Self-Employment, Health Insurance, and Return Migration of Middle-Aged and Elderly Mexican Males

Health Care and Education Access of Transnational Children in Mexico

“…Health Care and Education Access of Transnational Children Regarding access to health care, the lit er a ture has shown that Mex i can migrants returning from the United States have a higher prob a bil ity of lacking such access, com pared with pre de par ture (MartinezDonate et al 2017). This lack of access is, in part, related to return ees' hav ing greater dif f culty than non mi grant Mex i cans in obtaining a job that pro vi des health insur ance (e.g., Águila et al 2015;Denier and Masferrer 2020)-a cir cum stance that could neg a tively impact the health care access of their depen dents (e.g., their chil dren). Yet, Donato and Duncan (2011) found no sta tis ti cally sig nif cant dif fer ence between the health of chil dren who lived in the United States and returned to Mexico and those who always lived in Mexico.…”

Caring for Elderly Immigrants: Is it Possible to have Equal Opportunities?

“…Immigration has exposed people to difficulties in accessing proper health care. Frequently enough institutions are not suited to fully accommodate patient´s beliefs, cultural necessities, presenting different communication barriers, especially with older patients [1,2]. This situation could increase the vulnerability of those patients, in particular those who require specific treatment or have special needs.…”