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    Denying Medical Services to Undocumented Immigrants within the United States: Short-Sighted Policies with Disastrous Consequences

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    Meehan, Elizabeth K.
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    Washington and Lee University, Shepherd Poverty Program
    Health care reform
    Immigrants -- Government policy
    Human rights -- Moral and ethical aspects
    Health services accessibility-- Government policy
    Public health
    Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (United States)
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    Elizabeth K. Meehan is a member of the Class of 2005 of Washington and Lee University.
     
    Capstone; [FULL-TEXT FREELY AVAILABLE ONLINE]
     
    This paper will dispel myths about immigration, which become the reasons for the driving opposition against providing social services to immigrants. In addition, this paper will take a legal and human rights approach. It will first develop a moral argument that has some legal precedence in another area (in this case in education in the Plyler v. Doe, 457 U.S. 202 Supreme Court case of 1982). It will show that one day this legal argument could gain legal standing pertinent to basic health care. Finally, it will examine anti-immigration policies and provide a prescription for how our nation should handle this health care concern. [From introductory section]
     
    Elizabeth Meehan
     
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