MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'immigrants'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:09:32 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4841430&cid=t_111005_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FIEQtOIOuKS4%2F By Daniel GriswoldCredit: Chiapas state government website Authorities in Mexico intercepted two semi-trucks on Tuesday containing more than 500 migrants being smuggled across the border from Guatemala and presumably headed for the United States. An x-ray of one of the trucks that revealed the migrants struck me for its resemblance to those 18th century woodcarvings of slave ships crossing the Atlantic. That analogy shouldn’t be taken too far, of course. According to the news reports, the migrants voluntarily paid $7,000 each for the chance to be smuggled into the United States. But like the slave ships, the conditions in the trucks were horrific, putting the lives of the men, women and some children in real danger. People across the spectrum will try to make hay from this, but to me it ... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4841430 Thu, 19 May 2011 18:48:27 +0100 4841430 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4813265&cid=t_111005_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FgqMlVALF9Cs%2F By Daniel GriswoldPresident Obama is making his first visit to the U.S.-Mexican border today to deliver a speech in El Paso, Texas, on the need to reform America’s immigration laws. I’ll be eagerly awaiting the president’s plan, but in the meantime, the Cato Institute has released a new study this week that examines the major objections to comprehensive immigration reform. Titled “Answering the Critics of Comprehensive Immigration Reform,” and authored by Cato adjunct scholar Stuart Anderson, the new study draws on the latest research to address five common objections to expanding opportunities for legal immigration. The issues addressed in the study include the effect of immigration reform on government spending, welfare use, culture and language, unemployment, and incentives fo... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4813265 Tue, 10 May 2011 16:25:14 +0100 4813265 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4803033&cid=t_111005_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2Fu7BycjmwbJI%2F By Roger PilonToday POLITICO Arena asks: Given President Obama’s speech today in El Paso, Texas, is immigration a winning issue for Democrats? My response: Immigration will be a winning issue for Democrats only if Republicans allow it, which they’re quite capable of doing. Where’s the anti-immigrant part of the Republican base going to go — to the Democrats? Hardly. With so much else at stake, will they sit out the 2012 elections, over this one issue? Please. If Republicans play it right, this can be a winner. No one seriously believes that the estimated 10 to 12 million illegal immigrants in the country, most working, can or should be sent back to their countries of origin. So the main issues are paving the way to legalization, better securing the borders, and provid... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4803033 Tue, 10 May 2011 13:10:42 +0100 4803033 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4734104&cid=t_111005_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fis-it-a-crime-to-help-illegal-immigrants-get-healthcare%2F2011.04.20 According to some state legislators, the answer is yes. Lawmakers in South Carolina are pushing legislation that would “make it illegal to transport immigrants anywhere, including a hospital” reports the New York Times. Fox News Phoenix reports that in Arizona, a bill has been introduced to “require hospitals, when admitting nonemergency cases, to confirm that a person seeking care is a U.S. citizen or in the country legally. In emergency cases where the patient isn’t here legally, the hospital would be required to call immigration authorities after the treatment is done. Hospitals in non-emergency situations would also be required to contact federal immigration authorities, but they would have more apparent discretion about whether to treat illegal immigrants.” Such ill-advi... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4734104 Wed, 20 Apr 2011 11:00:00 +0100 4734104 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4704620&cid=t_111005_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F24L-ViQ4CWI%2F By Ilya ShapiroThe legal battle over SB 1070 is far from over, so neither side should cheer or despair. The upshot of the Ninth Circuit’s splintered and highly technical opinion is merely that the district court did not abuse its discretion in enjoining four provisions. The court could not and did not rule on the legislation’s ultimate constitutionality and, of course, SB 1070’s remaining provisions—the ten that weren’t challenged and the two on which Judge Bolton rejected the government’s argument—remain in effect. But the legal machinations are only half the story. While I personally think that all or almost all of the Arizona law is constitutional, at least as written (abuses in application are always possible), it’s bad policy because it harms the state’s economy and ... