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According to San Francisco State University Associate Professor of Political Science Marcela García-Castañon, who studies political socialization, you'd likely turn to your spouse. García-Castañon says she's one of only a few academics studying spousal political socialization in immigrants. She notes that most of the research into political socialization focuses on native-born citizens whose values start forming in adolescence. Adult immigrants are a different story, and the limited research on immigrant political behavior doesn't account for the role that spouses play in shaping political values, García-Castañon said. "If immigrants don't understand something they're going to turn to the person they trust the most, which is often their partner or spouse. They're engaging with their families, and those pathways shape how they see citizenship." "Immigrants don't feel like members of the community because they vote," she said. If they have other family members who are undocumented, but ineligible for DACA or similar protections, there is a fear that seeking out this aid or benefit could result in their family or community being targeted."" "The way spouses engage with each other isn't just, 'Hey, honey -- how are you doing?' by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.