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Title: Immigrant Legal Status among Essential Frontline Workers in the U.S. during the COVID-19 Pandemic Era

Citation Type: Working Paper

Publication Year: 2021

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DOI: 10.18128/MPC2021-03

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Abstract: Emerging evidence suggests that the COVID-19 pandemic has extracted a disproportionate toll on immigrant communities in the U.S. Media accounts highlight the way that low-wage immigrant workers in a variety of industries have been ravaged by COVID-19 (Swanson, Yaffe-Bellany, and Corkery 2020; Tully 2020). Epidemiological studies indicate high rates of COVID-19 infection and mortality among racial and ethnic minorities in general (Figueroa et al. 2020; Gross et al. 2020; Holtgrave et al. 2020), including immigrants (Garcia et al. 2021; Rodriguez-Diaz et al. 2020; Strully, Yang, and Liu 2021). The fact that immigrants often lack access to health insurance and frequently live in overcrowded residential conditions that make quarantining after contracting the virus more difficult are cited as potential explanations for why COVID-19 has affected immigrants so severely (Garcia et al 2021).

Url: https://doi.org/10.18128/MPC2021-03

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Authors: Allen, Ryan; Pacas, Jose D; Martens, Zoe

Series Title: MPC Working Paper Series

Publication Number: 2021-03

Institution: Minnesota Population Center

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Data Collections: IPUMS USA

Topics: Health, Migration and Immigration

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