Immigrants and Health Care

Abstract

This paper seeks to investigate health care related issues for immigrants in the United States, but in particular for the undocumented immigrant population, with a focus on Hispanic immigrants. Because of the inherent difficulty in obtaining information about the illegal population, it is necessary to use information concerning all types of immigrants, and in some cases, information regarding the U.S. Latino population in general. The data reveals the abysmal inequalities in health care access and utilization between the U.S. Population as a whole and the Hispanic population. [From Introduction]