Immigrants and Health Care
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Ross, Courtney
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Washington and Lee University, Shepherd Poverty Program
Immigrants -- Services for
Immigrants -- Health and hygiene -- Government policy
Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (United States)
Health insurance
Social justice
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Courtney Ross is a member of the Class of 2003 of Washington and Lee University. Capstone; [FULL-TEXT FREELY AVAILABLE ONLINE] This paper seeks to investigate health care related issues for immigrants in the United States, but in particular for the undocumented immigrant population, with a focus on Hispanic immigrants. Because of the inherent difficulty in obtaining information about the illegal population, it is necessary to use information concerning all types of immigrants, and in some cases, information regarding the U.S. Latino population in general. The data reveals the abysmal inequalities in health care access and utilization between the U.S. Population as a whole and the Hispanic population. [From Introduction] Courtney Ross