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4704620 Tue, 12 Apr 2011 16:04:59 +0100 4704620 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4355719&cid=t_111005_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Ffive-dead-babies-a-lesson-in-prenatal-politics%2F2011.01.16 When the Nebraska lawmakers voted to end Medicaid prenatal care for approximately 1,500 women, their unborn babies paid the ultimate price. Any labor room hospitalist who is responsible for the care of unassigned pregnant women will tell you that it is far easier to take care of pregnant women who have had prenatal care than it is to take care of women who haven’t. The recent vigil of the Equality Nebraska Coalition in front of their state capitol to honor five dead babies whose death can be related to the lack of access to prenatal care speaks volumes. On or about February of 2010, Nebraska expectant mothers received a “Dear John” letter from Nebraska’s Health and Human Services stating that their pregnancies were no longer covered under Medicaid. It appeared that the rationale fo... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4355719 Sun, 16 Jan 2011 14:00:17 +0100 4355719 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3808822&cid=t_111005_136_f&fid=37852&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdonnatrussell.com%2F2010%2F08%2F02%2Farizona-mexico-border-2020%2F New cartoon by Trussell & Trussell on Politics Daily. Arizona-Mexico Border, 2020. Filed under: Politics Daily Tagged: arizona, border, comics, humor, illegal immigrants, immigration, mexico, political cartoon (Source: Donna Trussell) Donna Trussell blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3808822 Mon, 02 Aug 2010 07:51:37 +0100 3808822 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3750044&cid=t_111005_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FtdnF4xKNAzE%2F By Jeffrey A. MironRecent debates about Arizona’s new immigration law have taken as self-evident that immigration restrictions are good policy, with the only question being which level of government should enforce the law, and how. Yet the case for immigration restrictions is far from convincing. Advocates of these restrictions rely on four possible arguments. First, that immigration dilutes existing languages, religions, family values, cultural norms, and so on. Second, that immigrants flock to countries with generous social welfare programs, leading to urban slums and inundated social networks. Third, that immigration can harm the sending country if the departing immigrants are high-skilled labor. Fourth, that immigration lowers the income of native, low-skill workers. All of these... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3750044 Tue, 13 Jul 2010 16:05:13 +0100 3750044 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3726573&cid=t_111005_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F07%2F05%2Fdiversity-in-health-and-care-2010-vol-7-no-2%2F This article looks at the newcomers experience of social support deficiencies in their county of settlement. It examines newcomers’ perceptions of social support and it’s impact on health and use of services. A comparative support analysis tool appraises two different culture and newcomer groups and examines how their cultures influence support seeking strategies. Contact the Library for a copy of this article Filed under: Current Awareness, Journals Tagged: Canada, Immigrants, Newcomers, Social Support, Well-being (Source: Fade Library) Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3726573 Mon, 05 Jul 2010 09:09:10 +0100 3726573 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3710553&cid=t_111005_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FmU7LqpMVGZs%2F By Daniel GriswoldThe June issue of Cato’s monthly newsletter on immigration reform, just released, tackles the timely topic of “Immigrants and Crime: Perceptions vs. Reality.” The bulletin finds that, contrary to public perception, immigration has not caused higher crime rates, in Arizona or in the nation as a whole. In fact, one new study even suggests that a rising level of immigration in a city actually leads to lower crime rates. According to bulletin editor and author Stuart Anderson, a Cato adjunct scholar, “National studies have reached the conclusion that foreign-born (both legal and illegal immigrants) are less likely to commit crimes than the native-born.” It’s an important fact to consider as other states look to copy Arizona’s tough new law against illegal immigr... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3710553 Tue, 29 Jun 2010 12:12:20 +0100 3710553 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3695546&cid=t_111005_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FBlRmg0G3pq8%2F By Roger PilonSad to say, but as expected, New York State’s highest court, the New York Court of Appeals, has just upheld yet another gross abuse of the state’s power of eminent domain, exercised by the Empire State Development Corporation on behalf of my undergraduate alma mater, Columbia University, against two small family-owned businesses, one of them owned by Indian immigrants. Details can be found in the press release just issued by the Institute for Justice, which filed an amicus brief in the case and has been in the forefront of those defending against such abuse across the country. IJ has had success in obtaining eminent domain reform in over 40 states, but New York remains a backwater, where collusion between well-connected private entities and government is rampant, and the ... