You turn to us for voices you won't hear anywhere else.

Sign up for Democracy Now!'s Daily Digest to get our latest headlines and stories delivered to your inbox every day.

Latinx Children Living in States with Harsh Anti-Immigrant Laws More Vulnerable to Health Issues

HeadlineAug 18, 2023

A new study shows Latinx children living in states with anti-immigrant laws are more likely to experience mental health and chronic physical health issues. The study says racist laws that make it difficult to access healthcare, affordable housing, education and stable employment have contributed to worsening asthma, diabetes and other physical ailments, as well as severe mental health conditions including depression among Latinx children and teens aged 3 to 17. Among the worst states are Alaska, Alabama and Nebraska.

The original content of this program is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License. Please attribute legal copies of this work to democracynow.org. Some of the work(s) that this program incorporates, however, may be separately licensed. For further information or additional permissions, contact us.

Non-commercial news needs your support

We rely on contributions from our viewers and listeners to do our work.
Please do your part today.
Make a donation
Top