 Transgender individuals have a higher risk for mental health problems when compared to cis-gender counterparts.Many transgender individuals face socioeconomic difficulties in addition to being an asylum seeker.In a study conducted by Mary Gowin, E. Laurette Taylor, Jamie Dunnington, Ghadah Alshuwaiyer, and Marshall K. Cheney of Mexican Transgender Asylum Seekers, they found 5 major stressors among the participants including assault (verbal, physical and sexual), "unstable environments, fear for safety and security, hiding undocumented status, and economic insecurity."