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3695546 Thu, 24 Jun 2010 20:36:46 +0100 3695546 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3599360&cid=t_111005_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FI4cGYzwK-YM%2F By Daniel GriswoldFBI crime figures reported in today’s Wall Street Journal challenge the perception that illegal immigrants have unleashed a crime wave in Arizona. One of the clinching arguments for Arizona’s tough new law aimed at illegal immigration has been the perception in that state that crime has been rising, and that undocumented workers are largely to blame. Yet the Journal reports that the incidence of violent crime in Phoenix last year plunged 16.6 percent compared to 2008, a rate of decline that was three times the national average. According to the Phoenix Police Department, the downward trend in crime has continued into 2010 even as the “illegal immigrant crime wave” story reverberates on cable TV and talk radio. As the Journal story reports: In Phoenix, police spoke... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3599360 Tue, 25 May 2010 16:22:20 +0100 3599360 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3560204&cid=t_111005_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F09lFUYGvn8A%2F By Daniel GriswoldThe controversy over America’s immigration policy does not allow for easy answers, as the post below by Roger Pilon demonstrates. Even among those of us who advocate limited government and free markets, there is room for debate about what our immigration policy should be and the order in which needed reforms should be pursued. Roger gives a welcome nod to the argument for “a serious guest-worker program,” which I’ve argued is essential to any successful reform effort. He also acknowledges that its implementation should be in concert with serious enforcement rather than delayed indefinitely by demands that we “control the border first.” One place where I differ with my dear colleague is in his assertion that: “We no longer control our southern border, and Con... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3560204 Thu, 13 May 2010 15:12:22 +0100 3560204 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3529984&cid=t_111005_136_f&fid=37852&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdonnatrussell.com%2F2010%2F05%2F03%2Fusa-to-mexico-the-grass-is-always-greener%2F New cartoon by Trussell & Trussell on AOL’s Politics Daily. USA to Mexico: The Grass Is Always Greener. Filed under: Politics Daily Tagged: arizona, border, chaos theory, illegal immigrants, immigration, mexico, papers please, political cartoon (Source: Donna Trussell) Donna Trussell blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3529984 Mon, 03 May 2010 17:01:56 +0100 3529984 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3519444&cid=t_111005_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FCROrwEtMTh4%2F By Daniel GriswoldThe latest catch phrase in the immigration debate is that we must “get control of our borders” before we consider actually changing the current immigration law that has made enforcement so difficult in the first place. In his Washington Post column yesterday, George Will wrote that “the government’s refusal to control [the U.S.-Mexican] border is why there are an estimated 460,000 illegal immigrants in Arizona and why the nation, sensibly insisting on first things first, resists ‘comprehensive’ immigration reform.” On the other side of the political spectrum, Democrats in Congress this week unveiled the outlines of an immigration bill that would postpone any broader reforms, such as a new worker visa program or legalization of workers already here, until... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3519444 Thu, 29 Apr 2010 17:55:33 +0100 3519444 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3508163&cid=t_111005_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2Fu7EcaN5s43o%2F By Chris Moody Arnold Kling: “The case for auditing the Fed is obvious.” The key to reducing illegal immigration: A robust temporary-worker program. Surprise! The “financial reform” bill is full of kickbacks to well connected cronies: “The public needs to understand that, far from protecting the little guy and sticking it to the fat cats, this bill keeps good, old-fashioned political patronage alive and well.” When did this happen? “Historians find long-lost clause of U.S. Constitution giving federal authorities unlimited jurisdiction over the American palate.” Oh wait, it didn’t. Podcast: “The New Old Urban Renewal” featuring Eileen Norcross. (Source: Cato-at-liberty) Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3508163 Tue, 27 Apr 2010 19:16:20 +0100 3508163 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3508169&cid=t_111005_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FjzR2S_zYOqU%2F By Daniel GriswoldArizona’s harsh new law against illegal immigration is being justified in part as a measure to combat crime. The murder of an Arizona rancher in March, allegedly by somebody in the country without documentation, galvanized support for the bill. The death of the rancher was a tragedy, and drug-related violence along the border is a real problem, but it is a smear to blame low-skilled immigrant workers from Latin America for creating a crime problem in Arizona. The crime rate in Arizona in 2008 was the lowest it has been in four decades. In the past decade, as the number of illegal immigrants in the state grew rapidly, the violent crime rate dropped by 23 percent, the property crime rate by 28 percent. (You can check out the DoJ figures here.) Census data show that immigr... