Immigrant health access in Texas: policy, rhetoric, and fear in the Trump era.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Since the 2016 presidential election, reports have suggested that President Trump's rhetoric and his administration's proposed policies could be exacerbating barriers to accessing health care for undocumented as well as lawfully present immigrants and their families in the United States. However, very little empirical work has analyzed this possibility or detailed how these reports and rhetoric have altered the health seeking behavior of mixed immigration status families.

Methods

Using a series of focus groups throughout Texas in both English and Spanish, this qualitative study analyzes changes to health access for immigrants. We consulted Community Health Workers to better understand the barriers encountered by their otherwise hard-to-reach undocumented clients a

SUBMITTER: Callaghan T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6549327 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature