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

Authors

Luz M. Garcini
Melanie M. Domenech Rodriguez
Alfonso Mercado, The University of Texas Rio Grande ValleyFollow
Manuel Paris

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

8-2020

Abstract

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.

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Recommended Citation

Garcini, L. M., Domenech Rodríguez, M. M., Mercado, A., & Paris, M. (2020). A tale of two crises: The compounded effect of COVID-19 and anti-immigration policy in the United States. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy, 12(S1), S230. https://doi.org/10.1037/tra0000775

Publication Title

Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy

DOI

10.1037/tra0000775