Scott D. Rhodes|Lilli Mann|Florence M. Simán|Eun?Young Song|Jorge Alonzo|Mario Downs|Emma Lawlor|Omar Martínez|Christina J. Sun|Mary Claire O’Brien|Beth A. Reboussin|Mark A. Hall
The Impact of Local Immigration Enforcement Policies on the Health of Immigrant Hispanics/Latinos in the United States
sought understand local immigration enforcement policies affect utilization health services among immigrant hispanicslatinos north carolinain 2012 analyzed vital records data determine whether local implementation section 287g immigration nationality act secure communities program authorizes local law enforcement agencies enforce federal immigration laws affected prenatal care utilization hispanicslatinas also conducted 6 focus groups 17 interviews hispaniclatino persons across north carolina explore impact immigration policies utilization health serviceswe found significant differences utilization prenatal care implementation section 287g find individuallevel analysis hispaniclatina mothers sought prenatal care later inadequate care compared nonhispaniclatina mothers participants reported profound mistrust health services avoiding health services sacrificing health health family membersfear immigration enforcement policies generalized across counties interventions needed increase immigrant hispanicslatinos understanding rights eligibility utilize health services policylevel initiatives also needed eg drivers licenses help undocumented persons access utilize services