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3508169 Tue, 27 Apr 2010 15:38:47 +0100 3508169 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3475809&cid=t_111005_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FLb7UJy_Iev4%2F By Daniel GriswoldLawmakers in Arizona must believe the state’s law enforcement officers have too much time on their hands. A bill passed by the legislature yesterday will make it a misdemeanor to be in Arizona without proper immigration paperwork. It also directs Arizona police to question anyone about their immigration status if they have reason to suspect the person is in the country illegally. Failure to produce the proper documents could result in arrest, a $2,500 fine, and up to six months in jail. Making and enforcing immigration law is a federal responsibility. State and local police should focus their resources on preventing crime and apprehending real criminals who pose a danger to public safety. Police in Arizona seem to agree. According to an Associated Press report, [The bil... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3475809 Thu, 15 Apr 2010 19:51:10 +0100 3475809 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3153356&cid=t_111005_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FON8LqoedHMQ%2F By Daniel GriswoldOne of the more common complaints I hear about illegal immigration is that low-skilled workers from Mexico and Central America allegedly bring with them a wave of crime and incarceration expenses, especially to southern California. Those complaints are hard to square with the mounting evidence that immigrants, even low-skilled, illegal immigrants, are no more prone to commit crimes than native-born Americans. The latest data point comes from Los Angeles, where the Wall Street Journal reports this morning: “Violent crime in Los Angeles hit its lowest level in more than half a century last year, one of a growing number of U.S. cities reporting its streets were remarkably safe in 2009.” I tried to connect the dots on immigration and crime in a recent article I wrote for ... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3153356 Thu, 07 Jan 2010 17:46:33 +0100 3153356 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3004087&cid=t_111005_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2FexZleUM1UZc%2F One more setback for Merck. Immigrant girls and women must no longer get vaccinated against the human papillomavirus in order to get their green cards. Starting Dec. 14, the HPV vaccine won’t be on the list of immunizations female immigrants ages 11 to 26 must receive before becoming legal permanent residents, the Associated Press reports. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention made the change last Friday, more than a year after the US Department of Homeland Security began requiring girls and young women who immigrate to the US to get vaccinated with Gardasil, which at the time was the only HPV vaccine available in the US. Recently, the FDA approved GlaxoSmithKline’s Cervarix. A coalition of more than 100 immigrant, health and women’s advocacy groups challenged th... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3004087 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:22:59 +0100 3004087 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3003729&cid=t_111005_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F08hn3pS8qcg%2F Yesterday, the Wall Street Journal published an article by John Yoo that criticized the Obama administration’s decision to prosecute Khalid Sheik Mohammed (KSM) and several of his fellow Guantanamo prisoners in civilian court.  Yoo makes too many claims for me to respond to in a blog post, but let me address a few. According to Yoo, “The treatment of the 9/11 attacks as a criminal matter rather than an act of war will cripple American efforts to fight terrorism.  It is in effect a declaration that this nation is no longer at war.”  That is an odd thing to say for several reasons.  First, it is all over the news: We are still very much at war.  Second, even if Obama pulled U.S. troops out of Afghanistan and Iraq, would the United States really be “crippled&#822... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3003729 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:37:51 +0100 3003729 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2984773&cid=t_111005_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FcM9wwSbomHM%2F In his CNN swan song last night, Lou Dobbs told his loyal if shrinking audience that important national issues are now defined in the public arena by partisanship and ideology rather than by rigorous empirical thought and forthright analysis and discussion. I will be working diligently to change that as best I can. I would argue that his very act of resigning from his prime-time perch is probably the best contribution he’s made yet to advancing “rigorous empirical thought.” Since he launched his program “Lou Dobbs Tonight” in 2003, the CNN anchor has been engaged in one long rant against immigration, free trade, and other populist bugaboos. His approach was anything but rigorous and empirical. In a review of his 2004 book, Exporting America, I critiqued his flabby reasoning and q... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2984773 Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:14:45 +0100 2984773 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2737704&cid=t_111005_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F7X_pJG6gRnI%2F An article published this week by National Review magazine blames the many problems of California on—take a guess—high taxes, over-regulation of business, runaway state spending, an expansive welfare state? Try none of the above. The article, by Alex Alexiev of the Hudson Institute, puts the blame on the backs of low-skilled, illegal immigrants from Mexico and the federal government for not keeping them out. Titled “Catching Up to Mexico: Illegal immigration is depleting California’s human capital and ravaging its economy,” the article endorses high-skilled immigration to the state while rejecting the influx of “the poorly educated, the unskilled, and the illiterate” immigrants that enter illegally from Mexico and elsewhere in Latin America. Before swallowing the article’s ... