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Selected Works of Melanie M. Domenech Rodriguez
Article
A Tale of Two Crises: The Compounded Effect of COVID-19 and Anti-Immigration Policy in the United States
Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy
  • Luz M. Garcini, University of Texas Health Science Center San at Antonio
  • Melanie M. Domenech Rodríguez, Utah State University
  • Alfonso Mercado, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
  • Manuel Paris, Yale Univeristy
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Document Type
Article
Publisher
American Psychological Association
Publication Date
8-1-2020
Disciplines
Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic is highlighting some important sources of health disparities that assail our society’s most vulnerable people, particularly undocumented immigrants and asylum seekers. The focus of this commentary is on uncovering those sources of health disparities and making a call for action.

Citation Information
Garcini, L. M., Domenech Rodríguez, M. M., Mercado, A., & Paris, M. (2020). A tale of two crises: The compounded effect of COVID-19 and anti-immigration policy in the United States.Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy, 12(S1), S230–S232. https://doi.org/10.1037/tra0000775