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Tag: IMMIGRANTS & MIGRATION
COVID-19-related immigration concerns among Latinx immigrants in US
What The Study Did: T hese results suggest that substantial proportions of Latinx immigrants have immigration concerns about engaging in COVID-19-related testing, treatment and contact tracing. Authors: Carol L. Galletly, J.D., Ph.D., Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee, i s…
Using migration data to fine-tune marketing strategies to rural Indian communities
News from the Journal of Marketing
Politecnico di Torino and Ithaca together for the production of maps for the European Agency Frontex
TURIN, 14 July 2021 – Frontex, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency, since 2004 engaged in migration control, border management and whose responsibilities, extended in 2016 to the fight against cross-border crime and search and rescue services in the…
UCLA research finds the US lags 79 other nations in preventing child immigration detention
The COVID-19 pandemic has amplified calls to end the detention of migrant children, as cases surge among children held in crowded conditions; yet immigration detention’s threats to children’s fundamental rights did not begin with the current public health crisis. Unlike…
US citizen migrant children in Mexico lacking adequate health insurance
While attending a conference at the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México in Mexico City several years ago, Sharon Borja was struck by the story of a young man who, as a child, joined his parents repatriating to their native country of Mexico.
ICE violated internal medical standards, potentially contributing to deaths
A USC analysis of deaths among individuals in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody found that ICE violated its own internal medical care standards in 78% of cases, potentially contributing to deaths in relatively young and healthy men.
Value-based approach: Lithuanian scientists provide insights into migration culture
The monograph migration culture: A comparative perspective offers a new, value-based approach towards migration
Health safety net for undocumented kids works, study finds
California experienced a 34% reduction in the rate of uninsured, non-citizen children in the first two years after an expansion in public health coverage, an SDSU School of Public Health study shows
Foreign-born status, but not acquired US citizenship, protects many immigrants from criminal victimization
Until recently, data on criminal victimization did not include information on the status–immigrant or citizen–of respondents. In a recent study, researchers used new data that include respondents’ status to explore the association between citizenship status and risk of victimization. They…
How sex trafficking trauma affects the way its survivors parent
A study of young immigrant mothers who are survivors of sex trafficking found that the trauma affected how they parented: it made them overprotective parents in a world perceived to be unsafe, it fueled emotional withdrawal when struggling with stress…
Orphans and exiles: Research shows the impact of family separation
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — New research from Binghamton University, State University of New York shows the human trauma and family separation that resulted from the Trump Administration’s zero tolerance policy on undocumented immigration. The news reports surrounding the Trump Administration’s “zero…
‘Asian American’: A rallying cry that united Asians in the 1960s but is it still relevant?
How Asian Americans’ public policy opinions are divided by generation and national origin, especially on immigration
Correcting misperceptions about, and increasing empathy for, migrants
Americans dramatically overestimate the number of migrants affiliated with gangs and children being trafficked
At what point managed retreat? Resilience, relocation and climate justice
Virtual conference, June 22-25 2021
Digital disclosure of Dutch East India Company archives by Huygens Institute
State-of-the-art scientific infrastructure enables better understanding of colonial history, the Dutch East India Company and the early-modern histories of countries and cultures of the Indian Ocean and Indonesian Archipelago Worlds.
How international students make decisions about staying in Canada
While some international students come to Canada knowing whether they intend to stay or return home after completing their degrees, the majority decide after they have had a chance to live here for a few years, a new study has…
The intersection of child poverty with race, immigrant status and environmental threats
A state of the art plenary session during the Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) 2021 Virtual Meeting will bring together national experts on child poverty, racism and racial inequities, immigrant health, Native American culture, and environmental threats to discuss the intersectionality…
Science and need — not wealth or nationality — should guide vaccine allocation and prioritization
April 19, 2021 — Ensuring COVID-19 vaccine access for refugee and displaced populations, and addressing health inequities, is vital for an effective pandemic response. Yet, vaccine allocation and distribution has been neither equitable nor inclusive, despite that global leaders have…
Teachers can use popular media to address anti-Asian bias, KU research shows
Critical race media literacy effective approach, schools should use to address difficult topics, scholars argue
Low parental socioeconomic status during pregnancy alters early fetal brain development
Maternal socioeconomic status impacts babies even before birth, emphasizing the need for policy interventions to support the wellbeing of pregnant women, according to newly published research from Children’s National Hospital. A first-of-its-kind study with 144 pregnant women finds that socioeconomic…
Jordan’s worsening water crisis a warning for the world
Stanford study reveals a deepening water crisis in Jordan – and a way forward
Climate change significantly increases population displacement risk
Every year, millions of people around the world are displaced from their homes due to severe weather caused by climate change. According to the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, 10.3 million people were displaced as a result of…
Ancient genomes trace the origin and decline of the Scythians
Because of their interactions and conflicts with the major contemporaneous civilizations of Eurasia, the Scythians enjoy a legendary status in historiography and popular culture. The Scythians had major influences on the cultures of their powerful neighbors, spreading new technologies such…
Women in cities less likely to have children
A new study in Behavioral Ecology , published by Oxford University Press, finds that women are less likely to procreate in urban areas that have a higher percentage of females than males in the population. Although the majority modern cities…
New study from Finland: Undocumented women receive inadequate pregnancy care
