RE: From Kaisernetwork.org: Mexican, Latin American Immigrants Lacking in Health Coverage, Despite Contributions to the U.S. Work Force, Study Finds

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I have found this information disturbing

and the need for Federal reforms.  I believe a formal investigation is

required.  What has the Department of Labor done?  Where are we with this.  Has

there been a Senate hearing in Washington D.C?  Let me know how I can help. 

There appears to be some urgency with this.  Who is handling it?

Sincerely,

Rene Quintana

Del Norte

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Mexican,

Latin American Immigrants Lacking in Health Coverage, Despite Contributions

to the U.S. Work Force, Study Finds

While

Latin American and Mexican immigrants account for a large portion of the

U.S. work force and often work in dangerous occupations, they also

typically are not offered health insurance by their employers, according to

a report released Monday to coincide with the Binational Health

Week and the Binational Policy Forum on Migration and Health, the Contra

Costa Times reports. The report was conducted

by researchers from the University of California-Berkeley School of Public Health,

the University of California-Los Angeles

School of Public Health

and the Health Initiative

of the Americas, a program of the UC Office of the President.

According to the Times,

Mexican immigrants make up about one-third of the U.S.

population and are likely to be employed at low-wage jobs and have little or

no health insurance. Most of the jobs are in potentially dangerous fields,

such as farming and construction, and Mexican immigrants account for 44% of

immigrant workers who die as a result of an on-the-job injury, according to

the report.

The report found that Latin American immigrants are in better overall

health than most non-Hispanic whites, but their health worsens the longer

they reside in the U.S. Researchers linked the declining health among Latin

American immigrants to poor access to health care services and a lack of

funds to pay for treatment and prevention.

Xochitl Castaneda, director of the Health Initiative of the Americas, said,

" What this report is showing, unfortunately, is that immigrants and

those who come from Mexico and Latin American countries are absorbing the

most difficult jobs and are facing the highest job-related deaths. "

Wallace, associate director of the UCLA Center for

Health Policy Research, said, " Despite taking the large number of

dangerous jobs in the country, (immigrants) are not offered the basic

necessities such as health insurance, where they are literally putting

their life on the line " (Terry-Cobo, Contra Costa Times,

10/23).

The study is available online

(.pdf).

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I have decided to take a special interest

in this matter.  Please respond with contact names, or statitics.

Sincerely,

Rene Quintana

Del Norte

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Sent: Monday, October 29, 2007

9:28 AM

' '

Subject: RE:

[ ] From Kaisernetwork.org: Mexican, Latin American

Immigrants Lacking in Health Coverage, Despite Contributions to the U.S. Work

Force, Study Finds

I have found this information disturbing and the need for Federal

reforms. I believe a formal investigation is required. What has the

Department of Labor done? Where are we with this. Has there been a

Senate hearing in Washington D.C? Let me know how I can help. There

appears to be some urgency with this. Who is handling it?

Sincerely,

Rene Quintana

Del Norte

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On Behalf Of Painter, (CDC/CCID/NCHHSTP)

Sent: Sunday, October 28, 2007

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From Kaisernetwork.org: Mexican, Latin American Immigrants Lacking in

Health Coverage, Despite Contributions to the U.S. Work Force, Study Finds

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Mexican,

Latin American Immigrants Lacking in Health Coverage, Despite Contributions

to the U.S. Work Force, Study Finds

While

Latin American and Mexican immigrants account for a large portion of the U.S.

work force and often work in dangerous occupations, they also typically are

not offered health insurance by their employers, according to a report

released Monday to coincide with the Binational Health

Week and the Binational Policy Forum on Migration and Health, the Contra

Costa Times reports. The report was conducted

by researchers from the University of California-Berkeley School of Public Health,

the University of California-Los

Angeles School

of Public Health and the Health Initiative of the Americas, a program of the UC Office of the President.

According to the Times,

Mexican immigrants make up about one-third of the U.S.

population and are likely to be employed at low-wage jobs and have little

or no health insurance. Most of the jobs are in potentially dangerous

fields, such as farming and construction, and Mexican immigrants account

for 44% of immigrant workers who die as a result of an on-the-job injury,

according to the report.

The report found that Latin American immigrants are in better overall

health than most non-Hispanic whites, but their health worsens the longer

they reside in the U.S. Researchers linked the declining health among Latin

American immigrants to poor access to health care services and a lack of

funds to pay for treatment and prevention.

