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Do States’ Immigrant-Friendly Policies Improve The Health Of Children Of Immigrants? The Impact Of Driver’S License Policies For Undocumented Immigrants And “Sanctuary” Policies On Access And Use Of Health Care, Heather Koball, Seth Hartig Apr 2020

Do States’ Immigrant-Friendly Policies Improve The Health Of Children Of Immigrants? The Impact Of Driver’S License Policies For Undocumented Immigrants And “Sanctuary” Policies On Access And Use Of Health Care, Heather Koball, Seth Hartig

Graduate School of Education

If 10.5 million undocumented immigrants are unable or afraid to access health care, medical needs will go unmet and, in the face of COVID-19, lives may be lost. This report explores how immigrant-friendly policies increase the chances that children of immigrants receive preventative health care, thus reducing the likelihood of having unmet medical needs and potentially reducing the chances of disease outbreaks.