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Studies link anti-immigrant rhetoric and ICE activity to avoided medical care
Original: Increased anti-immigrant rhetoric, ICE activity are barriers to seeking medical care, 2 studies show
Two new studies find that heightened anti-immigrant rhetoric and increased ICE enforcement activity are deterring immigrants in the United States from seeking medical care. Researchers say fear of arrest or exposure is keeping people away from clinics and hospitals, raising public health concerns. Experts are calling the findings evidence that immigration enforcement has spillover effects on healthcare access.
Why now: Newly published research connecting immigration enforcement and rhetoric to reduced healthcare access is drawing attention amid ongoing debate over ICE activity.
Evidence
- Increased anti-immigrant rhetoric, ICE activity are barriers to seeking medical care, 2 studies show · CIDRAP
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