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Buettgens M , Ramchandani U . 2023. The health coverage of noncitizens in the United States, 2024 . Princeton, NJ: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation , 17 pp.

Annotation: This brief analyzes health care coverage and eligibility of noncitizens (lawfully present and undocumented immigrants, including pregnant women and children) compared with the entire population of the United States. It compares uninsurance rates based on demographics such as age, race and ethnicity, gender, education, and employment status and also looks at the eligibility of uninsured noncitizens ffor Marketplace premium tax credits, Medicaid, and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) in both Medicaid expansion and nonexpansion states.

Contact: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, 50 College Road East, Princeton, NJ 08540-6614, Telephone: (877) 843-7953 Fax: Web Site: http://www.rwjf.org

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Keywords: Access to health care , Barriers, Health insurance, Immigrants, Migrants, Undocumented immigrants, uninsured persons

Brindis CD, Hadler MW, Jacobs K, Lucia L, Pourat N, Raymond-Flesch M, Siemons R, Talamantes E. 2014. Realizing the dream for Californians eligible for deferred action for childhood arrivals (DACA): Health needs and access to health care. Berkeley, CA: UC Berkeley Center for Labor Research and Education; Los Angeles, CA: UCLA Center for Health Policy Research; San Francisco, CA: UCSF Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies, 27 pp.

Annotation: This report describes the health needs, common sources of care, and barriers to care foradolescents and young adults in California who are eligible for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, which provides temporary work authorization and relief from deportation for qualified undocumented immigrants. The report examines health care use and identifies barriers to care experienced by this group. A companion report describes the health care coverage of DACA-eligible populations in Californians and presents potential policy solutions to expand their coverage options.

Contact: UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, 10960 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1550, Los Angeles, CA 90024, Telephone: (310) 794-0909 Fax: (310) 794-2686 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.healthpolicy.ucla.edu Available from the website.

Keywords: Adolescents, Barriers, California, Eligibility, Health care utilization, State programs, Undocumented immigrants, Young adults

Wallace SP, Torres JM, Nobari TZ, Pourat N. 2013. Undocumented and uninsured: Barriers to affordable care for immigrant populations. New York, NY: Commonwealth Fund; Los Angeles, CA: UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, 16 pp.

Annotation: This paper reviews the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act's exclusion of approximately 11 million undocumented immigrants residing in this U.S. Topics include additional financial pressures on safety-net hospitals, experiences nationally and in California with the needs of undocumented immigrants and their families, strategies for improving coverage and access for undocumented immigrants, and policy lessons from home and abroad.

Contact: Commonwealth Fund, One East 75th Street, New York, NY 10021, Telephone: (212) 606-3800 Fax: (212) 606-3500 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.commonwealthfund.org Available from the website.

Keywords: Access to health care, Barriers, California, Case studies, Health insurance, Needs assessment, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, State programs, Trends, Undocumented immigrants, Uninsured persons

Yoshikawa H, Kholoptseva J. 2013. Unauthorized immigrant parents and their children's development: A summary of the evidence. Washington, DC: Migration Policy Institute, 23 pp.

Annotation: This report considers how parental unauthorized immigration status affects child development. The report focuses primarily in infants and children from birth through age 8, with a secondary emphasis on older children and adolescents. Topics include the effect of parents' unauthorized status on infant, child, and adolescent development; developmental outcomes: mechanisms of influence; contextual factors influencing developmental outcomes; programs and policies; and immigration reform and children's development.

Contact: Migration Policy Institute, 1400 16th Street, NW, Suite 300, Washington, DC 20036, Telephone: (202) 266-1940 Fax: (202) 266-1900 E-mail: http://www.migrationpolicy.org/contact/index.php Web Site: http://www.migrationpolicy.org Available from the website.

Keywords: Adolescent development, Child development, Infant development, Legislation, Minority groups, Parents, Programs, Public policy, Undocumented immigrants

Urban Institute. 2006. Children of immigrants: Facts and figures. Washington, DC: Urban Institute, 4 pp.

Annotation: This fact sheet describes the population of U.S. children of immigrants, especially those with unauthorized parents. The fact sheet discusses immigration trends; poverty, family structure, and economic hardship; and school performance and early education.

Contact: Urban Institute, 500 L'Enfant Plaza, SW, Washington, DC 20024, E-mail: https://www.urban.org/about/contact-us Web Site: http://www.urban.org Available from the website.

Keywords: Children, Early childhood education, Families, Immigrants, Immigration, Poverty, School readiness, Trends, Undocumented immigrants

Minkoff HL. 2002. Welfare reform and the perinatal health of immigrants: Final report. Brooklyn, NY: State University of New York Downstate Medical Center, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 59 pp.

Annotation: This report describes an investigation into improving the research design used to assess the initial impact of welfare reform via its effect on the Medicaid eligibility of legal and illegal immigrants, particularly perinatal health and pregnant women. Topics include welfare reform impacts on immigrant pregnant women and links to racial factors and immigration status; access to perinatal, maternity, and postpartum services; and the design and implementation of timely and reliable feedback to legislators and policy makers in regard to reform consequences. Report sections include the nature of the research problem, a review of the literature, study design and methods, presentation and discussion of the findings, a list of products, and references. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Contact: Maternal and Child Health Library at Georgetown University, E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: https://www.mchlibrary.org Available from the website.

Keywords: Access to health care, Final reports, Health care utilization, Immigrants, MCH research, Medicaid, Perinatal health, Pregnant women, Prenatal care, Racial factors, Undocumented immigrants, Welfare reform, Women', s health

Richard AO. 2000. International trafficking in women in the United States: A contemporary manifestation of slavery and organized crime. Washington, DC: Center for the Study of Intelligence, 80 pp. (DCI Exceptional Intelligence Analyst Program: An intelligence monograph)

Annotation: This report discusses the trafficking of women for the sex industry or for labor in the United States. It includes information on the methods used to bring women to the United States, who the traffickers are, the ways women are criminally exploited, what industries are related to trafficking, and the issues and challenges associated with combating trafficking. The appendix discusses some recent major cases.

Contact: Center for the Study of Intelligence, Central Intelligence Agency, Office of Public Affairs, Washington, DC 20505, Telephone: (703) 482-0623 Fax: (703) 482-1739 Web Site: https://www.cia.gov/index.html Available from the website.

Keywords: Crime, Undocumented immigrants, Victims, Women, Women', s rights