E.g., 06/16/2026
E.g., 06/16/2026

Health Care & Welfare Benefits: Short Reads

Empty hospital waiting area
Short Reads
January 2026
Trump Administration Public-Charge Rule Would Amplify Harms to Immigrant Families
By  Julia Gelatt
A sad mother and child sit in a dark hallway.
Short Reads
June 2025
The Health Costs to Children of Stepped-Up U.S. Immigration Enforcement
By  Valerie Lacarte
Image of parents posing with daughter
Short Reads
November 2024
The Overlooked Impact of Immigration on the Size of the Future U.S. Workforce
By  Jeanne Batalova, Michael Fix and Julia Gelatt
Image of the hands of two people at a desk going over paperwork
Short Reads
September 2022
The Public-Charge Final Rule Is Far from the Last Word
By  Jonathan Beier and Essey Workie
Photo of Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken meeting with Afghan evacuees in Germany
Short Reads
September 2021
Different Statuses, Different Benefits: Determining Federal Assistance for Afghan Evacuees
By  Mark Greenberg, Celia Reynolds and Essey Workie
Bhutanese refugee sits on bed in family's apartment in New York
Short Reads
June 2021
A Solvable Challenge: Improving Asylee Access to Health and Other Benefits
By  Essey Workie, Mark Greenberg and Lillie Hinkle
HealthCare BrainWaste Commentary CDC
Short Reads
December 2020
The Role of Immigrant Health-Care Professionals in the United States during the Pandemic
By  Michael Fix, Jeanne Batalova and José Ramón Fernández-Peña
LatinoMentalHealth commentary December2020
Short Reads
December 2020
How the Fear of Immigration Enforcement Affects the Mental Health of Latino Youth
By  Randy Capps and Michael Fix
ChillingEffects ACSdata iStock Commentary Dec.2020
Short Reads
December 2020
Anticipated “Chilling Effects” of the Public-Charge Rule Are Real: Census Data Reflect Steep Decline in Benefits Use by Immigrant Families
By  Randy Capps, Michael Fix and Jeanne Batalova
_DoctorsOfficePublicCharge
Short Reads
March 2020
The Public-Charge Rule: Broad Impacts, But Few Will Be Denied Green Cards Based on Actual Benefits Use
By  Randy Capps, Julia Gelatt and Mark Greenberg

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