Abstract
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).
Original language | English (US) |
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Title of host publication | The Social Epidemiology of the COVID-19 Pandemic |
Publisher | Oxford University Press |
Pages | 115-146 |
Number of pages | 32 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9780197625255 |
ISBN (Print) | 9780197625217 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - May 23 2024 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- General Medicine
Keywords
- Australia
- Canada
- Immigrant health
- Mexico
- Migration
- Refugees
- Travel restrictions
- United Arab Emirates
- United Kingdom
- United States