Prevention and Punishment: Barriers to Accessing Health Services for Undocumented Immigrants in the United States

Parul Monga, Allen Keller and Homer Venters
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Parul Monga: Center for Health and Human Rights, Bellevue/NYU Program for Survivors of Torture, School of Medicine, New York University, 462 First Avenue, CD 742, New York, NY 10016, USA
Allen Keller: Center for Health and Human Rights, Bellevue/NYU Program for Survivors of Torture, School of Medicine, New York University, 462 First Avenue, CD 742, New York, NY 10016, USA
Homer Venters: Center for Health and Human Rights, Bellevue/NYU Program for Survivors of Torture, School of Medicine, New York University, 462 First Avenue, CD 742, New York, NY 10016, USA

Laws, 2014, vol. 3, issue 1, 1-11

Abstract: Undocumented immigrants face significant challenges in accessing health care. Throughout the United States, these challenges may relate to the structure of the public health system in which the undocumented find themselves. In addition, local, regional, and national practices aimed at targeting immigrants for deportation or other non-health reasons may serve to punish them for seeking health services or care. Spain and the United Kingdom serve as useful case studies in comparing the ability of the undocumented to seek health services in Europe and the United States. Overall, promoting access to comprehensive health services for the undocumented should be a national priority, along with analysis of any immigration-related laws or policies for potential harmful impact on health care access.

Keywords: undocumented; migrants; health care; immigration; deportation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D78 E61 E62 F13 F42 F68 K0 K1 K2 K3 K4 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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