Immigrants and Health Care: Mounting Problems
Authors: Caswell A. Evans Jr.
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1995)

Editorials15 February 1995Immigrants and Health Care: Mounting ProblemsCaswell A. Evans Jr., DDS, MPHCaswell A. Evans Jr., DDS, MPHLos Angeles County Department of Health Services, Los Angeles, CA 90012Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-122-4-199502150-00012 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail Immigrants have made the United States what it is today, a mix of ethnically diverse people struggling to make a new life in a new land. In recent decades, immigration from Latin America and Asia has overtaken the European immigration of earlier generations. Soon, most children in the United States will be of Latin American or Asian descent. As our nation becomes more ethnically diverse, much of our national attention has focused on immigration, particularly regarding the debate about universal health care. The recent passage of Proposition 187 in California, which eliminated all public services except emergency health care for ...References1. US Department of Commerce. We, the American foreign born. Washington, DC: Bureau of the Census; 1993; no. 350-631. Google Scholar2. Warren R. Estimates of the unauthorized immigrant population residing in the united states, by country of origin and state of residence: October 1992. Washington, DC: Immigration and Naturalization Service; 1994. Google Scholar3. Hayes-Bautista D, Schink W, Chapa J. The Burden of Support. Stanford, California: Stanford University Press; l988. Google Scholar4. The Latino Coalition for a New Los Angeles/Latino Futures Research Group. Latinos and the future of Los Angeles—A guide to the twenty first century. 1993. Google Scholar5. Collins FM. Antituberculosis immunity: new solutions to an old problem. Rev Infect Dis. 1991; 13 [5]:940-50. Google Scholar6. Wang JS, Allen EA, Enarson DA, Grzybowski S. Tuberculosis in recent Asian immigrants to British Columbia, Canada: 1982-1985. Tubercle. 1991; 72 [4]:277-83. Google Scholar7. Muraskin W. Individual rights vs. the public health: the problem of the Asian hepatitis B carriers in America. Soc Sci Med. 1993; 36 [3]:203-16. Google Scholar8. Armstrong B, Schocken M. Healthy beginnings healthy babies—Los Angeles County perinatal needs assessment. Los Angeles: March of Dimes and Los Angeles County Department of Health Services. 1994. Google Scholar9. Los Angeles County Department of Health Services. Vital statistics 1992. Summary report on births, deaths, and fetal deaths. Data Collection and Analysis Unit. Los Angeles County; May 1994. Google Scholar10. Marin G, Perez-Stable EJ, Marin BV. Cigarette smoking among San Francisco Hispanics: the role of acculturation and gender. Am J Public Health. 1989; 79 [2] 196-8. Google Scholar11. Stephen EH, Foote K, Hendershot GE, Schoenborn CA. Health of the foreign-born population: United States 1989-1990. Advance Data. 1994; 14[241]:1-12. Google Scholar12. Moreno-Evans M. Impact of undocumented persons and other immigrants on costs, revenues and services in Los Angeles County. Report prepared for Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors. 6 November 1992; Los Angeles, California. Google Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Los Angeles County Department of Health Services, Los Angeles, CA 90012Corresponding Author: Caswell A. Evans Jr., DDS, MPH, Los Angeles County Department of Health Services, 313 North Figueroa Street, Room 909, Los Angeles, CA 90012. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited BySOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIC AND HEALTHCARE SERVICES UTILIZATION PATTERN AMONG THE POOR MIGRANTS IN IMPHAL, MANIPUR: A CROSS SECTIONAL STUDYPublic health services knowledge and utilization among immigrants in Greece: a cross-sectional studyImplications for Case ManagementSocial, ethical and legal issues in chronic hemodialysis and transplantationThe Measurement and Meaning of Unintended PregnancyDistributional Changes in the American Aged Population, 1995-2025: Impact on Entitlement Programs for the ElderlyTHE ETHNIC MINORITY TRAVELERAccess to Health CareHealth insurance coverage among foreign-born US residents: the impact of race, ethnicity, and length of residence.Effect of Proposition 187 on Mental Health Service Use in California: A Case Study 15 February 1995Volume 122, Issue 4Page: 309-310KeywordsBirthChildrenDeath ratesForecastingHealth careMeaslesMedical servicesPrevention, policy, and public healthTaxesVital statistics Issue Published: 15 February 1995 CopyrightCopyright © 1995 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF DownloadLoading ...