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2737704 Wed, 26 Aug 2009 15:34:18 +0100 2737704 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2625960&cid=t_111005_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2Fz1tO1FuL2xA%2F Critics warn that immigration reform would bring in its wake rising rates of poverty, higher government welfare expenditures, and a rise in crime. In a new paper, Cato scholar Daniel Griswold says that Congress should not reject market-oriented immigration reform because of misguided fears about “importing poverty.” Griswold argues that “Comprehensive immigration reform that included a robust temporary worker program would boost economic output and create new middle class job opportunities for native-born Americans.” For more, read the whole thing. (Source: Cato-at-liberty) Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2625960 Tue, 21 Jul 2009 16:25:12 +0100 2625960 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2570329&cid=t_111005_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F07%2F04%2Fdiversity-in-health-and-care-2009-vol-6-no-2%2F Fade Fave: Building bridges or negotiating tensions? Experiences from a project aimed at enabling migrant access to health and social care in Sweden Fade Skinny:A current challenge for many European countries is to enable forced migrants to access health and social care to meet their needs. One solution is to use paraprofessionals to act as bridge-builders between minority groups and the health and social care sectors. A print copy of this article is available from the Library Posted in Current Awareness, Journals Tagged: Ethnic Groups, Immigrants, Inequalities, Link Workers, Service Provision (Source: Fade Library) Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2570329 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 14:10:02 +0100 2570329 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2364920&cid=t_111005_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FLkWzT79QIpA%2F CNN wrote an exciting headline on Wednesday: “Homeland Security Chief Seeks to Repeal Real ID Act.” What they left out was that the replacement would be . . . the REAL ID Act. Intentionally or not, Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano has created the impression that the national ID law might go away. But simply renaming the Department of Homeland Security’s national ID program is not a repeal of REAL ID. The REAL ID revival bill that has been circulating is the same national identification and tracking system with a few of the sharpest corners taken off and the hope of federal money held out to up-to-now recalcitrant states. The REAL ID revival bill would corral every American citizen into the national ID system to try and attack illegal immigrants. Bills to re... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2364920 Fri, 24 Apr 2009 02:15:49 +0100 2364920 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2160715&cid=t_111005_109_f&fid=36089&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesituationist.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F02%2F05%2Fwages-are-only-skin-deep-abstract%2F Joni Hersch recently posted a fascinating paper, titled “Color, Discrimination, and Immigrant Pay” on SSRN.  This is her latest paper in a larger set of articles on the topic.  Here’s the abstract. * * * In “Profiling the New Immigrant Worker: The Effects of Skin Color and Height,” (Journal of Labor Economics 2008), I present strong evidence of a wage penalty to darker skin color among new legal immigrants to the United States. Immigrants with the lightest skin color earn on average 17 percent higher wages than comparable immigrants with the darkest skin color, taking into account Hispanic ethnicity, race, country of birth, education, English language proficiency, family background, and occupation in the source country. This current paper demonstrates that ... The Situationist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2160715 Thu, 05 Feb 2009 04:01:20 +0100 2160715 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1764352&cid=t_111005_109_f&fid=36089&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesituationist.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F09%2F05%2Fcolorblinded-wages-abstract%2F Joni Hersch, recently posted her intriguing paper, “Skin Color, Immigrant Wages, and Discrimination” on SSRN. Here’s the abstract. * * * Immigrant workers with darker skin color have lower pay than their counterparts with lighter skin color. Whether this pay penalty is due to labor market discrimination is explored using data from the New Immigrant Survey 2003 to estimate wage equations that control for skin color, sequentially taking into account a series of individual characteristics related to labor market productivity and personal background. These characteristics include Hispanic ethnicity, race, country of birth, education, family background, occupation in source country, English language proficiency, visa status, employer characteristics, and current