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Immigration
SPH This Week | Special Edition
In light of the continuing humanitarian crisis at the border, and the threat of mass deportations, we are devoting the Fourth of July week issue of SPH This Week to immigration.
Sondra Crosby and Oona Wallace on working with refugees at Boston Medical Center, why it is becoming harder to be granted asylum, and how individuals can help.
Restrictive anti-immigrant policies are yielding long-term impacts on immigrant households, harming the communitys wellbeing and prohibiting health equity.
Immigration has dominated US political discourse in recent weeksand for years. We have grappled with the challenges around migration in the US and around the world in several Signature Programs over the past few years; three of these conversations are included here.
Immigration News, Research, Interviews, and Viewpoints
Evidence shows aggressive immigration policy has a tangible health impact. Infants born to Latina mothers had a greater risk of low birth weights after the Postville, Iowa, ICE raid.
[VIDEO] Monica Wang on the Society of Behavioral Medicines statement against separating children and parents at the border, and why the public health and medical community had to speak up.
Student Maria Vertkin on Found in Translation, why the best potential medical interpreters are stuck in poverty, and the difference between medicine and veterinary science.
The Trump administrations aggressive detention and deportation policies have caused health problems in immigrants, including a spike in mental health symptoms.
