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Discharge, Deportation and Dangerous Journeys: A Study on the Practice of Medical Repatriation

Report Author: 
Pyo Lee, Erica Sibley, Todd Tolin and Sarah Vader Woud
Original Date of Publication: 
2012 Dec

Discharge, Deportation and Dangerous Journeys: A Study on the Practice of Medical Repatriation reviews almost 1,000 cases of forced or coerced medical repatriation, defined as the decision of a hospital to return a critically injured or ill immigrant patient back to his/her native country without consent. Often, the quality of care available to these patients is inferior, family members and support networks are missing, and patients suffer and die.

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Seton_Hall_Discharge_Deportation_and_Dangerous_Journeys.pdf

Maximizing Health Care Reform for New York's Immigrants

Report Author: 
New York Immigration Coalition, Empire Justice Center and NYS Health Foundation
Original Date of Publication: 
2013 Feb

Maximizing Health Care Reform for New York's Immigrants contains a set of recommendations on how New York can maximize the inclusion of immigrants in health care reform. The authors also devote special attention to immigrants left out of federal reform. The paper is divided into five major sections: eligibility of non-citizens to participate in New York's Health Benefit Exchange; documentation and verification requirements; marketing and outreach to immigrant communities; community input and monitoring; and maintaining safety net services for the residual uninsured population.

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Maximizing_Health_Care_Reform_for_New_Yorks_Immigrants.pdf

National Standards for Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS) in Health and Health Care

Report Author: 
Office of Minority Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Original Date of Publication: 
2013 Apr

First developed by OMH in 2000, the national CLAS Standards have been widely circulated and implemented. In 2010, OMH launched a project to update the Standards to reflect growth in the field of cultural competency and increasing diversity in the nation. The new Standards emerged out of an extensive consultation process with stakeholders and experts, many of whom recommended clarification as to the Standards' intention, terminology and implementation strategies.

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OMH_National_Standards_for_Culturally_and_Linguistically_Appropriate_Services_in_Health.pdf

Cultural Competency and Health Literacy Primer

Report Author: 
Monica McCann, Olivia Carter-Pokras, Bonnie Braun and Carlessia A. Hussein
Original Date of Publication: 
2013 Mar

In 2012, Maryland enacted a law requiring attention to cultural competency and health literacy in the curricula of health profession degree programs. Cultural Competency and Health Literacy Primer is intended to help health educators, students, and practicing health professionals learn how to reduce health disparities and improve health outcomes through culturally-sensitive and effective communication with patients across the various health disciplines.

Cultural Competency and Health Literacy Primer

Report Author: 
Monica McCann, Olivia Carter-Pokras, Bonnie Braun and Carlessia A. Hussein
Original Date of Publication: 
2013 Mar

In 2012, Maryland enacted a law requiring attention to cultural competency and health literacy in the curricula of health profession degree programs. Cultural Competency and Health Literacy Primer is intended to help health educators, students, and practicing health professionals learn how to reduce health disparities and improve health outcomes through culturally-sensitive and effective communication with patients across the various health disciplines.

Health Care for Immigrant Families: Current Policies and Issues

Report Author: 
Leighton Ku and Mariellen Jewers
Original Date of Publication: 
2013 Jun

Health Care for Immigrant Families: Current Policies and Issues assesses how the current health care system in the U.S. addresses the health care needs of immigrants. Debunking the myth that immigrants abuse health care services, the report finds that immigrants, even when covered by public or private insurance, see doctors less frequently and use emergency rooms at a lower rate than the native-born.

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MPI_Health_Care_for_Immigrant_Families.pdf

Legalization of Undocumented Immigrants Can Reduce Crime

Report Author: 
Scott Ross Baker
Original Date of Publication: 
2012 Sep

The author of this policy brief titled "Legalization of Undocumented Immigrants Can Reduce Crime," Scott Ross Baker, predicts a significant reduction in crime as a result of U.S. President Barack Obama's Deferred Action Program. He bases his conclusion on research showing sharp drops in crime after the implementation of the 1986 legalization program - a reduction apparently unrelated to any other possible explanatory variable.

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Persons Who Are Not the People: The changing rights of immigrants in the United States

Report Author: 
Geoffrey Heeren
Original Date of Publication: 
2012 Dec

Persons Who Are Not the People: The changing rights of immigrants in the United States examines the legal history of "immigrant rights" in the United States, with special attention to the distinction between rights of membership, which are restricted for those who lack legal status or citizenship in the country, and rights of personhood, which are guaranteed by the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment.

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Heeren_Persons_Who_Are_Not_the_People.pdf

Amnesty in Immigration: Forgetting, Forgiving, Freedom

Report Author: 
Linda Bosniak
Original Date of Publication: 
2013 Jun

"Amnesty in Immigration: Forgetting, Forgiving, Freedom" analyzes the meanings of "amnesty" in political discourse. The author identifies three separate, but sometimes overlapping, meanings, which she describes as forgive-and-forget, administrative reset, and vindication. "Forgive-and-forget" emphasizes the state's beneficence in granting pardon for the initial offense, as well as the seriousness of the original offense, often prompting the state to set qualifying conditions for amnesty, e.g. fines, loss of benefits, community services, public apology, etc.

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Bosniak_Amnesty_in_Immigration.pdf

Making Legal: The Dream Act, Birthright Citizenship and Broad-Scale Legalization

Report Author: 
Hiroshi Motomura
Original Date of Publication: 
2012 Dec

"Making Legal: The Dream Act, Birthright Citizenship and Broad-Scale Legalization" looks at the arguments for and against three types of policy initiatives to grant legal status or citizenship to persons who might otherwise be in the U.S. unlawfully:  the Dream Act, birthright citizenship, and a broad-scale legalization program. The author begins her analysis by identifying the major arguments used by the Supreme Court in its landmark 1982 decision Plyler v. Doe, which held that no state can limit a child's access to education based on immigration status.

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Motomura_The_Dream_Act_Birthright_Citizenship_and_Broad-Scale_Legalization.pdf
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