occupation. T... The Situationist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1764352 Fri, 05 Sep 2008 04:01:59 +0100 1764352 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1322348&cid=t_111005_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2008%2F03%2F24%2Fimmigrants-and-mental-illness%2F In 1999, the U.S. Surgeon General released a historic, ground-breaking report on mental illness in America. One of its findings, that the impact of culture has been traditionally underestimated, has resulted in more and more clinics opening in the past 9 years that focus more on immigrants’ unique mental health needs. With language and cultural barriers, getting good and timely treatment for a mental disorder can be a real challenge. Hinton [a clinician who works with immigrants] said each immigrant group has a particular “ethnophysiology,” or the way in which they perceive their body’s inner workings. He said English and German culture often raise “heart-focused” complaints when conveying anxiety, while Latin American cultures refer to attacks of &#82... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1322348 Mon, 24 Mar 2008 12:34:53 +0100 1322348 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1146463&cid=t_111005_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F215191572%2F Autism occurs in individuals regardless of race, ethnicity, family income and educational levels. But how might race, ethnicity, and other cultural factors affect whether or not a child is identified as autistic? A January 11th Newsday article by John Hildebrand looks at why affluent school districts Long Island, NY (including Half Hollow Hills, Manhasset and Roslyn) “classify more than five times as many of their students with autism as districts at the opposite end of the economic spectrum, including Brentwood, Copiague, Freeport and Hempstead.” The Newsday survey drew on state data from school districts whose enrollments were more than 500. Advocates who have compiled similar data voice concern that many poor, minority youngsters might not be getting the same extensive, ... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1146463 Fri, 11 Jan 2008 20:58:45 +0100 1146463 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=814177&cid=t_111005_87_f&fid=34867&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thediabetesblog.com%2F2007%2F08%2F21%2Fnurse-killed-elderly-british-man-with-insulin-overdose%2F Filed under: Drugs, Daily News, CareThis is sad: an elderly British man was the victim of an accidental insulin overdose. Leslie Avenell, who was 82, had diabetes. He was living in a care home where he had the assistance of a nurse. Turns out, the nurse injected Mr. Avenell with 84 units of insulin - ten times the correct dose. The death has been ruled an accidental mishap caused by neglect. The awful mistake took place after the nurse misread discharge papers for Mr. Avenell from a local hospital, which stated the patient should be given "8U" (eight units) of insulin. So ruled the coroner assigned to investigate the case.Complicating the case: postmortem results show that Mr. Avenell died from bronchial pneumonia. However, the coroner says he cannot rule out the fact that the overdose con... The Diabetes Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=814177 Tue, 21 Aug 2007 04:00:00 +0100 814177 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=795098&cid=t_111005_87_f&fid=34867&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thediabetesblog.com%2F2007%2F08%2F13%2Faussie-ethnic-minorities-suffering-from-diabetes%2F Filed under: Type 2, Lifestyle, Daily NewsIt's a complicated little world, isn't it? For example, type 2 diabetes is a growing problem in Australia, particularly in rural areas. Recently, however, some good news appeared: immigrants from Mediterranean regions living in Australia who stuck with a traditional Mediterranean diet over long periods of time, enjoyed much better health than other segments of the population. And that includes less diabetes.But now, there's news that Australia's ethnic minorities suffer from type 2 diabetes at much higher rates than the rest of the population. Hardest hit are Asians, Pacific Islanders and people originally from the Middle East. The finding results from a survey of 11,000 Australians. There are some good reasons why immigrants suffer from diabetes m... The Diabetes Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=795098 Mon, 13 Aug 2007 04:00:00 +0100 795098 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=534283&cid=t_111005_131_f&fid=34989&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FGeneticsHealth%2F%7E3%2F107999638%2F Isaac Owusu had no idea what was in store when he decided to take a DNA test to bring his four sons to the US from Ghana. As I wrote last summer, immigrants are increasingly being asked by the US government to prove their family relationships using DNA. But Isaac, a new US citizen, had no idea that he’d unearth a nightmare. Only one of his four sons are biologically related to him. The oldest son was allowed to go to the US but the other three had to stay in Ghana. They’re representative of the statistics. According to Mary K Mount of the AABB, 15 to 20% of immigration cases end up with the same conclusion - testing proves that parent and child do not share the same DNA. Children under 16 can still be adopted but in Isaac’s case, his three younger children were already 19... Genetics and Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=534283 Tue, 10 Apr 2007 15:09:47 +0100 534283