Xochitl Castaneda, director of the Health Initiative of the Americas, said,

" What this report is showing, unfortunately, is that immigrants and those

who come from Mexico and Latin American countries are absorbing the most

difficult jobs and are facing the highest job-related deaths. "

Wallace, associate director of the UCLA Center for

Health Policy Research, said, " Despite taking the large number of

dangerous jobs in the country, (immigrants) are not offered the basic

necessities such as health insurance, where they are literally putting

their life on the line " (Terry-Cobo, Contra Costa Times,

10/23).

The study is available online

(.pdf).

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[Guest guest]

This topic was under discussion in this

forum in a slightly different format a couple of years ago. Because I did some

basic data reviews in Oregon

based on the average of deaths in the state where the reported average age of death

among Hispanics in 1998 I believe, was less than 40 years of age. I then dug

deeper to find out the cause of deaths and found out that in fact automobile

accident, homicide and work-related deaths were the primary contributors to this

phenomenon.

While I did not do any formal research

into this, I did interview individuals working in non-union construction work

and found out that a good number of these individuals were working as

contractors or sub-contractors without the option for fringe benefits. Other

workers as well as migrant workers are often deliberately employed for short

periods of time by any single employer giving the employer the out of not

having to provide benefits for up to three months of employment.

Good luck in your search for references

and if you may be interested in doing formal research on this subject and may

be looking for co-investigators, do let me know, or better yet, identify some

of our colleagues in selected states to collaborate.

Alfonso

Tradition, Transition,

Transformation

Alfonso

López-Vasquez

Assistant

Professor

Assistant

to the Provost for Diversity

Pacific University

2043 College Way

Forest Grove, OR

97116

503-352-3104

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Immigrants Lacking in Health Coverage, Despite Contributions to the U.S. Work

Force, Study Finds

I have decided to take a special interest in this matter.

Please respond with contact names, or statitics.

Sincerely,

Rene Quintana

Del Norte

From:

[mailto: ] On Behalf Of Rene J. Quintana

Sent: Monday, October 29, 2007

9:28 AM

' '

Subject: RE: [ ]

From Kaisernetwork.org: Mexican, Latin American Immigrants Lacking in Health

Coverage, Despite Contributions to the U.S. Work Force, Study Finds

I have found this information disturbing and the need for Federal

reforms. I believe a formal investigation is required. What has the

Department of Labor done? Where are we with this. Has there been a

Senate hearing in Washington D.C? Let me know how I can help. There

appears to be some urgency with this. Who is handling it?

Sincerely,

Rene Quintana

Del Norte

From:

[mailto: ]

On Behalf Of Painter,

(CDC/CCID/NCHHSTP)

Sent: Sunday, October 28, 2007

8:22 AM

Subject: [ ]

From Kaisernetwork.org: Mexican, Latin American Immigrants Lacking in

Health Coverage, Despite Contributions to the U.S. Work Force, Study Finds

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Mexican,

Latin American Immigrants Lacking in Health Coverage, Despite Contributions

to the U.S. Work Force, Study Finds

While

Latin American and Mexican immigrants account for a large portion of the

U.S. work force and often work in dangerous occupations, they also

typically are not offered health insurance by their employers, according to

a report released Monday to coincide with the Binational Health

Week and the Binational Policy Forum on Migration and Health, the Contra

Costa Times reports. The report was conducted

by researchers from the University of California-Berkeley School of Public Health,

the University

of California-Los Angeles School of Public Health

and the Health Initiative

of the Americas, a program of the UC Office of the President.

According to the Times,

Mexican immigrants make up about one-third of the U.S.

population and are likely to be employed at low-wage jobs and have little

or no health insurance. Most of the jobs are in potentially dangerous

fields, such as farming and construction, and Mexican immigrants account

for 44% of immigrant workers who die as a result of an on-the-job injury,

according to the report.

The report found that Latin American immigrants are in better overall

health than most non-Hispanic whites, but their health worsens the longer

they reside in the U.S. Researchers linked the declining health among Latin

American immigrants to poor access to health care services and a lack of

funds to pay for treatment and prevention.

Xochitl Castaneda, director of the Health Initiative of the Americas, said,

" What this report is showing, unfortunately, is that immigrants and

those who come from Mexico and Latin American countries are absorbing the

most difficult jobs and are facing the highest job-related deaths. "

Wallace, associate director of the UCLA Center for

Health Policy Research, said, " Despite taking the large number of

dangerous jobs in the country, (immigrants) are not offered the basic

necessities such as health insurance, where they are literally putting

their life on the line " (Terry-Cobo, Contra Costa Times,

10/23).

The study is available online

(.pdf).

Sign up for for

email delivery of the Daily Reports, the Kaiser First Edition, or any

of our other free email alerts.

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coverage of health policy news, debates and discussions to policymakers,

the media and general public.