Place patients above politics
Anti-immigration policies are hazardous to the health of immigrant patients. In the last ten years, there have been over 1,500 anti-immigration laws adopted by states across the country. These laws have come with discriminatory, racist, and xenophobic undertones, which has created a hostile environment for immigrants and citizens perceived as immigrants.
Patients don’t need to be deported or detained to be harmed by these policies, laws, and language. Research shows an …
