The U.S. Health System and Immigration
An Institutional Interpretation 1
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12136063 |
|---|---|
| Authors | A Portes (0000-0002-0864-878X, Princeton University, corresponding author), Donald Light (0000-0002-8069-8597), Donald W Light (0000-0002-3233-676X), Patricia Fernández‐kelly (Princeton University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2009 |
| Volume | 24 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 487-514 |
| Publication date | 2009-08-03 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Sociological Forum (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0884-8971 • E-ISSN: 1573-7861 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1573-7861.2009.01117.x |
| PMID | 23606786 |
| PMCID | PMC3628610 |
| OpenAlex | W2155941682 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 19 |
| References cited | 21 |
We examine the institutions that comprise the U.S. health system and their relationship to a surging immigrant population. The clash between the system and this human flow originates in the large number of immigrants who are unauthorized, poor, and uninsured and, hence, unable to access a system largely based on ability to pay. Basic concepts from sociological theory are brought to bear on the analysis of this clash and its consequences. Data from a recently completed study of health institutions in three areas of the United States are used as an empirical basis to illustrate various aspects of this complex relation. Implications of our results for theory and future health policy are discussed
Economics · Immigration · Interpretation (philosophy · Political science · Population · Positive economics · Relation (database · Social science · Sociological theory · Sociology · Demography · Employment and Welfare Studies · Law · Migration and Labor Dynamics · Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy
The Physical and Psychological Well-Being of Immigrant Children
Migración indocumentada y derecho social a la salud
Tensions that Make a Difference
Where the Danger Lies”
Risk as Social Context
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The political economy of healthcare access and Chicagoland health-oriented non-profit organizations
Street-level workers, managers and institutional tensions
Associations in physical activity and sedentary behaviour among the immigrant and non-immigrant US population
Assembling the Local Politics of Noncitizenship
Vaccine Hesitancy and the Accumulation of Distrust
Granting rights through illegalisation
Deserving to a point
Health workers' perceptions of access to care for children and pregnant women with precarious immigration status
Making visible the Chicagoland suburban healthcare landscape of latina women
The promise and limits of inclusive public policy
Do "Illegal" Im/migrants Have a Right to Health? Engaging Ethical Theory as Social Practice at a Tel Aviv Open Clinic
Categorical inequality, institutional ambivalence, and permanently failing institutions
Structural violence and compassionate compatriots
Economic Action and Social Structure
Governing the Commons
City on the Edge
Latino Outlook
The Theory Of Social And Economic Organization
Governing the Commons
Latin Journey
Beyond Smoke and Mirrors
Immigrant America
"Getting Paid"
Economic Action and Social Structure
Beyond acculturation
Does the Threat of Border Apprehension Deter Undocumented US Immigration
Death at the Border
Discrimination and National Welfare
Recruitment Processes Among Foreign-Born Engineers and Scientists in Silicon Valley
| Unique citing works | 19 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,19 |
| Citation span | 2010 - 2025 (16) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 19 |