International migration, immigrant health, and social policies during the COVID-19 pandemic: A case study of six countries

This chapter discusses immigrants and COVID-19 from a transnational immigrant perspective, for example, border closures. It focuses on the United States, with parallel case studies to a few other nations (Canada, Australia, etc.). How has COVID-19 impacted the movement of immigrants from low- and middle-income counties relative to immigrants from upper-middle- and high-income countries? In addition, the chapter explores the realities and consequences of potential changes in immigration status and access to government stimulus checks, and access to healthcare, including but not limited to COVID-19 testing, during the pandemic. Lastly, the authors discuss "guest workers" who are often infected but overlooked (e.g., in Singapore, Arabian Gulf states).