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Many undocumented immigrants delay or do not get necessary health care, which is related to their barriers to health insurance coverage. [7]According to study conducted using data from the 2003 California Health Interview Survey, of the Mexicans and other Latinos surveyed, undocumented immigrants had the lowest rates of health insurance and healthcare usage and were the youngest in age overall ...
Unsafe or isolating conditions can exacerbate mental health conditions such as depression or trauma, yet distrust, due to being forcibly detained, also prevents many immigrants from seeking mental health services. [87] [79] Studies reveal that children are particularly vulnerable to adverse impacts on mental health. [88]
Social Security is meant to provide certain benefits, such as retirement and disability payments, to qualifying individuals. But for the purposes of Social Security, are non-citizens and immigrants...
The “immigrants waited as long as 48 hours for their inspection” but the average immigrant was at the island for two or three hours. [10] The examinations at Ellis Island “conducted by officers of the Public Health Service”. [10] The inspectors made “every effort” to detect signs of mental or physical defect. [10]
To qualify for SSI, recipients must be 65 or older, blind or disabled, have limited income and resources. According to the Social Security Administration, you cannot “earn more than $1,913 from ...
Some 72 million Americans receive Social Security in some form, whether that’s retirement benefits, spousal benefits and survivors benefits, or Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and ...
Hispanic immigrants living in the United States have been found to have higher levels of exposure to trauma and lower mental health service utilization than the general population. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Those who met the criteria for asylum and experience trauma before migrating are vulnerable to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms. [ 2 ]
The Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program gives extra help to the most vulnerable people, those who are disabled or blind and have limited resources. Together, the Social Security ...