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A Tale of Two Crises: The Compounded Effect of COVID-19 and Anti-Immigration Policy in the United States

Author/s
Garcini L.M.,
Domenech Rodríguez M.M.,
Mercado A.,
Paris M.
Year
Language
English
Document Type
Article
Source Title
Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy
Publisher
American Psychological Association Inc.

Description

The COVID-19 pandemic is highlighting some important sources of health disparities that assail our society's most vulnerable people, particularly undocumented immigrants and asylum seekers. The focus of this commentary is on uncovering those sources of health disparities and making a call for action. © 2020 American Psychological Association.

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Index Keywords

adult; Coronavirus infection; employment; human; legislation and jurisprudence; pandemic; posttraumatic stress disorder; psychology; psychotrauma; refugee; risk factor; undocumented immigrant; United States; virus pneumonia; Adult; Coronavirus Infections; Employment; Humans; Pandemics; Pneumonia, Viral; Psychological Trauma; Refugees; Risk Factors; Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic; Undocumented Immigrants; United States