https://www.american.edu/sis/news/20200406-how-covid-19-affects-undocumented-workers.cfm Above is a link to a spring 2020 interview with Professor Nina Yamanis of American University in Washington, D.C., that explores that crucial question. Some key portions of the interview: "Q: When a large population is left out of aid or relief in this way, what can happen to them in a health crisis? "First of all, not being able to access health care when needed means that they are at greater risk of severe illness and possible death. In the case of the coronavirus, if they can’t be isolated from their family members by going to the hospital, it means their family members will also get sick. Further, if they are sick and continue working in their communities, other community members will be at risk of getting the virus...." "Q: Given the need to 'flatten the curve' of infection, what are the dangers to everyone when a large group of people is left unassisted in the way that undocumented workers have been? "There is danger to all of us. Undocumented workers pick our vegetables, stock our shelves, cook our food, maintain our homes, and take care of our elderly. This virus is indiscriminate; it affects everyone equally. Thus, when one part of our population is vulnerable to the virus, it threatens all of us."
Monday, July 6, 2020
ARE UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS GETTING HEALTH CARE AND TESTING THEY NEED DURING COVID-19 CRISIS?
https://www.american.edu/sis/news/20200406-how-covid-19-affects-undocumented-workers.cfm Above is a link to a spring 2020 interview with Professor Nina Yamanis of American University in Washington, D.C., that explores that crucial question. Some key portions of the interview: "Q: When a large population is left out of aid or relief in this way, what can happen to them in a health crisis? "First of all, not being able to access health care when needed means that they are at greater risk of severe illness and possible death. In the case of the coronavirus, if they can’t be isolated from their family members by going to the hospital, it means their family members will also get sick. Further, if they are sick and continue working in their communities, other community members will be at risk of getting the virus...." "Q: Given the need to 'flatten the curve' of infection, what are the dangers to everyone when a large group of people is left unassisted in the way that undocumented workers have been? "There is danger to all of us. Undocumented workers pick our vegetables, stock our shelves, cook our food, maintain our homes, and take care of our elderly. This virus is indiscriminate; it affects everyone equally. Thus, when one part of our population is vulnerable to the virus, it threatens all of us."
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