Vargas Edward D, Sanchez Gabriel R, Juárez Melina
University of Wisconsin.
University of New Mexico.
J Health Polit Policy Law. 2017 Jun;42(3):459-483. doi: 10.1215/03616878-3802940. Epub 2017 Feb 17.
The United States is experiencing a renewed period of immigration and immigrant policy activity as well as heightened enforcement of such policies. This intensified activity can affect various aspects of immigrant health, including mental health. We use the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation 2015 Latino National Health and Immigration Survey ( = 1,493) to examine the relationship between immigration and immigrant policy and Latino health and well-being. We estimate a series of categorical regression models and find that there are negative health consequences associated with Latinos' perceptions of living in states with unfavorable anti-immigration laws, including reporting poor health and problems with mental health. This article builds on the work of public health scholars who have found a link between this heightened policy environment and the mental health of immigrants, yet expands on this research by finding that the health consequences associated with immigration policy extend to Latinos broadly, not just immigrants. These findings are relevant to scholars of immigration and health policy as well as policy makers who should consider these negative effects on the immigrant community during their decision-making process.
美国正经历着移民和移民政策活动的新一轮时期，以及此类政策的强化执行。这种强化活动会影响移民健康的各个方面，包括心理健康。我们利用罗伯特·伍德·约翰逊基金会2015年拉丁裔全国健康与移民调查（样本量=1493）来研究移民及移民政策与拉丁裔健康和福祉之间的关系。我们估计了一系列分类回归模型，发现拉丁裔对生活在有不利反移民法律的州的认知会带来负面健康后果，包括报告健康状况不佳和心理健康问题。本文建立在公共卫生学者的研究基础之上，他们发现这种强化的政策环境与移民心理健康之间存在联系，但本文通过发现与移民政策相关的健康后果广泛适用于拉丁裔，而不仅仅是移民，对这一研究进行了拓展。这些发现对移民与健康政策学者以及政策制定者具有参考价值，政策制定者在决策过程中应考虑这些对移民社区的负面影响。
