Legal Status, Time in the USA, and the Well-Being of Latinos in Los Angeles.

ABSTRACT: In the USA, undocumented Latino immigrants may have poorer health because of barriers to health care, stressors, and detrimental effects of immigration enforcement. Previous immigrant health research, however, suggests that recently arrived Latino immigrants have better health than US-born Latinos and their health deteriorates over time. Given the current environments that undocumented immigrants face, legal status is a structural factor that likely influences the patterns of immigrant health. Therefore, the aim of this study was to examine the extent to which physical and mental health differed by legal status and duration in the USA for the Latino population in Los Angeles County, California. We conducted analysis of Latino respondents (n = 1396) to the Los Angeles Family and Neighborhoo

SUBMITTER: Young MT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5722730 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature