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Mechanisms by which anti-immigrant stigma exacerbates racial/ethnic health disparities

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Anti-immigrant rhetoric and political actions gained prominence andpublicsupportbefore,during, and after the 2016 presidential election. This anti-immigrant political environment threatens to increase health disparities among undocumented persons, immigrant groups, and people of color. I discuss the mechanisms by which anti-immigrant stigma exacerbates racial/ethnic health disparities through increasing multilevel discrimination and stress, deportation and detention, and policies that limit health resources. I argue that the anti-immigrant sociopolitical context is a social determinant of health that affects mostly communities of color, both immigrants and nonimmigrants. Public health has a moral obligation to consider how immigration policy is health policy and to be prepared to respond to worsening health disparities as a result of anti-immigrant racism. © 2018 American Public Health Association Inc. All rights reserved.

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  • Morey, B.N., 2018. "Mechanisms by which anti-immigrant stigma exacerbates racial/ethnic health disparities," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 108(4), pages 460-463.
    • Handle: RePEc:aph:ajpbhl:10.2105/ajph.2017.304266_7
    DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2017.304266
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