Mechanisms by Which Anti-Immigrant Stigma Exacerbates Racial/Ethnic Health Disparities

Morey, Brittany N

doi:10.2105/ajph.2017.304266

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“…This finding suggests that as a subgroup of US‐citizen Latinxs, US‐citizen Latinxs with ties to migrants who have been detained or deported may be experiencing additional or heightened stressors that contribute to their poor mental health status. Minority stress may contribute to this phenomenon (Morey, 2018), although stress may also stem from losses of social and human capital (Enriquez, 2015; McGuire, 2014; Valdez, Padilla, & Lewis Valentine, 2013). Ultimately, it may be that stressors stemming from the deportation of migrants within US‐citizen Latinxs’ social ties may differentiate the mental health of these two groups.…”

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Immigration Enforcement Policies and the Mental Health of US Citizens: Findings from a Comparative Analysis

Pinedo¹,

Valdez

2020

American J of Comm Psychol

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We examined the differential impact of having a family member, friend, or co‐worker/community member detained or deported on the mental health of US citizens. In 2019, a sample of 3446 adult participants of White, Black, and Latinx racial/ethnic descent were recruited to complete an online questionnaire. Participants completed the Patient Health Questionnaire‐4 to screen for anxiety, depression, and psychological distress. Analyses were restricted to US citizens (n = 3282). Multivariable logistic and linear regressions were conducted to examine the mental health of US citizens who reported personally knowing a migrant who has been detained or deported and by their relationship to the migrant, overall and among Latinxs only. Among US citizens, 32% reported personally knowing someone who has been detained or deported. In multivariable analyses, US citizens who personally knew a detained or deported migrant were more likely to report anxiety, depression, and greater psychological distress. Associations were more pronounced among those who reported having a family member detained or deported. US‐citizen Latinxs with social ties to migrants who have been detained or deported were especially more likely to report poor mental health than White and Latinx participants who did not personally know a migrant who has been detained or deported. It is critical that policy makers consider the potential mental health harms on migrants and its own citizens when designing policies targeting migrant communities.

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Immigration Enforcement Policies and the Mental Health of US Citizens: Findings from a Comparative Analysis

Pinedo¹,

Valdez

2020

American J of Comm Psychol

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“…Generalizations, especially about minority groups, are particularly prone to be stereotypical. As stereotypes can be internalized by members of the stereotyped group as well [47], this reservation accounts for the statements of all HCPs including those who themselves were first or second generation migrants. Therefore, the statements should be regarded as subjective and selective narratives.…”

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Gender-Specific Aspects of Health Literacy: Perceptions of Interactions with Migrants among Health Care Providers in Germany

Chakraverty

Baumeister

Aldin

et al. 2020

IJERPH

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Health literacy can be described as a complex process shaped by individual resources and preferences and by the nature and quality of health-related information people encounter. The main objective of this study was to explore the views of health care professionals on how gender as a personal determinant of health literacy affected their interactions with migrant patients. The interrelated challenges, needs and applied solutions were analyzed from a health literacy perspective. Five focus group discussions with health care professionals working with migrants (n = 31) were conducted in Cologne, Germany, audio recorded, transcribed and analyzed by qualitative content analysis. Gender-specific aspects, such as the gender of health care providers as a factor, were portrayed above all in relation to patients from Turkey and Arab countries regarding access to and understanding of health-related information. These statements exclusively represent the possibly biased or assumptions-based perspectives of health care professionals on their migrant patients and were made against the background of a systemic lack of time and the challenge of overcoming language barriers. Especially in this context, reducing time pressure and improving communication in the treatment setting may be to the benefit of all actors within healthcare.

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“…The anti-immigrant racism that resurfaced prior to the 2016 presidential election and became manifest in new discriminatory policies are thought to limit access to health resources and increase racial and ethnic health disparities among immigrant groups and undocumented persons (90). Morey (91) argues that "immigration policy is also 'health policy"' and:…”

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Intersectional Stigma and Multi-Level Barriers to HIV Testing Among Foreign-Born Black Men From the Caribbean

Taylor

DeHovitz

Hirshfield

2020

Front. Public Health

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Testing is the entry point into the HIV care continuum that includes linkage to and retention in prevention services, and adherence to prevention strategies, including repeat HIV testing. Despite US policy approaches to expand HIV testing to diverse clinical care and community settings, disparities in HIV testing among Black populations persist. Foreign-born (FB) Black persons from the Caribbean have higher annual rates of HIV diagnosis and a higher percentage of late-stage HIV diagnosis, compared with US-born Black persons; and most HIV infections among FB Blacks are among men. In this article, we provide an overview of HIV testing barriers among FB Black men who engage in HIV risk-taking behaviors (e.g., condomless sex with male and/or female partners of unknown HIV serostatus). Barriers to HIV testing for both FB and US-born Black men, include HIV stigma (anticipated, perceived, internalized), low perceived HIV risk, medical or government mistrust, and perceived low access to testing resources. We examine beliefs about masculinity and gender roles that may perpetuate heteronormative stereotypes associated with perceptions of low HIV risk and barriers to HIV testing. We also discuss the impact of recent immigration policies on accessing HIV testing and treatment services and how intersectional stigmas and structural forms of oppression, such as racism, prejudice against select immigrant groups, and homophobia that may further amplify barriers to HIV testing among FB Black men. Finally, we review comprehensive prevention approaches, and suggest innovative approaches, that may improve the uptake of HIV testing among FB Black men.

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Mechanisms by Which Anti-Immigrant Stigma Exacerbates Racial/Ethnic Health Disparities

Cited by 171 publications

References 16 publications

Immigration Enforcement Policies and the Mental Health of US Citizens: Findings from a Comparative Analysis

Immigration Enforcement Policies and the Mental Health of US Citizens: Findings from a Comparative Analysis

Gender-Specific Aspects of Health Literacy: Perceptions of Interactions with Migrants among Health Care Providers in Germany

Intersectional Stigma and Multi-Level Barriers to HIV Testing Among Foreign-Born Black Men From the Caribbean

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