People immigrate for a variety of reasons. Generally, people move to a new country for a better life (e.g., economic, social, political or environmental). The primary destination for immigrants around the world is the United States, in which they chase the American Dream—the ideal that everyone is worthy of success through hard work, dedication and ambition. Throughout history in the United States the faces of immigrants have changed drastically. In the 1970s, the majority of immigrants were of European descent. However, immigrants today are predominately Latin American or Caribbean, of which Mexicans are the most common, accounting for nearly 12 million people and 28% of the total immigrant population in 2012 (Ramírez et al., 2013). During
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As a result, undocumented immigrants not only don’t qualify for public health insurance, but their typical places of employment lack private health insurance benefits as well. Furthermore, this disproportion not only affects immigrants, but their US citizen children as well, whether it be private or public health insurance. Despite the fact that US citizen children of undocumented immigrant parents qualify for public health insurance, according to Derose et al. (2015), US citizen children of immigrant parents have lower rates of health insurance compared to US citizen children of US citizen parents, as well as fewer doctor and dental visits. Therefore, such high uninsured risk among immigrants and their US born children can be attributed to socioeconomic factors and lack of awareness of public assisting programs for their children. Evidently, high rates of undocumented status and limited access to citizenship impacts access to health insurance of immigrant …show more content…
Organophosphate has been reported to affect the nervous system through disruption of the enzyme responsible for regulating a neurotransmitter called acetylcholine. A chemical pesticide produced during World War II and used today on fruits and vegetables because of their chemicals relatively low cost and ability to be applied to varies insects and crops (EPA, 2014; PAN, n.d.). Carbamate is similar to Organophosphate in that it affects the nervous system the same way. However, enzyme effects can be reversible. Organochlorines is one of the oldest, most toxic synthetic pesticide. It became available to the public in the 1940s and 1950s and commonly used in agriculture, forestry and home pest control. Nonetheless, due to its central nervous system effects and suspicions of being a cancer causing agent, it was banned in the 1970s and 1980s. Pyrethroid is the synthetic version of a natural occurring pesticide called pyrethrin, which some pyrethroids can be toxic to the nervous system. Microbial pesticides are natural occurring derived from bacterium, fungus, virus or protozoan. This is the most widely used microbial pesticide. They are commonly used to eliminate certain weeds and specific insects. Plant-Incorporated-Protectants (PIPs) is a plant produced through
As a result, undocumented immigrants not only don’t qualify for public health insurance, but their typical places of employment lack private health insurance benefits as well. Furthermore, this disproportion not only affects immigrants, but their US citizen children as well, whether it be private or public health insurance. Despite the fact that US citizen children of undocumented immigrant parents qualify for public health insurance, according to Derose et al. (2015), US citizen children of immigrant parents have lower rates of health insurance compared to US citizen children of US citizen parents, as well as fewer doctor and dental visits. Therefore, such high uninsured risk among immigrants and their US born children can be attributed to socioeconomic factors and lack of awareness of public assisting programs for their children. Evidently, high rates of undocumented status and limited access to citizenship impacts access to health insurance of immigrant …show more content…
Organophosphate has been reported to affect the nervous system through disruption of the enzyme responsible for regulating a neurotransmitter called acetylcholine. A chemical pesticide produced during World War II and used today on fruits and vegetables because of their chemicals relatively low cost and ability to be applied to varies insects and crops (EPA, 2014; PAN, n.d.). Carbamate is similar to Organophosphate in that it affects the nervous system the same way. However, enzyme effects can be reversible. Organochlorines is one of the oldest, most toxic synthetic pesticide. It became available to the public in the 1940s and 1950s and commonly used in agriculture, forestry and home pest control. Nonetheless, due to its central nervous system effects and suspicions of being a cancer causing agent, it was banned in the 1970s and 1980s. Pyrethroid is the synthetic version of a natural occurring pesticide called pyrethrin, which some pyrethroids can be toxic to the nervous system. Microbial pesticides are natural occurring derived from bacterium, fungus, virus or protozoan. This is the most widely used microbial pesticide. They are commonly used to eliminate certain weeds and specific insects. Plant-Incorporated-Protectants (PIPs) is a plant produced through