Introduction
Economic hardships together with immigrants fearing to be deported and being arrested all have a direct correlation with immigrants that are undocumented being part and parcel of the society at large. Pitt & Marsiglia (23) said that undocumented immigrants are like oil that floats on top of water without the possibility of ever fully participating in the society. These fears experienced by undocumented immigrants form art of the reasons why these people have ailing health conditions as they fear visiting health care facilities which might expose their identities of being illegal residents thus risk being reported and ultimately deportation. This study analyses the unprecedented healthcare …show more content…
Data acquired together with using descriptions of the accounts given by the immigrants mainly the undocumented ones will provide an invaluable chance to have inside knowledge about their lives and provide a basic account of their experiences from their runaway countries and their so called new home countries.
Personal Statement
I think each and every person has a right to receive good medical attention as this is a fundamental requirement in every country. However, some situations maybe difficult to implement as this would create a scenario which tends to encourage more and more immigration activities. Providing healthcare for undocumented immigrants could mean that governments support illegal immigration thus there would be an increase in such trends which impacts the economy of any country negatively. However, I seek to verify if truly it is beneficial for all parties if Undocumented immigrants were given a healthcare …show more content…
Like oil in water: Exploring the narratives of an undocumented worker. Reflections, (2000): 18-23.
These two authors compared the undocumented immigrants with oil where they said they can never fit in with society just as oil can never mix with water. With these comparison they identified that the undocumented immigrants still remain foreigners in such countries to which they immigrate to.
Zuckerman, Stephen, Timothy A, Waldmann, and Emily Lawton. “Undocumented immigrants, left out of health reform, likely to continue to grow as a share of the uninsured.” Health Affairs, 30.10 (2011): 1997-2004. Print
The authors stated that undocumented immigrants are almost not included in the reform on healthcare and with recent rising immigrants population in countries such as the United States, the need for these immigrants in regards to healthcare will be hard to meet. They disclosed that undocumented immigrants by far fare poorly when it comes access of health care treatment as they neither have coverage in terms of healthcare insurance nor do they have enough pocket power to finance their medical care when need