Department of Community Health, Tufts University, 574 Boston Ave, Suite 208, Medford, MA, 02155, USA.
J Racial Ethn Health Disparities. 2020 Oct;7(5):874-879. doi: 10.1007/s40615-020-00710-0. Epub 2020 Feb 5.
The Hispanic/Latino population is the largest minority group in the USA. Research has documented health disadvantages of undocumented Latinos/Hispanics compared to their documented counterparts. The economic and social conditions that influence immigrant health may operate differently for undocumented immigrants compared to their documented counterparts. Access to healthcare, access to health-protective resources (social, economic, and political contributors), and immigration enforcement actions are three mechanisms that affect immigrants and contribute to the social and health inequities within the Latino/Hispanic population. We argue that social factors within these three mechanisms distinctly affect undocumented immigrants. We discuss these factors by synthesizing the existing literature on documentation status and health. In doing so, we highlight opportunities for future research and provide recommendations for policies and interventions that can ease the taxing effects of documentation status on health among Latinos/Hispanics.
西班牙裔/拉丁裔人口是美国最大的少数族裔群体。研究记录了无证拉丁裔/西班牙裔人与有证同行相比存在健康劣势。影响移民健康的经济和社会条件可能因无证移民与有证同行而异。医疗保健的可及性、健康保护资源（社会、经济和政治贡献者）的可及性以及移民执法行动是影响移民并导致拉丁裔/西班牙裔人群内部社会和健康不平等的三个机制。我们认为，这三个机制中的社会因素会对无证移民产生明显影响。我们通过综合现有关于身份认证状况和健康的文献来讨论这些因素。通过这样做，我们强调了未来研究的机会，并为可以减轻拉丁裔/西班牙裔人群中身份认证状况对健康的不利影响的政策和干预措施提供了建议。
