the participation of its listeners. Recently, this initiative revealed two serious ideological situations that put migrant children at risk. That is, xenophobia and racism, and how they have permeated institutions and legislation, which has prevented the free development of childhood, during and after migration, but what is each of these concepts about? Xenophobia According to the specialist, xenophobia is defined as hatred, rejection and fear of the concept or idea of ​​the foreigner.



That is, a person or group of people is despised for not being part of the local community, as well as not having the same traditions and customs. This can range from a joke to hate crimes . According to CONAPRED , in all cases of xenophobia, an always present factor that has given strength and power to this fear is the feeling that the foreigner represents a danger or threat to the country. This perception of risk or threat can go in two directions: Part of the national society perceives itself threatened by migrants, whom it sees as essentially poor or dispossessed, believing that they can generate a social or economic crisis by exceeding the capabilities of the State that receives them or by “taking advantage of it.