Undocumented women in Finland access pregnancy care later than others. Yet, screening of infectious diseases at the early stages of pregnancy would be particularly important to these women, a new study carried out in Helsinki, Finland, shows. Conducted by the…
More than one in 10 patients with lung cancer do not know what type they have
– The increasing complexity of treatments for lung cancer and language differences can make it difficult for patients to communicate with their medical teams – Risks of jeopardising the treatment and care journey as well as recent progress in patient…
Young adults in a 20-year-long study shed light on what matters for mental health of ethnic diverse youth
Study sets the stage to learn about development of psychopathology and resilience among ethnically diverse children growing up in low resource contexts
Economist Christian Dustmann receives the Carl-Friedrich-von-Weizsäcker-Prize 2020
Leopoldina and Stifterverband honor Dustmann for his research in the field of migration and the labor market
Chinese immigrants face “alarming” barriers to cancer screening, UCF study finds
Language difficulties and cultural barriers keep an “alarming” number of Chinese Americans from asking for cancer screenings that may protect their health, according to a new University of Central Florida study. Su-I Hou, professor and interim chair of UCF’s Health…
Health care use among undocumented patients
What The Study Did: Researchers examined the association of increased anti-immigrant rhetoric during the 2016 presidential campaign with changes in the use of health care services among undocumented patients. Authors: Joseph Nwadiuko, M.D., M.P.H., M.S.H.P., of the University of Pennsylvania…
Researchers successfully determine annual changes in genetic ancestry within Finland
Commercially available gene tests that shed light on individual’s origins are popular. They provide an estimate of the geographic regions where one’s ancestors come from. To arrive at such an estimate, the genetic information of an individual is compared to…
Childhood exposure to diversity is best chance for community cohesion in immigration
New research from the University of Kent reveals social cohesion with immigration is best ensured through childhood exposure to diversity in local neighbourhoods, leading to acceptance of other groups. The research, which is published in Oxford Economic Papers , builds…
University of Guam research conference to feature traditional Pacific solutions to modern issues
The public will have an opportunity to hear about research and experiences unique to Oceania at the 42nd Annual Research Conference of the University of Guam’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, being held virtually from 9:30 a.m. to 4…
Multi-ethnic neighborhoods in England retain diversity unlike in the U.S.
Multi-ethnic neighborhoods in England retain their diversity and are much more stable than such neighborhoods in the U.S., according to geographers from the U.S. and U.K. The team examined how neighborhood diversity has changed on a national scale from 1991…
How women, migrants and workers are represented in the German Bundestag
Members of the German Bundestag who belong to underrepresented groups are more active in the legislative process and, early on, typically tend to advocate more for the interests of their groups. However, a current study by the universities in Konstanz,…
The Lancet: USA failing to reach populations most in need of HIV prevention and treatment services as epidemic grows in the South and rural areas
People who are racial, sexual, and gender minorities continue to be affected by HIV at significantly higher rates than white people, a disparity also reflected in the COVID-19 pandemic
Transit-oriented development causing displacement: study
Transit-oriented development–which concentrates high-density housing, commercial activities and public spaces around a rapid transit station–can both be a boon and a bane for communities, suggests a new UBC study. “Transit-oriented development (TOD) can reduce traffic congestion and air pollution, encourage…
Latinx youth’s helping behavior tied to cultural processes as well as parenting practices
Although interest in studying prosocial behaviors among U.S. Latinx individuals has increased recently, there is still limited existing research with this population. Evidence shows that prosocial behaviors (actions intended to benefit others) are a marker of healthy social functioning and…
Grasshoppers and roadblocks: Coping with COVID-19 in rural Mexico
Indigenous people fight pandemic with little government support
SARS-CoV-2 infection among migrant workers in Singapore
What The Study Did: Researchers examined how common SARS- CoV-2 infection was among migrant workers in Singapore. Authors: Vernon J. Lee, M.B.B.S., Ph.D., of the Ministry of Health in Singapore, is the corresponding author. To access the embargoed study: Visit our For…
FGM safeguarding policies are alienating UK’s African diaspora communities
AHEAD of tomorrow’s International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation, by the United Nations, FORWARD, the leading African women-led organisation working to end violence against women and girls, and the University of Huddersfield have published new research that…
Experiences of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) linked to nutritional health
Racialized immigrants, women and those living in poverty and chronic pain also had a higher prevalence of the disorder
Heightened immigration enforcement has troubling impact on US citizen children
DURHAM, N.C. — Harsher immigration law enforcement by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement leads to decreased use of prenatal care for immigrant mothers and declines in birth weight, according to new Duke University research. In the study, published in PLOS…
Research to assess impact of Arab American family migration stress on infant well-being
Wayne State University College of Nursing to lead efforts to address disparity on family and child health research in Arab American families
Understanding skilled labour migration in East Asia
Research project on East Asia led by Goethe University receives 2 million euros in funding
Apps help integration and health of migrants
New study finds apps aided by artificial intelligence also improve mental health
How clicks on a job platform can reveal bias
Education, professional skills and experience are the essential criteria for filling a position – or at least that is the expectation. The reality often looks different, as numerous studies have shown. When deciding whether to hire a candidate or not,…
Black and Hispanic Californians face health discrimination; less trusting of clinicians
Black and Hispanic Californians face health care discrimination at higher rates and are less trusting of health care providers
Human migration patterns connected to vitamin D deficiencies today
A new study in the Oxford Economic Papers finds that migration flows the last 500 years from high sunlight regions to low sunlight regions influence contemporary health outcomes in destination countries. The researchers here noted that people’s ability to synthesize…