The Health of Newcomers: Immigration, Health Policy, and the Case for Global Solidarity

by Wendy E Parmet, Patricia Illingworth, Wendy E. Parmet

Immigration and health care are hotly debated and contentious issues. Policies that relate to both issues--to the health of newcomers--often reflect misimpressions about immigrants, and their impact on health care systems. Despite the fact that immigrants are typically younger and healthier than natives, and that many immigrants play a vital role as care-givers in their new lands, native citizens are often reluctant to extend basic health care...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814789218
• ISBN13: 9780814789216
• Release Date: January 2017
• Publisher: New York University Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.1" x 9.1"