This paper investigated whether the commonly observed immigrant health advantage
persists among undocumented immigrants in the US and provides nationally representative …

Background In the United States, immigration policy is entwined with health policy, and
immigrants' legal statuses determine their access to care. Yet, policy debates rarely take into …

The immigrant health advantage suggests that, despite significant socioeconomic
disadvantage, immigrant populations report better-than-expected health relative to US-born …

Objective: Immigrants enjoy a health advantage over their US-born counterparts (termed the
immigrant paradox), though the extent of this paradox may not extend to all health outcomes …

This paper evaluates whether immigrants' initial health advantage over their US-born
counterparts results primarily from characteristics correlated with their birth countries (eg …

Although researchers have found an inverse relationship between length of US residence
and health, research on this issue among African-born immigrants is limited. Data from the …

With rising rates of immigration around the globe we have seen increased interest in the
socioeconomic situation of immigrants as well as their health status and health care needs …

Importance Knowledge about use of health care services (health care utilization) and
expenditures among unauthorized immigrant populations is uncertain because of limitations …

Restrictive US immigration laws and law enforcement undermine immigrant health by
generating fear and stress, disrupting families and communities, and eroding social and …

Introduction Despite having worse healthcare access and other social disadvantages,
immigrants have, on average, better health outcomes than US-born individuals. For Latino …