At the Curious Ostrich we provide updates and analysis on
immigration news – providing health professionals and immigrant
rights activists a “heads up” on immigration, xenophobia, and
health. Looking at current events and national policy through a
health perspective, we see that our immigration laws are
powerful determinants of health for immigrants in the United
States. In the past, few public health researchers have focused
on the ways immigration policies affect the rights,
opportunities, and health of immigrants. But the public health
field is increasingly taking notice that immigration policy is
health policy. We believe that we will be more likely to achieve
justice for immigrants and healthier communities when public
health professionals understand (and address) the social and
policy contexts that impact immigrant communities. Last year,
the American Public Health Association issued a policy statement
supporting an end to the Secure Communities enforcement program.
The American Journal of Public Health